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HVAC and plumbing companies in Polk County, AR

How Polk County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,253 of 1,707 scored counties
#18 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,424 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,486
+1.6% 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

At $2,424 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $19.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% 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 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Polk County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,580 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,253 of 1,707 scored counties and #18 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas.

How Polk 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 Polk County, AR compared with Arkansas and the U.S.
MeasurePolk CountyArkansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.66.46.3
Spending per listing$3.2M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,5801,0531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+3.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,424$2,629$3,018
Median household income$49,191$60,773$80,734
Groundwork market score3932

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$854K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Polk 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 Polk County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,486+1.6% since 2020
Households
7,898
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
857 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$49,191+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,957
Median home value
$138,400
Jobs located here
5,915
Daytime population
18,129Residents 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 Polk 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
18Polk County, AR3967.6$3.2M+1.6%#1,253 of 1,707

Other business types in Polk County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 HVAC and plumbing companies in Polk County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $19.1M a year, or $2,424 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 7,898 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Polk County has 7.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Polk County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,580 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Polk County, AR growing?

Population estimates put Polk County at 19,486 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,898 households. Median household income in Polk County is $49,191, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Polk County scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,253 of 1,707 scored counties.

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