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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lawrence, KS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lawrence, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #167 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- −9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $136.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,713 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,920
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Lawrence metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Lawrence metro area comes to about $136.8M a year: $2,713 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $4.7M per company, in line with 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Lawrence metro area was 37 in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,362 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Lawrence metro area grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lawrence metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #167 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.
How the Lawrence metro area 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 | Lawrence metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,362 | 1,142 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.8% | +3.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,713 | $2,741 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $69,746 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37−9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 415
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 the Lawrence 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 Lawrence metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,920+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 50,406
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 264
- Median household income
- $69,746+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,109
- Median home value
- $309,400
- Jobs located here
- 51,342
- Daytime population
- 115,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lawrence metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 59 | 595 | 6.6 | $4.4M | +3.4% | #124 of 387 |
| 1Lawrence, KS | 54 | 29 | 5.8 | $4.7M | +1.8% | #167 of 387 |
| 2Manhattan, KS | 49 | 30 | 5.9 | $4.4M | +1.4% | #203 of 387 |
| 3Topeka, KS | 44 | 56 | 5.8 | $4.5M | +0.1% | #242 of 387 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 39 | 54 | 6.8 | $3.6M | +3.9% | #282 of 387 |
| 4Wichita, KS | 30 | 200 | 7.9 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #346 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 26 | 30 | 6.4 | $3.9M | −2.0% | #362 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lawrence 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 trades58
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters48
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control33
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning29
- Pest control34
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Lawrence, KS metro area?
The Lawrence metro area has 29 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 9.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lawrence, KS metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $136.8M a year, or $2,713 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 50,406 households in the Lawrence metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lawrence, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Lawrence metro area has 5.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.7M, 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 1,362 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lawrence, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lawrence metro area at 120,920 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,406 households. The median household income in the Lawrence metro area is $69,746 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.4% 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. The Lawrence metro area scores 54 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #167 of 387 scored metro areas.
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