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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #183 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,664 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,450
+1.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lewiston metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in the Lewiston metro area spend about $71.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,664 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per company, 6% 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.

Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lewiston metro area in 2023. That is one for every 1,574 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $509K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lewiston metro area.

Population estimates show the Lewiston metro area grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lewiston metro area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #183 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.

How the Lewiston 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureLewiston metro areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.07.46.3
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,5747891,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.3%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,664$2,781$3,018
Median household income$72,475$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score5232

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
210
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$509K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lewiston 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 Lewiston metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
65,450+1.5% since 2020
Households
26,760
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$72,475+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,760
Median home value
$331,900
Jobs located here
28,559
Daytime population
64,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Idaho

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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 Lewiston metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Idaho

Metro areas in Idaho ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewiston, ID-WA52166.0$4.5M+1.5%#183 of 387
2Boise City, ID392668.7$3.4M+12.2%#285 of 387
3Idaho Falls, ID38427.6$3.7M+9.8%#291 of 387
4Pocatello, ID35216.3$4.1M+4.9%#305 of 387
5Coeur d’Alene, ID35578.0$3.5M+11.0%#316 of 387
Logan, UT-ID33448.9$3.2M+8.8%#330 of 387
6Twin Falls, ID26368.4$3.1M+8.1%#367 of 387

Other business types in the Lewiston metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area?

The Lewiston metro area has 16 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $71.3M a year, or $2,664 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 26,760 households in the Lewiston metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Lewiston metro area has 6.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.5M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Lewiston metro area would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,574 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lewiston metro area at 65,450 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,760 households. The median household income in the Lewiston metro area is $72,475 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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 Lewiston metro area scores 52 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #183 of 387 scored metro areas.

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