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HVAC and plumbing companies in Lauderdale County, MS
How Lauderdale County, MS 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #804 of 1,707 scored counties
#12 of 32 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,373 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,317
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Lauderdale County comes to about $68.1M a year: $2,373 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% above 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 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Lauderdale County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Lauderdale County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,511 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $78K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lauderdale County.
Population estimates show Lauderdale County declined 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Lauderdale County is 51 (upper middle), #804 of 1,707 scored counties and #12 of 32 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Lauderdale County compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Lauderdale County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,511 | 1,616 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.6% | +7.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,373 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $50,817 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 19−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $78K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,317−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,707
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $50,817+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,958
- Median home value
- $133,300
- Jobs located here
- 32,099
- Daytime population
- 75,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, MS | 82 | 20 | 4.6 | $6.9M | +6.5% | #46 of 1,707 |
| 2DeSoto County, MS | 76 | 41 | 5.8 | $5.1M | +6.3% | #104 of 1,707 |
| 3Lamar County, MS | 75 | 14 | 5.5 | $5.1M | +4.7% | #127 of 1,707 |
| 4Lafayette County, MS | 74 | 10 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +6.6% | #137 of 1,707 |
| 5Hancock County, MS | 71 | 8 | 4.0 | $6.8M | +1.6% | #181 of 1,707 |
| 6Oktibbeha County, MS | 67 | 6 | 2.7 | $8.7M | +0.4% | #266 of 1,707 |
| 7George County, MS | 65 | 6 | 6.5 | $4M | +8.1% | #349 of 1,707 |
| 8Lee County, MS | 64 | 16 | 4.9 | $5.4M | +0.5% | #364 of 1,707 |
| 9Rankin County, MS | 60 | 33 | 5.5 | $5.3M | +3.2% | #492 of 1,707 |
| 10Jackson County, MS | 59 | 39 | 6.8 | $4M | +3.0% | #545 of 1,707 |
| 12Lauderdale County, MS | 51 | 11 | 3.8 | $6.2M | −3.2% | #804 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Lauderdale 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 trades48
- HVAC and plumbing51
- Electricians49
- Roofing and gutters37
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control46
- Landscaping and lawn care66
- House cleaning29
- Pest control10
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Lauderdale County, MS?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 HVAC and plumbing companies in Lauderdale County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Lauderdale County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $68.1M a year, or $2,373 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 28,707 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lauderdale County, MS compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Lauderdale County has 3.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.2M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,511 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lauderdale County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 70,317 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,707 households. Median household income in Lauderdale County is $50,817, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Lauderdale County scores 51 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #804 of 1,707 scored counties.
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