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4 hours -- average lead response time for HVAC contractors (2026)
The industry average lead response time for HVAC contractors is 4.2 hours.
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4 hours
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Duration Hours
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2026
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847
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DrivenResults
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https://www.drivenresults.co/post/lead-response-time-statistics-2025 ↗
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Lead Response Time Statistics 2025: Why Speed Matters for Service Businesses
Lead Response Time Statistics 2025: Why Speed Matters for Service Businesses
MIT researchers analyzed 1.25 million sales leads and found something that should terrify every contractor: leads contacted within 5 minutes are 100 times more likely to convert than leads contacted 30 minutes later.
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DrivenResults analysis of 847 implementations plus data from ServiceTitan, Jobber, and industry associations
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HVAC contractors: 4 hours average lead response time. Source: DrivenResults (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/hvac-avg-response-4-2-hours
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