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HVAC and plumbing companies in Clay County, AR

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Clay 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,333 a household
Spending per listing
$14M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,052
−3.3% 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

At $2,333 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $14M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $14M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Clay County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, Clay County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clay 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 Clay County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.76.46.3
Spending per listing$14M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,0531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,333$2,629$3,018
Median household income$51,481$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clay 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 Clay County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,052−3.3% since 2020
Households
6,021
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
639 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$51,481+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$64,802
Median home value
$94,600
Jobs located here
3,028
Daytime population
11,822Residents 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 Clay 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
Clay County, ARNot scored11.7$14M−3.3%

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 HVAC or plumbing company in Clay County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. No official count is published for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $14M a year, or $2,333 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, it comes to $14M 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 6,021 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clay County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Clay County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Clay County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 14,052 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,021 households. Median household income in Clay County is $51,481, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Clay County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Clay County

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