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HVAC and plumbing companies in Ashley County, AR

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Ashley County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,185 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,831
−5.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Ashley County comes to about $16.1M a year: $2,185 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per company, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Ashley County has 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ashley County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $118K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ashley County.

Population estimates put the population change in Ashley County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Ashley County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ashley County compares

The same measures for Arkansas and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the HVAC and plumbing companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

HVAC and plumbing in Ashley County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureAshley CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.16.46.3
Spending per listing$5.4M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,8391,0531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.9%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,185$2,629$3,018
Median household income$44,266$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$118K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ashley County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Ashley County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,831−5.9% since 2020
Households
7,356
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
926 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$44,266−1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,274
Median home value
$91,900
Jobs located here
5,531
Daytime population
17,238Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Arkansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Ashley County marked.

Top counties in Arkansas

Counties in Arkansas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Benton County, AR70696.2$5.3M+16.0%#211 of 1,707
2Faulkner County, AR68224.5$6.2M+8.2%#248 of 1,707
3Washington County, AR56656.7$4.3M+9.9%#648 of 1,707
4Crittenden County, AR5584.4$5.5M−3.9%#671 of 1,707
5Carroll County, AR5165.3$4.7M+3.6%#810 of 1,707
6Greene County, AR49105.6$4.5M+3.4%#894 of 1,707
7Pulaski County, AR491247.2$3.8M+1.3%#903 of 1,707
8Crawford County, AR47156.4$4M+4.1%#959 of 1,707
9Independence County, AR4585.5$4.6M+2.2%#1,020 of 1,707
10Hot Spring County, AR4575.7$4.2M+1.1%#1,025 of 1,707
Ashley County, ARNot scored34.1$5.4M−5.9%

Other business types in Ashley County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Ashley County, AR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Ashley County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Ashley County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $16.1M a year, or $2,185 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.4M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,356 households in Ashley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Ashley County, AR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Ashley County has 4.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.4M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Ashley County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Ashley County at 17,831 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,356 households. Median household income in Ashley County is $44,266, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median fell 1.1%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Ashley County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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