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HVAC and plumbing companies in Ellis County, KS

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,661 of 1,707 scored counties
#25 of 30 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,456 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.6
68% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,075
+0.4% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Ellis County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #1,661 of 1,707 scored counties and #25 of 30 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,456 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Ellis County spend about $30.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.3M per company, 51% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Ellis County has 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ellis County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 942 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Ellis County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ellis County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ellis 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 Ellis County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureEllis CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.67.26.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9421,1421,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,456$2,741$3,018
Median household income$63,084$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score1928

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 13
Employees, 2023
129
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
29,075+0.4% since 2020
Households
12,251
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
900 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$63,084+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,365
Median home value
$216,300
Jobs located here
15,340
Daytime population
30,752Residents 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 Ellis 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
25Ellis County, KS191310.6$2.3M+0.4%#1,661 of 1,707

Other business types in Ellis County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 HVAC and plumbing companies in Ellis County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $30.1M a year, or $2,456 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 12,251 households in Ellis County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ellis County has 10.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.3M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Ellis County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 942 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Ellis County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Ellis County at 29,075 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,251 households. Median household income in Ellis County is $63,084, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Ellis County scores 19 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,661 of 1,707 scored counties.

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