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HVAC and plumbing companies in Montrose County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Montrose County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,605 of 1,707 scored counties
#27 of 31 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 20
- 5 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,635 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,591
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Montrose County is 24 (low), #1,605 of 1,707 scored counties and #27 of 31 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 HVAC and plumbing companies in Montrose County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 25%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,635 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Montrose County spend about $47.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Montrose County was 39 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 463 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Montrose County. Population estimates show Montrose County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Montrose County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Montrose County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $4.4M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 463 | 906 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +7.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,635 | $3,138 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $72,120 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 39+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 205 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
- 2
- Amount
- $4.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Montrose 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 Montrose County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,591+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,069
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $72,120+42.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,726
- Median home value
- $388,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,713
- Daytime population
- 41,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denver County, CO | 85 | 157 | 4.7 | $6.8M | +3.2% | #24 of 1,707 |
| 2Douglas County, CO | 82 | 84 | 6.0 | $6.5M | +10.9% | #47 of 1,707 |
| 3Broomfield County, CO | 81 | 22 | 6.9 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #57 of 1,707 |
| 4Boulder County, CO | 70 | 75 | 5.5 | $6.1M | −0.7% | #204 of 1,707 |
| 5Montezuma County, CO | 58 | 5 | 4.4 | $5.8M | +3.0% | #556 of 1,707 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 58 | 192 | 7.5 | $4.3M | +2.8% | #581 of 1,707 |
| 7Routt County, CO | 55 | 7 | 6.2 | $5.4M | +2.0% | #673 of 1,707 |
| 8Park County, CO | 54 | 6 | 6.7 | $4.7M | +5.1% | #707 of 1,707 |
| 9Chaffee County, CO | 53 | 6 | 6.1 | $4.7M | +6.9% | #740 of 1,707 |
| 10El Paso County, CO | 53 | 230 | 7.9 | $3.8M | +3.2% | #760 of 1,707 |
| 27Montrose County, CO | 24 | 20 | 11.1 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #1,605 of 1,707 |
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Montrose County, CO?
Montrose County has 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Montrose County, CO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $47.6M a year, or $2,635 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,069 households in Montrose County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montrose County, CO compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Montrose County has 11.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.4M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Montrose County would have about 10, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 463 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Montrose County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Montrose County at 44,591 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,069 households. The median household income in Montrose County is $72,120 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.8% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Montrose County scores 24 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,605 of 1,707 scored counties.
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