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HVAC and plumbing companies in Lincoln County, KY
How Lincoln County, KY compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,353
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,421 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $23.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $7.8M per company, 65% 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 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lincoln County in 2023. That is one for every 1,618 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lincoln County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Lincoln County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,618 | 1,316 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,421 | $2,674 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $52,440 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,353+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 9,705
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 333 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $52,440+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,952
- Median home value
- $147,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,062
- Daytime population
- 20,096Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $7.8M | +4.6% |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Lincoln County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Lincoln County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $23.5M a year, or $2,421 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 9,705 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, KY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Lincoln County has 3.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.8M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,618 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 25,353 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,705 households. Median household income in Lincoln County is $52,440, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Lincoln County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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