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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Rifle, CO area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Rifle, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #201 of 476 scored small-town markets
#1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- +7.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Rifle area comes to about $100.4M a year: $3,079 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.6M per company, 4% 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 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Rifle area as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Rifle area was 97 in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 336 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Rifle area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Rifle area has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #201 of 476 scored small-town markets and #1 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Rifle area 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 | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $4.4M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 336 | 906 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.8% | +7.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,079 | $3,138 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 97+7.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 580
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Rifle 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 Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rifle, CO | 53 | 22 | 6.7 | $4.6M | +1.2% | #201 of 476 |
| 2Breckenridge, CO | 51 | 12 | 7.7 | $4.4M | +1.1% | #221 of 476 |
| 3Fort Morgan, CO | 50 | 6 | 5.4 | $4.7M | +4.2% | #235 of 476 |
| 4Steamboat Springs, CO | 47 | 13 | 7.8 | $4M | +0.9% | #268 of 476 |
| 5Durango, CO | 41 | 22 | 9.0 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #328 of 476 |
| 6Cañon City, CO | 40 | 11 | 6.1 | $4.1M | +2.4% | #336 of 476 |
| 7Montrose, CO | 32 | 20 | 11.1 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #414 of 476 |
| 8Edwards, CO | 30 | 23 | 10.4 | $3.2M | −2.4% | #425 of 476 |
| 9Sterling, CO | 11 | 8 | 9.8 | $2.4M | −2.7% | #476 of 476 |
Other business types in the Rifle 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 Rifle, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Rifle area. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $100.4M a year, or $3,079 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Rifle area has 6.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 21, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 336 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above 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 Rifle area scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #201 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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