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HVAC and plumbing companies in Barton County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,593 of 1,707 scored counties
#20 of 30 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,406 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,790
−2.5% 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

The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Barton County is 24 (low), #1,593 of 1,707 scored counties and #20 of 30 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 HVAC and plumbing companies in Barton County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Barton County comes to about $25M a year: $2,406 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per company, 13% 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Barton County in 2023. That is one for every 741 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Barton County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barton County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Barton County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Barton County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureBarton CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.87.26.3
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment7411,1421,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,406$2,741$3,018
Median household income$58,851$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2428

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
93
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$20K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Barton 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 Barton County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,790−2.5% since 2020
Households
10,380
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
895 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$58,851+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,743
Median home value
$126,400
Jobs located here
11,401
Daytime population
24,199Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Kansas

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

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS721767.1$4.8M+4.2%#175 of 1,707
2Douglas County, KS59295.8$4.7M+1.8%#536 of 1,707
3Riley County, KS58155.4$4.7M+0.8%#570 of 1,707
4Harvey County, KS5775.1$5.1M−1.2%#602 of 1,707
5Geary County, KS5274.9$4.8M−1.2%#778 of 1,707
6Shawnee County, KS52435.7$4.5M0.0%#781 of 1,707
7Jefferson County, KS5056.7$4.2M−0.2%#862 of 1,707
8Leavenworth County, KS50227.3$4M+3.2%#865 of 1,707
9Wyandotte County, KS44376.0$4.1M+1.0%#1,053 of 1,707
10Sedgwick County, KS441587.6$3.4M+2.6%#1,076 of 1,707
20Barton County, KS2465.8$4.2M−2.5%#1,593 of 1,707

Other business types in Barton County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Barton County, KS?

There are 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Barton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Barton County, KS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $25M a year, or $2,406 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 10,380 households in Barton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Barton County has 5.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Barton County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 741 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Barton County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Barton County at 24,790 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,380 households. The median household income in Barton County is $58,851 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Barton County scores 24 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,593 of 1,707 scored counties.

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