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HVAC and plumbing companies in Johnson County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Johnson 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,223 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,051
−2.6% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Johnson County comes to about $20.1M a year: $2,223 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5M per company, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 2,260 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Johnson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Johnson 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Johnson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.66.3
Spending per listing$5M$4.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,2601,3161,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,223$2,674$3,018
Median household income$44,904$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored52

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,051−2.6% since 2020
Households
9,040
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
262 sq. mi.
People per square mile
85
Median household income
$44,904+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,524
Median home value
$120,200
Jobs located here
4,685
Daytime population
20,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anderson County, KY7755.2$5.4M+5.5%#92 of 1,707
2Woodford County, KY7265.5$5.4M+3.7%#171 of 1,707
3Kenton County, KY71416.1$5M+3.9%#192 of 1,707
4Campbell County, KY67174.3$6.9M+2.5%#271 of 1,707
5Laurel County, KY6793.8$6.6M+1.6%#274 of 1,707
6Scott County, KY65187.9$3.8M+8.2%#351 of 1,707
7Mercer County, KY6466.5$4.1M+4.8%#379 of 1,707
8Meade County, KY6354.5$6.3M+2.2%#388 of 1,707
9Oldham County, KY63198.3$4.5M+4.9%#401 of 1,707
10Warren County, KY63366.5$4.2M+10.6%#405 of 1,707
Johnson County, KYNot scored44.4$5M−2.6%

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Johnson County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 HVAC and plumbing companies in Johnson County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Johnson County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $20.1M a year, or $2,223 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 9,040 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 4.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5M, 6% above 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 2,260 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 22,051 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,040 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $44,904, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Johnson County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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