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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Mountain Home, AR area

How the Mountain Home, AR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #311 of 476 scored small-town markets
#6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$46.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,395 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,982
+3.1% 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 $2,395 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Mountain Home area spend about $46.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.9M per company, 19% 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 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Mountain Home area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Mountain Home area in 2023. That is one for every 1,075 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Mountain Home area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mountain Home area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Mountain Home area is 42 (lower middle), #311 of 476 scored small-town markets and #6 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.

How the Mountain Home area 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 Mountain Home, AR area compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasureMountain Home areaArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.26.46.3
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0751,0531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,395$2,629$3,018
Median household income$48,452$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score4232

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18
Employees, 2023
145
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Mountain Home area, 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 the Mountain Home area

Population, 2025 estimate
42,982+3.1% since 2020
Households
19,348
Median age
51.0
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
77
Median household income
$48,452+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,486
Median home value
$174,600
Jobs located here
16,323
Daytime population
43,148Residents 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 small-town markets in Arkansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Mountain Home area marked.

Top small-town markets in Arkansas

Small-town markets in Arkansas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Paragould, AR55105.6$4.5M+3.4%#179 of 476
2Harrison, AR54126.5$3.8M+2.4%#194 of 476
3Batesville, AR5185.5$4.6M+2.2%#219 of 476
4Malvern, AR5075.7$4.2M+1.1%#237 of 476
5Pine Bluff, AR49134.8$5M−5.6%#247 of 476
6Mountain Home, AR42126.2$3.9M+3.1%#311 of 476
7Magnolia, AR4055.9$4.1M−3.7%#335 of 476
8Russellville, AR40226.7$3.8M+1.6%#337 of 476
9El Dorado, AR3896.0$4.1M−5.2%#356 of 476
10Searcy, AR37248.1$3M+4.2%#373 of 476

Other business types in the Mountain Home area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Mountain Home, AR area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Mountain Home area. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Mountain Home, AR area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $46.3M a year, or $2,395 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 19,348 households in the Mountain Home area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Mountain Home, AR area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Mountain Home area has 6.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.9M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Mountain Home area would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,075 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Mountain Home, AR area growing?

Population estimates put the Mountain Home area at 42,982 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,348 households. Median household income in the Mountain Home area is $48,452, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Mountain Home area scores 42 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #311 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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