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HVAC and plumbing companies in Franklin County, IA

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Franklin County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,382 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,868
−1.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Franklin County. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Franklin County comes to about $10M a year: $2,382 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.3M per company, 30% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Franklin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.16.16.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$4.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,382$2,714$3,018
Median household income$59,894$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,868−1.2% since 2020
Households
4,198
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
582 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$59,894
Average household income
$78,308
Median home value
$124,100
Jobs located here
3,826
Daytime population
9,660Residents 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 Franklin 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
Franklin County, IANot scored37.1$3.3M−1.2%

Other business types in Franklin County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Franklin County has 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. No official count is published for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $10M a year, or $2,382 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 4,198 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 7.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Franklin County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 9,868 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,198 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $59,894 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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