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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Pine Bluff, AR area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Pine Bluff, AR area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #247 of 476 scored small-town markets
#5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $64.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,398 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,211
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Pine Bluff area comes to about $64.6M a year: $2,398 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5M per company, 4% above 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 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Pine Bluff area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Pine Bluff area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,684 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Pine Bluff area declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Pine Bluff area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #247 of 476 scored small-town markets and #5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Arkansas.
How the Pine Bluff 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.
| Measure | Pine Bluff area | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,684 | 1,053 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,398 | $2,629 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $51,605 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Pine Bluff 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 Pine Bluff area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,211−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,948
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $51,605
- Average household income
- $69,923
- Median home value
- $117,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,800
- Daytime population
- 69,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arkansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with the Pine Bluff area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paragould, AR | 55 | 10 | 5.6 | $4.5M | +3.4% | #179 of 476 |
| 2Harrison, AR | 54 | 12 | 6.5 | $3.8M | +2.4% | #194 of 476 |
| 3Batesville, AR | 51 | 8 | 5.5 | $4.6M | +2.2% | #219 of 476 |
| 4Malvern, AR | 50 | 7 | 5.7 | $4.2M | +1.1% | #237 of 476 |
| 5Pine Bluff, AR | 49 | 13 | 4.8 | $5M | −5.6% | #247 of 476 |
| 6Mountain Home, AR | 42 | 12 | 6.2 | $3.9M | +3.1% | #311 of 476 |
| 7Magnolia, AR | 40 | 5 | 5.9 | $4.1M | −3.7% | #335 of 476 |
| 8Russellville, AR | 40 | 22 | 6.7 | $3.8M | +1.6% | #337 of 476 |
| 9El Dorado, AR | 38 | 9 | 6.0 | $4.1M | −5.2% | #356 of 476 |
| 10Searcy, AR | 37 | 24 | 8.1 | $3M | +4.2% | #373 of 476 |
Other business types in the Pine Bluff area
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 the Pine Bluff, AR area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Pine Bluff area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Pine Bluff, AR area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $64.6M a year, or $2,398 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 26,948 households in the Pine Bluff area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pine Bluff, AR area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Pine Bluff area has 4.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Pine Bluff area would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,684 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pine Bluff, AR area growing?
Population estimates put the Pine Bluff area at 70,211 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,948 households. Median household income in the Pine Bluff area is $51,605, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Pine Bluff area scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #247 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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