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HVAC and plumbing companies in Dakota County, MN
How Dakota County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #31 of 1,707 scored counties
#1 of 52 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 81
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 107
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $565.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Dakota County is 84 (high), #31 of 1,707 scored counties and #1 of 52 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 81 HVAC and plumbing companies in Dakota County. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Dakota County comes to about $565.2M a year: $3,241 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 81 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $7M per company, 47% 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.
Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Dakota County in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Dakota County. Population estimates show Dakota County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dakota County 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.
| Measure | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,630 | 1,271 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,241 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 100 → 107+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,808
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $152.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 812 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dakota County, MN | 84 | 81 | 4.6 | $7M | +3.9% | #31 of 1,707 |
| 2Washington County, MN | 81 | 66 | 6.3 | $5.5M | +6.9% | #56 of 1,707 |
| 3Hennepin County, MN | 79 | 254 | 4.7 | $6.8M | +0.2% | #71 of 1,707 |
| 4Ramsey County, MN | 73 | 89 | 4.0 | $7.2M | −1.8% | #146 of 1,707 |
| 5Carver County, MN | 73 | 24 | 5.8 | $6.2M | +6.6% | #153 of 1,707 |
| 6Scott County, MN | 73 | 34 | 6.2 | $5.7M | +5.1% | #155 of 1,707 |
| 7Olmsted County, MN | 73 | 40 | 6.0 | $5.3M | +2.3% | #157 of 1,707 |
| 8Pine County, MN | 66 | 5 | 4.1 | $6.3M | +5.5% | #290 of 1,707 |
| 9Todd County, MN | 59 | 6 | 5.9 | $4.4M | +3.0% | #542 of 1,707 |
| 10Anoka County, MN | 58 | 99 | 7.2 | $4.3M | +4.7% | #582 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Dakota 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 trades78
- HVAC and plumbing84
- Electricians85
- Roofing and gutters57
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control52
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning52
- Pest control85
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Dakota County, MN?
Dakota County has 81 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 107 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $565.2M a year, or $3,241 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7M 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Dakota County has 4.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Dakota County would have about 119, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 84 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #31 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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