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HVAC and plumbing companies in Woodford County, KY

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Woodford County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #171 of 1,707 scored counties
#2 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,009 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,883
+3.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 HVAC and plumbing companies in Woodford County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $3,009 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Woodford County spend about $32.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 14% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Woodford County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Woodford County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Woodford County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #171 of 1,707 scored counties and #2 of 43 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Woodford 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 Woodford County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureWoodford CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.55.66.3
Spending per listing$5.4M$4.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3521,3161,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,009$2,674$3,018
Median household income$83,788$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score7252

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 8
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,883+3.7% since 2020
Households
10,814
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
190 sq. mi.
People per square mile
144
Median household income
$83,788+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,856
Median home value
$299,700
Jobs located here
10,169
Daytime population
24,761Residents 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County

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

Questions

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

There are 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Woodford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $32.5M a year, or $3,009 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 10,814 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodford County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.4M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Woodford County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Woodford County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Woodford County at 27,883 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,814 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $83,788 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Woodford County scores 72 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #171 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Woodford County

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