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HVAC and plumbing companies in Bartholomew County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Bartholomew County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #913 of 1,707 scored counties
#31 of 66 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +3.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,781 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,729
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bartholomew County spend about $92.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,781 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.3M per company, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Bartholomew County has 28 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Bartholomew County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,191 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bartholomew County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartholomew County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bartholomew County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #913 of 1,707 scored counties and #31 of 66 scored counties in Indiana.
How Bartholomew 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.
| Measure | Bartholomew County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,191 | 1,353 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.7% | +5.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,781 | $2,669 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $79,901 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 28+3.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,729+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,359
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,124
- Median home value
- $232,800
- Jobs located here
- 52,041
- Daytime population
- 94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hamilton County, IN | 84 | 95 | 6.9 | $5.1M | +10.9% | #36 of 1,707 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 76 | 40 | 6.0 | $5.2M | +10.2% | #102 of 1,707 |
| 3Whitley County, IN | 73 | 5 | 3.6 | $7.6M | +2.1% | #142 of 1,707 |
| 4Noble County, IN | 70 | 5 | 2.8 | $9.4M | +1.0% | #196 of 1,707 |
| 5Hancock County, IN | 69 | 18 | 5.4 | $5.6M | +13.5% | #233 of 1,707 |
| 6Warrick County, IN | 68 | 17 | 6.8 | $4.4M | +4.4% | #260 of 1,707 |
| 7DeKalb County, IN | 66 | 7 | 4.1 | $6.4M | +2.9% | #288 of 1,707 |
| 8Boone County, IN | 66 | 25 | 8.7 | $3.9M | +13.5% | #316 of 1,707 |
| 9Clark County, IN | 65 | 25 | 4.9 | $5.5M | +7.5% | #341 of 1,707 |
| 10Monroe County, IN | 62 | 30 | 5.1 | $5.1M | +1.9% | #427 of 1,707 |
| 31Bartholomew County, IN | 49 | 28 | 8.4 | $3.3M | +4.3% | #913 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Bartholomew 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
- Home repair trades51
- HVAC and plumbing49
- Electricians52
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control41
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning49
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Bartholomew County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 HVAC and plumbing companies in Bartholomew County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 3.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Bartholomew County, IN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $92.8M a year, or $2,781 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartholomew County, IN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Bartholomew County has 8.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Bartholomew County would have about 20, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,191 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 49 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #913 of 1,707 scored counties.
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