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HVAC and plumbing companies in Olmsted County, MN
How Olmsted 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #157 of 1,707 scored counties
#7 of 52 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 40
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −16.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $210.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,731
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Olmsted County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #157 of 1,707 scored counties and #7 of 52 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 HVAC and plumbing companies in Olmsted County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $3,144 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Olmsted County spend about $210.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 40 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.3M per company, 11% 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 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Olmsted County in 2023, down 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,632 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Olmsted County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Olmsted County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Olmsted 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 | Olmsted County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,632 | 1,271 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −16.3% | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,144 | $2,990 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $95,406 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 41−16.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 943
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 402 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,731+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 66,918
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 654 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,916
- Median home value
- $331,700
- Jobs located here
- 111,121
- Daytime population
- 185,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Olmsted County marked.
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 Olmsted 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters45
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care50
- House cleaning61
- Pest control60
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Olmsted County, MN?
There are 40 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Olmsted County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 16.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Olmsted County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $210.4M a year, or $3,144 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Olmsted County, MN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Olmsted County has 6.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.3M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 44, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,632 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 73 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #157 of 1,707 scored counties.
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