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HVAC and plumbing companies in McCracken County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in McCracken County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,614 of 1,707 scored counties
#42 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,701 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.4
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,553
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, McCracken County has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #1,614 of 1,707 scored counties and #42 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 HVAC and plumbing companies in McCracken County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.4 for every 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,701 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in McCracken County spend about $74.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.9M per company, 40% 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.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in McCracken County in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McCracken County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McCracken 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 | McCracken County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.4 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 789 | 1,316 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.9% | +9.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,701 | $2,674 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $64,373 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 35+12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 948
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $70.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 McCracken 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 McCracken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,553−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,601
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,079
- Median home value
- $188,100
- Jobs located here
- 39,473
- Daytime population
- 78,455Residents 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 |
| 42McCracken County, KY | 23 | 26 | 9.4 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #1,614 of 1,707 |
Other business types in McCracken 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
- Home repair trades23
- HVAC and plumbing23
- Electricians40
- Roofing and gutters23
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care64
- House cleaning51
- Pest control36
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in McCracken County, KY?
McCracken County has 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 12.9% from 2019.
How much do households in McCracken County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $74.5M a year, or $2,701 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCracken County, KY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
McCracken County has 9.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.9M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, McCracken County would have about 16, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. McCracken County scores 23 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,614 of 1,707 scored counties.
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