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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cross County, AR

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,689 of 1,707 scored counties
#34 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,479 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.8
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,186
−3.6% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Cross County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #1,689 of 1,707 scored counties and #34 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cross County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Cross County comes to about $16.1M a year: $2,479 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cross County in 2023. That is one for every 926 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cross County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Cross 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 Cross County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureCross CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.86.46.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9261,0531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,479$2,629$3,018
Median household income$50,863$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score1432

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 7
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 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 Cross 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 Cross County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,186−3.6% since 2020
Households
6,483
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
616 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$50,863+8.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,643
Median home value
$117,500
Jobs located here
4,707
Daytime population
14,440Residents 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 Cross 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
34Cross County, AR14710.8$2.3M−3.6%#1,689 of 1,707

Other business types in Cross County

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

Questions

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

Cross County has 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $16.1M a year, or $2,479 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,483 households in Cross County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cross County has 10.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.3M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cross County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 926 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Cross County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Cross County at 16,186 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,483 households. The median household income in Cross County is $50,863 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cross County scores 14 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,689 of 1,707 scored counties.

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 Cross County

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