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HVAC and plumbing companies in Pope County, MN

How Pope 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,653 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,420
+0.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 HVAC and plumbing companies in Pope County. That comes to 8.1 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Pope County comes to about $13.2M a year: $2,653 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.3M per company, 31% below 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 Pope County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 992 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Pope County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Pope County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Pope 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 Pope County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasurePope CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.16.36.3
Spending per listing$3.3M$4.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9921,2711,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,653$2,990$3,018
Median household income$76,220$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Pope 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 Pope County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,420+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,958
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$76,220+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,724
Median home value
$255,100
Jobs located here
4,359
Daytime population
10,290Residents 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 Pope 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
Pope County, MNNot scored48.1$3.3M+0.8%

Other business types in Pope County

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

Questions

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

Pope County has 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $13.2M a year, or $2,653 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 4,958 households in Pope County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pope County has 8.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Pope County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 992 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Pope County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Pope County at 11,420 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,958 households. The median household income in Pope County is $76,220 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Pope County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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