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HVAC and plumbing companies in Scott County, KY
The HVAC and plumbing companies in Scott County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #351 of 1,707 scored counties
#6 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,262
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Scott County spend about $69.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,051 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per company, 19% below 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 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Scott County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Scott County in 2023. That is one for every 1,415 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Scott County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Scott County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #351 of 1,707 scored counties and #6 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,415 | 1,316 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,051 | $2,674 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $85,158 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 174
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,262+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 22,642
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 211
- Median household income
- $85,158+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,296
- Median home value
- $288,500
- Jobs located here
- 30,826
- Daytime population
- 60,655Residents 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 |
Other business types in Scott 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 Scott County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 HVAC and plumbing companies in Scott County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Scott County, KY spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $69.1M a year, or $3,051 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 22,642 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, KY compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Scott County has 7.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Scott County would have about 15, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,415 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 62,262 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,642 households. Median household income in Scott County is $85,158, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Scott County scores 65 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #351 of 1,707 scored counties.
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