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HVAC and plumbing companies in Independence County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Independence County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,020 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,495 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,785
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,495 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Independence County spend about $36.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Independence County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Independence County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,046 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Independence County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Independence County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Independence County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,020 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Independence 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.
| Measure | Independence County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,046 | 1,053 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,495 | $2,629 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $56,609 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 661
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Independence 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 Independence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,785+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,638
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $56,609+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,952
- Median home value
- $142,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,686
- Daytime population
- 41,118Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, AR | 70 | 69 | 6.2 | $5.3M | +16.0% | #211 of 1,707 |
| 2Faulkner County, AR | 68 | 22 | 4.5 | $6.2M | +8.2% | #248 of 1,707 |
| 3Washington County, AR | 56 | 65 | 6.7 | $4.3M | +9.9% | #648 of 1,707 |
| 4Crittenden County, AR | 55 | 8 | 4.4 | $5.5M | −3.9% | #671 of 1,707 |
| 5Carroll County, AR | 51 | 6 | 5.3 | $4.7M | +3.6% | #810 of 1,707 |
| 6Greene County, AR | 49 | 10 | 5.6 | $4.5M | +3.4% | #894 of 1,707 |
| 7Pulaski County, AR | 49 | 124 | 7.2 | $3.8M | +1.3% | #903 of 1,707 |
| 8Crawford County, AR | 47 | 15 | 6.4 | $4M | +4.1% | #959 of 1,707 |
| 9Independence County, AR | 45 | 8 | 5.5 | $4.6M | +2.2% | #1,020 of 1,707 |
| 10Hot Spring County, AR | 45 | 7 | 5.7 | $4.2M | +1.1% | #1,025 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Independence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Independence County, AR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 HVAC and plumbing companies in Independence County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Independence County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $36.5M a year, or $2,495 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 14,638 households in Independence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Independence County, AR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Independence County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 4% below 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 1,046 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Independence County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Independence County at 38,785 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,638 households. Median household income in Independence County is $56,609, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Independence County scores 45 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,020 of 1,707 scored counties.
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