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HVAC and plumbing companies in Allen County, IN

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Allen County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #567 of 1,707 scored counties
#15 of 66 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
88
10 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
136
+6.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$414.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,649 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,329
+4.2% 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

At $2,649 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Allen County spend about $414.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with 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 88 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 136 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,151 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Allen County.

Population estimates put the population change in Allen County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Allen County is 58 (upper middle), #567 of 1,707 scored counties and #15 of 66 scored counties in Indiana.

How Allen County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Allen County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.66.66.3
Spending per listing$4.7M$4M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1511,3531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.3%+5.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,649$2,669$3,018
Median household income$70,737$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5841

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
128 → 136+6.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,044
Annual payroll, 2023
$258.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8810 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$2.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Allen 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 Allen County

Population, 2025 estimate
402,329+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,570
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
597
Median household income
$70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,582
Median home value
$214,900
Jobs located here
204,663
Daytime population
410,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Allen County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hamilton County, IN84956.9$5.1M+10.9%#36 of 1,707
2Hendricks County, IN76406.0$5.2M+10.2%#102 of 1,707
3Whitley County, IN7353.6$7.6M+2.1%#142 of 1,707
4Noble County, IN7052.8$9.4M+1.0%#196 of 1,707
5Hancock County, IN69185.4$5.6M+13.5%#233 of 1,707
6Warrick County, IN68176.8$4.4M+4.4%#260 of 1,707
7DeKalb County, IN6674.1$6.4M+2.9%#288 of 1,707
8Boone County, IN66258.7$3.9M+13.5%#316 of 1,707
9Clark County, IN65254.9$5.5M+7.5%#341 of 1,707
10Monroe County, IN62305.1$5.1M+1.9%#427 of 1,707
15Allen County, IN58885.6$4.7M+4.2%#567 of 1,707

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Allen County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 88 HVAC and plumbing companies in Allen County. 10 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Allen County, IN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $414.8M a year, or $2,649 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allen County, IN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Allen County has 5.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.7M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Allen County would have about 87, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,151 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 58 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #567 of 1,707 scored counties.

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