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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Corbin, KY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Corbin, KY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #62 of 476 scored small-town markets
#2 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
20
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$128.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,267 a household
Spending per listing
$9.9M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
150,040
+0.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Corbin area. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,267 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in the Corbin area spend about $128.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $9.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.1 times 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 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Corbin area in 2023. That is one for every 2,827 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Corbin area grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Corbin area has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #62 of 476 scored small-town markets and #2 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Corbin area compares

The same measures for Kentucky 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 Corbin, KY area compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureCorbin areaKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.35.66.3
Spending per listing$9.9M$4.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,8271,3161,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,267$2,674$3,018
Median household income$46,363$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6852

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The 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 Corbin 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 Corbin area

Population, 2025 estimate
150,040+0.1% since 2020
Households
56,536
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,727 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$46,363
Average household income
$63,136
Median home value
$134,600
Jobs located here
54,326
Daytime population
151,690Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Kentucky for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with the Corbin area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kentucky

Small-town markets in Kentucky ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Frankfort, KY70226.8$4M+3.1%#57 of 476
2Corbin, KY68132.3$9.9M+0.1%#62 of 476
3Glasgow, KY56135.9$4.1M+2.6%#170 of 476
4Danville, KY56146.4$3.9M+3.6%#172 of 476
5Madisonville, KY54105.4$4.5M−0.5%#193 of 476
6Franklin, KY5467.5$3.4M+5.9%#196 of 476
7Mayfield, KY5275.0$5M+1.4%#211 of 476
8Pikeville, KY51164.1$5.4M−5.4%#216 of 476
9Richmond-Berea, KY48397.9$3.3M+7.0%#261 of 476
10Campbellsville, KY4785.4$4.5M+3.4%#266 of 476

Other business types in the Corbin area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Corbin, KY area?

There are 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Corbin area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $128.2M a year, or $2,267 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 56,536 households in the Corbin area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Corbin area has 2.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $9.9M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Corbin area would have about 27, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,827 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Corbin, KY area growing?

Population estimates put the Corbin area at 150,040 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,536 households. The median household income in the Corbin area is $46,363 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Corbin area scores 68 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #62 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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