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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Richmond, IN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Richmond, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #192 of 476 scored small-town markets
#9 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,367 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,169
−0.5% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Richmond area comes to about $63.9M a year: $2,367 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

The Richmond area has 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Richmond area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,075 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $270K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Richmond area.

Population estimates show the Richmond area declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Richmond area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #192 of 476 scored small-town markets and #9 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.

How the Richmond 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 Richmond, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.26.66.3
Spending per listing$4.6M$4M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,0751,3531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.5%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,367$2,669$3,018
Median household income$55,692$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5441

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$270K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
66,169−0.5% since 2020
Households
26,975
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$55,692+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,425
Median home value
$140,200
Jobs located here
29,039
Daytime population
66,064Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Indiana

Every Indiana market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in Indiana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Richmond area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendallville, IN7752.8$9.4M+1.0%#19 of 476
2Auburn, IN7274.1$6.4M+2.9%#40 of 476
3Greensburg, IN6154.7$5.7M+0.4%#125 of 476
4Frankfort, IN6175.6$4.5M+0.4%#129 of 476
5Monticello, IN6054.9$5.2M+2.0%#137 of 476
6Warsaw, IN60216.6$4.1M+0.9%#141 of 476
7Madison, IN5886.3$4M+0.6%#155 of 476
8Marion, IN54114.1$5.6M0.0%#188 of 476
9Richmond, IN54145.2$4.6M−0.5%#192 of 476
10Decatur, IN5386.5$4M+2.2%#205 of 476

Other business types in the Richmond 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 Richmond, IN area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Richmond area. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $63.9M a year, or $2,367 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 26,975 households in the Richmond area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Richmond area has 5.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Richmond area would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,075 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Richmond, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Richmond area at 66,169 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,975 households. Median household income in the Richmond area is $55,692, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Richmond area scores 54 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #192 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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