HVAC and plumbing in Houston, TX: who shows up online
All 20 Houston HVAC and plumbing businesses we checked have a website, and the average rating is 4.8. The median business has 2518 reviews, so a strong review base is the norm here. The gaps show up in site details and in ChatGPT answers.
The top 20 hvac and plumbing on Google, measured
- 100%have a website
- 77%of sites use LocalBusiness markup
- 46%of sites publish llms.txt
- 77%of sites run Google Analytics or Tag Manager
- 4.8★average Google rating
- 2518median Google reviews
20 businesses from the Google results for “HVAC and plumbing company in Houston, TX”. 20 list a website; we checked the homepage of the 13 that loaded.
Who ChatGPT recommends
“Who is the best HVAC or plumbing company in Houston, TX?”
- Nick's Plumbing & Air Conditioning
- Richmond's Air
- Air Tech of Houston AC & Plumbing
- Texas Quality Plumbing
- Bellaire Air Conditioning
3 of the 20 businesses in the Google results were named. 3 recommendations were for businesses outside that list.
The review leaders
| Business | Rating | Reviews | Named by ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Moore Services | 4.7 | 20182 | No |
| ARS / Rescue Rooter | 4.6 | 12828 | No |
| Abacus Plumbing, Air Conditioning, & Electrical | 4.7 | 11822 | No |
| Village Plumbing, Air & Electric | 4.8 | 10909 | No |
| Air Tech of Houston AC & Plumbing | 4.8 | 6599 | Yes |
What this means for your shop
Only 77% of audited sites carry LocalBusiness schema, so adding it brings your site level with most of the field.
Just 46% of sites have an llms.txt file and 0% block AI crawlers, so a short llms.txt file is an easy step.
Air Tech of Houston AC & Plumbing has 6599 reviews and a 4.8 rating, and ChatGPT named it, so a big review base and AI mentions can go together.
HVAC and plumbing in Houston: questions
How do I get recommended by ChatGPT in Houston?
We asked ChatGPT who the best HVAC or plumbing company in Houston is. It named Nick's Plumbing & Air Conditioning, Richmond's Air, Air Tech of Houston AC & Plumbing, Texas Quality Plumbing and Bellaire Air Conditioning. Our data does not show what drives those mentions.
How many reviews do the Houston leaders have?
John Moore Services leads with 20182 reviews. ARS / Rescue Rooter has 12828, Abacus Plumbing, Air Conditioning, & Electrical has 11822, and Village Plumbing, Air & Electric has 10909. Air Tech of Houston AC & Plumbing has 6599.
What are most local HVAC and plumbing sites missing?
Of the 13 sites we audited, 77% have LocalBusiness schema and 77% run analytics. The bigger gap is llms.txt, which only 46% have.
Where does your business stand?
This page shows the market. The free diagnostic shows you: 42 points on your site, your Google profile and what ChatGPT and Claude say about you, with the competitors beating you by name. Usually in under an hour.
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Method: HopperCat pulled the top Google results for “HVAC and plumbing company in Houston, TX” on October 14, 2026, checked each business homepage for HTTPS, mobile setup, LocalBusiness markup, llms.txt, AI-crawler rules and analytics, and asked ChatGPT the question above with web search on. Ratings and review counts are Google's at that date.