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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Liberal, KS area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Liberal, KS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,537 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,073
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Liberal area. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,537 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Liberal area spend about $18.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 3% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Liberal area in 2023. That is one for every 1,814 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Liberal area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, the Liberal area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Liberal 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 | Liberal area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,814 | 1,142 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,537 | $2,741 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $63,827 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $809K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Liberal 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 Liberal area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,073−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,257
- Median age
- 32.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 640 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $63,827+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,284
- Median home value
- $136,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,899
- Daytime population
- 22,008Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, KS | 50 | 7 | 6.7 | $3.8M | +1.1% | #241 of 476 |
| 2Dodge City, KS | 41 | 9 | 7.6 | $3.4M | −0.6% | #325 of 476 |
| 3Garden City, KS | 30 | 11 | 8.3 | $3.2M | −2.1% | #424 of 476 |
| 4Pittsburg, KS | 29 | 11 | 6.9 | $3.3M | +0.1% | #432 of 476 |
| 5Emporia, KS | 29 | 11 | 7.5 | $3.2M | +0.4% | #433 of 476 |
| 6Great Bend, KS | 26 | 6 | 5.8 | $4.2M | −2.5% | #447 of 476 |
| 7Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 25 | 11 | 8.2 | $2.9M | −0.4% | #450 of 476 |
| 8Hutchinson, KS | 25 | 23 | 9.0 | $2.7M | −0.6% | #452 of 476 |
| 9McPherson, KS | 24 | 14 | 11.5 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #455 of 476 |
| 10Hays, KS | 23 | 13 | 10.6 | $2.3M | +0.4% | #462 of 476 |
| Liberal, KS | Not scored | 4 | 5.5 | $4.6M | −3.6% |
Other business types in the Liberal 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Liberal, KS area?
There are 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Liberal area as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Liberal, KS area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $18.4M a year, or $2,537 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 7,257 households in the Liberal area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Liberal, KS area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Liberal area has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.6M, 3% below 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 1,814 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Liberal, KS area growing?
Population estimates put the Liberal area at 21,073 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,257 households. The median household income in the Liberal area is $63,827 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Liberal area has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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