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HVAC and plumbing companies in Warren County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Warren County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #405 of 1,707 scored counties
#10 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
36
8 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
40
+21.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$149.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,692 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
149,375
+10.6% 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 Warren County comes to about $149.8M a year: $2,692 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per company, 13% 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 36 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. 8 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Warren County in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,391 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $737K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Warren County.

Population estimates show Warren County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Warren County scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #405 of 1,707 scored counties and #10 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Warren 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 Warren County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.55.66.3
Spending per listing$4.2M$4.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3911,3161,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.2%+9.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,692$2,674$3,018
Median household income$65,794$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score6352

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 40+21.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
307
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
368 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$737K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
149,375+10.6% since 2020
Households
55,643
Median age
35.3
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
260
Median household income
$65,794+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,648
Median home value
$258,000
Jobs located here
68,446
Daytime population
150,532Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Warren County marked.

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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 HVAC and plumbing companies in Warren County. 8 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.

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

About $149.8M a year, or $2,692 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 55,643 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 6.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Warren County would have about 32, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,391 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 149,375 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,643 households. Median household income in Warren County is $65,794, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Warren County scores 63 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #405 of 1,707 scored counties.

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