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HVAC and plumbing companies in Elkhart County, IN
How Elkhart County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #640 of 1,707 scored counties
#17 of 66 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 39
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $188.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,601 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 208,774
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 HVAC and plumbing companies in Elkhart County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Elkhart County spend about $188.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,601 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with 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 Elkhart County was 50 in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,446 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $185K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Elkhart County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elkhart County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Elkhart County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #640 of 1,707 scored counties and #17 of 66 scored counties in Indiana.
How Elkhart 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 | Elkhart County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $4M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,446 | 1,353 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | +5.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,601 | $2,669 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,561 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 50−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 495
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $185K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Elkhart 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 Elkhart County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 208,774+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 72,309
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $68,561+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,471
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 133,676
- Daytime population
- 244,683Residents 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 |
| 17Elkhart County, IN | 56 | 39 | 5.4 | $4.8M | +0.9% | #640 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Elkhart 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians44
- Roofing and gutters28
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control29
- Landscaping and lawn care27
- House cleaning42
- Pest control60
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Elkhart County, IN?
Elkhart County has 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Elkhart County, IN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $188.1M a year, or $2,601 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 72,309 households in Elkhart County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elkhart County, IN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Elkhart County has 5.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Elkhart County would have about 40, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,446 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Elkhart County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Elkhart County at 208,774 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,309 households. The median household income in Elkhart County is $68,561 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Elkhart County scores 56 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #640 of 1,707 scored counties.
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