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HVAC and plumbing companies in Pulaski County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Pulaski County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #903 of 1,707 scored counties
#7 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 124
- 8 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 127
- +0.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $471.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,732 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Pulaski County spend about $471.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Pulaski County has 124 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Pulaski County was 127 in 2023, up 0.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,358 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $335K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Pulaski County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pulaski County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Pulaski County is 49 (lower middle), #903 of 1,707 scored counties and #7 of 35 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pulaski 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,358 | 1,053 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.8% | +15.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,732 | $2,629 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 127+0.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,651
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $108.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1248 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 99The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $335K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pulaski County marked.
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 Pulaski 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
- Home repair trades44
- HVAC and plumbing49
- Electricians62
- Roofing and gutters31
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control60
- Landscaping and lawn care67
- House cleaning61
- Pest control49
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Pulaski County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 124 HVAC and plumbing companies in Pulaski County. 8 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 0.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $471.1M a year, or $2,732 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Pulaski County has 7.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 99, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,358 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #903 of 1,707 scored counties.
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