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HVAC and plumbing companies in the McPherson, KS area

How the McPherson, KS area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #455 of 476 scored small-town markets
#9 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Kansas

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
−15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,654 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.5
83% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,064
−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, the McPherson area has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #455 of 476 scored small-town markets and #9 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 HVAC and plumbing companies in the McPherson area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.5, 83% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,654 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the McPherson area spend about $32.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 14 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.3M per company, 52% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the McPherson area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 715 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $554K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the McPherson area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the McPherson area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the McPherson 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.

HVAC and plumbing in McPherson, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureMcPherson areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.57.26.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment7151,1421,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−15.0%+3.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,654$2,741$3,018
Median household income$78,851$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2428

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17−15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
167
Annual payroll, 2023
$11M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$554K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the McPherson 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 McPherson area

Population, 2025 estimate
30,064−0.4% since 2020
Households
12,162
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$78,851+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,169
Median home value
$211,200
Jobs located here
16,543
Daytime population
32,591Residents 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 small-town markets in Kansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the McPherson area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kansas

Small-town markets in Kansas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa, KS5076.7$3.8M+1.1%#241 of 476
2Dodge City, KS4197.6$3.4M−0.6%#325 of 476
3Garden City, KS30118.3$3.2M−2.1%#424 of 476
4Pittsburg, KS29116.9$3.3M+0.1%#432 of 476
5Emporia, KS29117.5$3.2M+0.4%#433 of 476
6Great Bend, KS2665.8$4.2M−2.5%#447 of 476
7Arkansas City-Winfield, KS25118.2$2.9M−0.4%#450 of 476
8Hutchinson, KS25239.0$2.7M−0.6%#452 of 476
9McPherson, KS241411.5$2.3M−0.4%#455 of 476
10Hays, KS231310.6$2.3M+0.4%#462 of 476

Other business types in the McPherson area

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

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Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the McPherson, KS area?

There are 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the McPherson area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 15.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the McPherson, KS area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $32.3M a year, or $2,654 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 12,162 households in the McPherson area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The McPherson area has 11.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.3M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the McPherson area would have about 7, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 715 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the McPherson, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the McPherson area at 30,064 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,162 households. The median household income in the McPherson area is $78,851 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. 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 McPherson area scores 24 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #455 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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