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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #369 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa
- Listings
- 44
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- −11.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $147.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,655 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,738
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Sioux City metro area is 25 (lower middle), #369 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Sioux City metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Sioux City metro area comes to about $147.3M a year: $2,655 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 44 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.
Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Sioux City metro area in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,047 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $395K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Sioux City metro area. Population estimates show the Sioux City metro area grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sioux City metro area 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.
| Measure | Sioux City metro area | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,047 | 1,187 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.7% | +3.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,655 | $2,714 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $75,192 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53−11.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 769
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 441 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $395K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Sioux City metro 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 Sioux City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,738+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,468
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $75,192
- Average household income
- $95,336
- Median home value
- $193,100
- Jobs located here
- 75,324
- Daytime population
- 149,603Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Iowa for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sioux City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 74 | 167 | 5.7 | $5.2M | +6.7% | #26 of 387 |
| 2Iowa City, IA | 62 | 43 | 5.9 | $4.7M | +4.1% | #99 of 387 |
| 3Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 61 | 31 | 4.5 | $5.9M | +0.5% | #105 of 387 |
| 4Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 61 | 76 | 4.7 | $5.7M | −0.9% | #106 of 387 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 57 | 233 | 6.0 | $4.9M | +4.2% | #137 of 387 |
| 5Cedar Rapids, IA | 55 | 65 | 5.7 | $4.9M | +1.0% | #152 of 387 |
| 6Ames, IA | 51 | 25 | 5.0 | $5.4M | +2.2% | #185 of 387 |
| 7Dubuque, IA | 31 | 29 | 7.1 | $3.9M | +0.1% | #340 of 387 |
| 8Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 25 | 44 | 7.9 | $3.3M | +1.0% | #369 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sioux City metro area
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 trades25
- HVAC and plumbing25
- Electricians32
- Roofing and gutters25
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning33
- Pest control42
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area?
The Sioux City metro area has 44 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 11.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $147.3M a year, or $2,655 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 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 55,468 households in the Sioux City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Sioux City metro area has 7.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 25% 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, the Sioux City metro area would have about 31, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,047 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sioux City metro area at 145,738 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,468 households. The median household income in the Sioux City metro area is $75,192 a year, 7% 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 Sioux City metro area scores 25 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #369 of 387 scored metro areas.
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