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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Alexandria, MN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Alexandria, MN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #224 of 476 scored small-town markets
#4 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,739 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,120
+2.6% 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

Households in the Alexandria area spend about $48M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,739 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% 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 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Alexandria area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Alexandria area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 796 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Alexandria area grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Alexandria area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #224 of 476 scored small-town markets and #4 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota.

How the Alexandria area compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Alexandria, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureAlexandria areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.86.36.3
Spending per listing$4M$4.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment7961,2711,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,739$2,990$3,018
Median household income$79,043$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
260
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 the Alexandria area, 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 the Alexandria area

Population, 2025 estimate
40,120+2.6% since 2020
Households
17,519
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$79,043+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,237
Median home value
$321,400
Jobs located here
19,394
Daytime population
39,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Minnesota for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Alexandria area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Owatonna, MN66106.6$4.2M+0.2%#82 of 476
2Fergus Falls, MN55135.2$5.1M+1.6%#177 of 476
3Albert Lea, MN5364.7$5.6M−1.5%#198 of 476
4Alexandria, MN51126.8$4M+2.6%#224 of 476
5Winona, MN51146.9$3.8M+1.8%#227 of 476
6Bemidji, MN49116.1$4.3M+1.8%#249 of 476
7Red Wing, MN47147.1$3.9M+1.3%#271 of 476
8Austin, MN47138.3$3.2M+2.3%#274 of 476
9Faribault-Northfield, MN46239.8$2.9M+4.2%#280 of 476
10Willmar, MN45148.0$3.4M+2.3%#289 of 476

Other business types in the Alexandria area

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

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Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Alexandria, MN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Alexandria area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Alexandria, MN area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $48M a year, or $2,739 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 17,519 households in the Alexandria area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Alexandria, MN area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Alexandria area has 6.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Alexandria area would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 796 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Alexandria, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Alexandria area at 40,120 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,519 households. Median household income in the Alexandria area is $79,043, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Alexandria area scores 51 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #224 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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