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HVAC and plumbing companies in Chickasaw County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Chickasaw County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 10 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,702 of 1,707 scored counties
#42 of 42 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,604 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,663
−2.8% 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 Chickasaw County is 10 (low), #1,702 of 1,707 scored counties and #42 of 42 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Chickasaw County spend about $13M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,604 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 61% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Chickasaw County has 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Chickasaw County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 625 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Chickasaw County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Chickasaw County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Chickasaw County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureChickasaw CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.06.16.3
Spending per listing$1.9M$4.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment6251,1871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,604$2,714$3,018
Median household income$75,675$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score1038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,663−2.8% since 2020
Households
4,997
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$75,675+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,114
Median home value
$182,600
Jobs located here
4,976
Daytime population
10,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Chickasaw County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA91174.0$8.2M+17.8%#5 of 1,707
2Polk County, IA731155.6$5.2M+4.8%#158 of 1,707
3Johnson County, IA69365.7$4.9M+4.6%#241 of 1,707
4Black Hawk County, IA66213.8$6.7M+0.4%#287 of 1,707
5Linn County, IA61545.6$5M+0.7%#463 of 1,707
6Bremer County, IA5866.2$4.5M+1.1%#573 of 1,707
7Scott County, IA58466.3$4.4M+0.4%#578 of 1,707
8Warren County, IA58157.3$4.1M+9.0%#587 of 1,707
9Story County, IA54215.4$5M+2.7%#701 of 1,707
10Dickinson County, IA5355.7$5M+1.7%#737 of 1,707
42Chickasaw County, IA10714.0$1.9M−2.8%#1,702 of 1,707

Other business types in Chickasaw County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Chickasaw County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 HVAC and plumbing companies in Chickasaw County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Chickasaw County, IA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $13M a year, or $2,604 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 4,997 households in Chickasaw County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chickasaw County, IA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Chickasaw County has 14.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $1.9M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Chickasaw County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 625 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Chickasaw County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Chickasaw County at 11,663 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,997 households. Median household income in Chickasaw County is $75,675, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Chickasaw County scores 10 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,702 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Chickasaw County

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