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HVAC and plumbing companies in Johnson County, KS
How Johnson County, KS compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #175 of 1,707 scored counties
#1 of 30 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 176
- 10 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 181
- +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $837M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,354 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 636,906
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,354 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $837M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Johnson County has 176 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Johnson County in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Johnson County.
Population estimates show Johnson County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Johnson County is 72 (upper middle), #175 of 1,707 scored counties and #1 of 30 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Johnson 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.
| Measure | Johnson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,379 | 1,142 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +3.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,354 | $2,741 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $109,208 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 171 → 181+5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,748
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $297.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 176The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 636,906+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 249,531
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,310
- Median household income
- $109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,207
- Median home value
- $391,200
- Jobs located here
- 379,207
- Daytime population
- 678,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 72 | 176 | 7.1 | $4.8M | +4.2% | #175 of 1,707 |
| 2Douglas County, KS | 59 | 29 | 5.8 | $4.7M | +1.8% | #536 of 1,707 |
| 3Riley County, KS | 58 | 15 | 5.4 | $4.7M | +0.8% | #570 of 1,707 |
| 4Harvey County, KS | 57 | 7 | 5.1 | $5.1M | −1.2% | #602 of 1,707 |
| 5Geary County, KS | 52 | 7 | 4.9 | $4.8M | −1.2% | #778 of 1,707 |
| 6Shawnee County, KS | 52 | 43 | 5.7 | $4.5M | 0.0% | #781 of 1,707 |
| 7Jefferson County, KS | 50 | 5 | 6.7 | $4.2M | −0.2% | #862 of 1,707 |
| 8Leavenworth County, KS | 50 | 22 | 7.3 | $4M | +3.2% | #865 of 1,707 |
| 9Wyandotte County, KS | 44 | 37 | 6.0 | $4.1M | +1.0% | #1,053 of 1,707 |
| 10Sedgwick County, KS | 44 | 158 | 7.6 | $3.4M | +2.6% | #1,076 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Johnson County
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 trades64
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians78
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care60
- House cleaning49
- Pest control45
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Johnson County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 176 HVAC and plumbing companies in Johnson County. 10 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Johnson County, KS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $837M a year, or $3,354 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Johnson 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 $4.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,379 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 72 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #175 of 1,707 scored counties.
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