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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Frankfort, KY area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Frankfort, KY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #57 of 476 scored small-town markets
#1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $88.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,874
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Frankfort area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,724 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Frankfort area spend about $88.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $4M per company, 16% 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 18 businesses with payroll in the Frankfort area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,798 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $280K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Frankfort area.
Population estimates show the Frankfort area grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Frankfort area scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #57 of 476 scored small-town markets and #1 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Frankfort 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.
| Measure | Frankfort area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,798 | 1,316 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,724 | $2,674 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,568 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $280K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Frankfort 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 Frankfort area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,874+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 32,371
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 186
- Median household income
- $68,568+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,626
- Median home value
- $219,900
- Jobs located here
- 40,911
- Daytime population
- 82,633Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frankfort, KY | 70 | 22 | 6.8 | $4M | +3.1% | #57 of 476 |
| 2Corbin, KY | 68 | 13 | 2.3 | $9.9M | +0.1% | #62 of 476 |
| 3Glasgow, KY | 56 | 13 | 5.9 | $4.1M | +2.6% | #170 of 476 |
| 4Danville, KY | 56 | 14 | 6.4 | $3.9M | +3.6% | #172 of 476 |
| 5Madisonville, KY | 54 | 10 | 5.4 | $4.5M | −0.5% | #193 of 476 |
| 6Franklin, KY | 54 | 6 | 7.5 | $3.4M | +5.9% | #196 of 476 |
| 7Mayfield, KY | 52 | 7 | 5.0 | $5M | +1.4% | #211 of 476 |
| 8Pikeville, KY | 51 | 16 | 4.1 | $5.4M | −5.4% | #216 of 476 |
| 9Richmond-Berea, KY | 48 | 39 | 7.9 | $3.3M | +7.0% | #261 of 476 |
| 10Campbellsville, KY | 47 | 8 | 5.4 | $4.5M | +3.4% | #266 of 476 |
Other business types in the Frankfort 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
- Home repair trades63
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians72
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control73
- Landscaping and lawn care76
- House cleaning88
- Pest control81
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Frankfort, KY area?
There are 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Frankfort area as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Frankfort, KY area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $88.2M a year, or $2,724 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 32,371 households in the Frankfort area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Frankfort, KY area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Frankfort area has 6.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Frankfort area would have about 19, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,798 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Frankfort, KY area growing?
Population estimates put the Frankfort area at 77,874 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,371 households. The median household income in the Frankfort area is $68,568 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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 Frankfort area scores 70 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #57 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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