Home services · County · Indiana
HVAC and plumbing companies in Lake County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Lake County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #716 of 1,707 scored counties
#23 of 66 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 121
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 129
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $517.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,652 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
See the HVAC and plumbing companies around any address in Lake County
The site report maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Lake County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
At $2,652 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $517.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Lake County has 121 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 129 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,513 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $175K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #716 of 1,707 scored counties and #23 of 66 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,513 | 1,353 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | +5.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,652 | $2,669 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 132 → 129−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,755
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $171.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $175K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lake County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Lake County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHVAC and plumbing across Indiana
Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Lake County marked.
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 |
| 23Lake County, IN | 54 | 121 | 6.2 | $4.3M | +1.1% | #716 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Lake 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 trades56
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control54
- Landscaping and lawn care50
- House cleaning64
- Pest control63
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Lake County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 121 HVAC and plumbing companies in Lake County. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $517.4M a year, or $2,652 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Lake County has 6.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 109, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,513 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 54 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #716 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lake County. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Lake County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Lake County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Lake County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.