Home services · County · Kentucky
HVAC and plumbing companies in Harlan County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Harlan County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,158 a household
- Spending per listing
- $23.2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 24,725
- −7.6% since 2020
See the HVAC and plumbing companies around any address in Harlan County
The site report maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Harlan County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey 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 1 HVAC or plumbing company in Harlan County. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households.
Households in Harlan County spend about $23.2M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,158 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That works out to $23.2M per company. 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 5 businesses with payroll in Harlan County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 2,146 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Harlan County declined 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, Harlan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Harlan County 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 | Harlan County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $23.2M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,146 | 1,316 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,158 | $2,674 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $41,693 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $861K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Harlan 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 Harlan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,725−7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,731
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $41,693+57.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,003
- Median home value
- $73,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,743
- Daytime population
- 24,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Harlan County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Harlan County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHVAC and plumbing across Kentucky
Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Harlan County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson County, KY | 77 | 5 | 5.2 | $5.4M | +5.5% | #92 of 1,707 |
| 2Woodford County, KY | 72 | 6 | 5.5 | $5.4M | +3.7% | #171 of 1,707 |
| 3Kenton County, KY | 71 | 41 | 6.1 | $5M | +3.9% | #192 of 1,707 |
| 4Campbell County, KY | 67 | 17 | 4.3 | $6.9M | +2.5% | #271 of 1,707 |
| 5Laurel County, KY | 67 | 9 | 3.8 | $6.6M | +1.6% | #274 of 1,707 |
| 6Scott County, KY | 65 | 18 | 7.9 | $3.8M | +8.2% | #351 of 1,707 |
| 7Mercer County, KY | 64 | 6 | 6.5 | $4.1M | +4.8% | #379 of 1,707 |
| 8Meade County, KY | 63 | 5 | 4.5 | $6.3M | +2.2% | #388 of 1,707 |
| 9Oldham County, KY | 63 | 19 | 8.3 | $4.5M | +4.9% | #401 of 1,707 |
| 10Warren County, KY | 63 | 36 | 6.5 | $4.2M | +10.6% | #405 of 1,707 |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $23.2M | −7.6% |
Other business types in Harlan County
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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Harlan County, KY?
There is 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings in Harlan County as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Harlan County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $23.2M a year, or $2,158 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, it comes to $23.2M 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 10,731 households in Harlan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harlan County, KY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Harlan County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Harlan County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,146 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Harlan County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Harlan County at 24,725 people in 2025, down 7.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,731 households. The median household income in Harlan County is $41,693 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 57.5% 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. Harlan County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Harlan County. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Harlan County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Harlan County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Harlan County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.