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HVAC and plumbing companies in Routt County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Routt County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #673 of 1,707 scored counties
#7 of 31 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,381 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,329
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Routt County comes to about $38.1M a year: $3,381 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.4M per company, 15% 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 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Routt County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Routt County in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 322 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $961K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Routt County.
Population estimates put the population change in Routt County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Routt County is 55 (upper middle), #673 of 1,707 scored counties and #7 of 31 scored counties in Colorado.
How Routt 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 | Routt County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $4.4M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 322 | 906 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +7.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,381 | $3,138 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $106,489 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 35+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $961K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Routt 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 Routt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,329+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,281
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,721
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,001
- Daytime population
- 26,089Residents 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 |
Other business types in Routt 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Routt County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 HVAC and plumbing companies in Routt County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Routt County, CO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $38.1M a year, or $3,381 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Routt County, CO compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Routt County has 6.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.4M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Routt County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 322 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Routt County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Routt County scores 55 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #673 of 1,707 scored counties.
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