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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Kokomo, IN metro area

How the Kokomo, IN 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #371 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
30
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
26
+8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$88.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,480 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,904
+0.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Kokomo metro area is 25 (lower middle), #371 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Kokomo metro area comes to about $88.3M a year: $2,480 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% below 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 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Kokomo metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Kokomo metro area was 26 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,369 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Kokomo metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Kokomo metro area 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 Kokomo, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKokomo metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.46.66.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$4M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3691,3531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.3%+5.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,480$2,669$3,018
Median household income$64,027$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score2541

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26+8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
449
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
302 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,904+0.4% since 2020
Households
35,593
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
293 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,020
Median home value
$165,000
Jobs located here
35,309
Daytime population
82,151Residents 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 metro areas in Indiana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kokomo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN625706.3$4.6M+2.7%#101 of 387
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN593265.8$4.9M+2.9%#122 of 387
1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN586067.2$4M+5.4%#131 of 387
2Bloomington, IN57345.0$5.1M+2.0%#134 of 387
3South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI54675.2$5M+0.1%#165 of 387
4Fort Wayne, IN52985.4$4.9M+3.9%#182 of 387
5Elkhart-Goshen, IN51395.4$4.8M+0.9%#189 of 387
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN482,6127.2$4.3M0.0%#209 of 387
6Columbus, IN40288.4$3.3M+4.3%#273 of 387
7Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN39586.4$3.9M+2.1%#278 of 387
12Kokomo, IN25308.4$2.9M+0.4%#371 of 387

Other business types in the Kokomo 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 Kokomo, IN metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Kokomo metro area. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Kokomo, IN metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $88.3M a year, or $2,480 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 35,593 households in the Kokomo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kokomo, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Kokomo metro area has 8.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.9M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Kokomo metro area would have about 19, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,369 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kokomo, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kokomo metro area at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in the Kokomo metro area is $64,027, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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 Kokomo metro area scores 25 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #371 of 387 scored metro areas.

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