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HVAC and plumbing companies in McPherson County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in McPherson County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,670 of 1,707 scored counties
#26 of 30 scored counties 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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What this means
McPherson County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,670 of 1,707 scored counties and #26 of 30 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 HVAC and plumbing companies in McPherson County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in McPherson County spend about $32.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,654 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in McPherson County in 2023, 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 McPherson County. Population estimates put the population change in McPherson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McPherson 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 | McPherson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 7.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 715 | 1,142 | 1,162 |
| 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 score | 18 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 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 McPherson 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 McPherson County
- 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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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Kansas, with McPherson County marked.
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 |
| 26McPherson County, KS | 18 | 14 | 11.5 | $2.3M | −0.4% | #1,670 of 1,707 |
Other business types in McPherson County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in McPherson County, KS?
There are 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in McPherson County 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 McPherson County, KS 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 McPherson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McPherson County, KS compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
McPherson County 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, McPherson County 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 McPherson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put McPherson County 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 McPherson County 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. 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. McPherson County scores 18 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,670 of 1,707 scored counties.
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