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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area
How the Idaho Falls, ID metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #291 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 42
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 84
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $155.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,851
- +9.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Idaho Falls metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 10%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in the Idaho Falls metro area spend about $155.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,811 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 22% 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 the Idaho Falls metro area was 84 in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 660 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $730K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Idaho Falls metro area.
Population estimates show the Idaho Falls metro area grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Idaho Falls metro area is 38 (lower middle), #291 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.
How the Idaho Falls metro area compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Idaho Falls metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 660 | 789 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +19.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,811 | $2,781 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $80,291 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 84+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 763
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $730K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Idaho Falls metro 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 Idaho Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,851+9.8% since 2020
- Households
- 55,456
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,196 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $80,291+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,557
- Median home value
- $372,100
- Jobs located here
- 80,023
- Daytime population
- 171,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Idaho Falls metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston, ID-WA | 52 | 16 | 6.0 | $4.5M | +1.5% | #183 of 387 |
| 2Boise City, ID | 39 | 266 | 8.7 | $3.4M | +12.2% | #285 of 387 |
| 3Idaho Falls, ID | 38 | 42 | 7.6 | $3.7M | +9.8% | #291 of 387 |
| 4Pocatello, ID | 35 | 21 | 6.3 | $4.1M | +4.9% | #305 of 387 |
| 5Coeur d’Alene, ID | 35 | 57 | 8.0 | $3.5M | +11.0% | #316 of 387 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 33 | 44 | 8.9 | $3.2M | +8.8% | #330 of 387 |
| 6Twin Falls, ID | 26 | 36 | 8.4 | $3.1M | +8.1% | #367 of 387 |
Other business types in the Idaho Falls metro 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
- Home repair trades33
- HVAC and plumbing38
- Electricians32
- Roofing and gutters36
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control31
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning32
- Pest control30
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area?
There are 42 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Idaho Falls metro area as of September 2026. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $155.9M a year, or $2,811 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 55,456 households in the Idaho Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Idaho Falls, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Idaho Falls metro area has 7.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.7M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Idaho Falls metro area would have about 33, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 660 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Idaho Falls, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Idaho Falls metro area at 173,851 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,456 households. The median household income in the Idaho Falls metro area is $80,291 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. The Idaho Falls metro area scores 38 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #291 of 387 scored metro areas.
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