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HVAC and plumbing companies in Otter Tail County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #922 of 1,707 scored counties
#18 of 52 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
29
−3.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,641 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,041
+1.6% 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 Otter Tail County spend about $66.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,641 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per company, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Otter Tail County has 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Otter Tail County in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 867 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Otter Tail County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Otter Tail County is 48 (lower middle), #922 of 1,707 scored counties and #18 of 52 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Otter Tail 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Otter Tail County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureOtter Tail CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.26.36.3
Spending per listing$5.1M$4.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8671,2711,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.3%+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,641$2,990$3,018
Median household income$72,255$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4857

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 29−3.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
203
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,041+1.6% since 2020
Households
25,157
Median age
45.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,972 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$72,255+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,523
Median home value
$273,000
Jobs located here
23,068
Daytime population
55,886Residents 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 counties in Minnesota for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Otter Tail County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dakota County, MN84814.6$7M+3.9%#31 of 1,707
2Washington County, MN81666.3$5.5M+6.9%#56 of 1,707
3Hennepin County, MN792544.7$6.8M+0.2%#71 of 1,707
4Ramsey County, MN73894.0$7.2M−1.8%#146 of 1,707
5Carver County, MN73245.8$6.2M+6.6%#153 of 1,707
6Scott County, MN73346.2$5.7M+5.1%#155 of 1,707
7Olmsted County, MN73406.0$5.3M+2.3%#157 of 1,707
8Pine County, MN6654.1$6.3M+5.5%#290 of 1,707
9Todd County, MN5965.9$4.4M+3.0%#542 of 1,707
10Anoka County, MN58997.2$4.3M+4.7%#582 of 1,707
18Otter Tail County, MN48135.2$5.1M+1.6%#922 of 1,707

Other business types in Otter Tail County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Otter Tail County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 HVAC and plumbing companies in Otter Tail County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 3.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Otter Tail County, MN spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $66.4M a year, or $2,641 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 25,157 households in Otter Tail County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Otter Tail County, MN compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Otter Tail County has 5.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.1M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Otter Tail County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 867 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Otter Tail County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Otter Tail County at 61,041 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,157 households. Median household income in Otter Tail County is $72,255, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Otter Tail County scores 48 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #922 of 1,707 scored counties.

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