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HVAC and plumbing companies in Riley County, KS

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Riley County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #570 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 30 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$69.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,519 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,598
+0.8% 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

Households in Riley County spend about $69.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,519 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Riley County has 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Riley County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 2,308 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Riley County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Riley County is 58 (upper middle), #570 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 30 scored counties in Kansas.

How Riley 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Riley County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureRiley CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.47.26.3
Spending per listing$4.7M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,3081,1421,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,519$2,741$3,018
Median household income$61,098$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score5828

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 12
Employees, 2023
277
Annual payroll, 2023
$18M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Riley 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 Riley County

Population, 2025 estimate
72,598+0.8% since 2020
Households
27,695
Median age
30.7
Homes lived in by their owners
46%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
610 sq. mi.
People per square mile
118
Median household income
$61,098+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,486
Median home value
$237,100
Jobs located here
27,758
Daytime population
75,612Residents 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 counties in Kansas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Riley County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS721767.1$4.8M+4.2%#175 of 1,707
2Douglas County, KS59295.8$4.7M+1.8%#536 of 1,707
3Riley County, KS58155.4$4.7M+0.8%#570 of 1,707
4Harvey County, KS5775.1$5.1M−1.2%#602 of 1,707
5Geary County, KS5274.9$4.8M−1.2%#778 of 1,707
6Shawnee County, KS52435.7$4.5M0.0%#781 of 1,707
7Jefferson County, KS5056.7$4.2M−0.2%#862 of 1,707
8Leavenworth County, KS50227.3$4M+3.2%#865 of 1,707
9Wyandotte County, KS44376.0$4.1M+1.0%#1,053 of 1,707
10Sedgwick County, KS441587.6$3.4M+2.6%#1,076 of 1,707

Other business types in Riley County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Riley County, KS?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 HVAC and plumbing companies in Riley County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Riley County, KS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $69.8M a year, or $2,519 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 27,695 households in Riley County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Riley County has 5.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.7M, 2% 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 2,308 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Riley County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Riley County at 72,598 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,695 households. Median household income in Riley County is $61,098, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Riley County scores 58 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #570 of 1,707 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Riley County

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