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HVAC and plumbing companies in Humboldt County, IA

How Humboldt County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,635 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
9,409
−2.0% 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

At $2,635 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Humboldt County spend about $11.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no HVAC and plumbing companies in Humboldt County. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Humboldt County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,406 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Humboldt County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureHumboldt CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.06.16.3
Spending per listingn/a$4.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,4061,1871,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,635$2,714$3,018
Median household income$71,946$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$256K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,409−2.0% since 2020
Households
4,219
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
434 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$71,946
Average household income
$92,749
Median home value
$155,800
Jobs located here
3,646
Daytime population
8,805Residents 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 Humboldt 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
Humboldt County, IANot scored00.0n/a−2.0%

Other business types in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County, IA?

There are no HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Humboldt County as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $11.1M a year, or $2,635 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 4,219 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Humboldt County has no HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 2, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,406 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Humboldt County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Humboldt County at 9,409 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,219 households. Median household income in Humboldt County is $71,946, 11% 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.

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

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