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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Meridian, MS area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Meridian, MS area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #157 of 476 scored small-town markets
#7 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,365 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,419
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Meridian area. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Meridian area comes to about $81.9M a year: $2,365 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $7.4M per company, 57% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Meridian area was 20 in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,733 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 the Meridian area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Meridian area declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Meridian area is 57 (upper middle), #157 of 476 scored small-town markets and #7 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi.
How the Meridian area 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 | Meridian area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,733 | 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 | $2,365 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $49,822 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20−13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 101
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- 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
- 17The 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 the Meridian area, 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 the Meridian area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,419−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 34,652
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $49,822
- Average household income
- $69,927
- Median home value
- $128,100
- Jobs located here
- 35,184
- Daytime population
- 88,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford, MS | 82 | 10 | 4.2 | $6.5M | +5.3% | #9 of 476 |
| 2Starkville, MS | 72 | 7 | 2.7 | $8.9M | +0.8% | #38 of 476 |
| 3Tupelo, MS | 71 | 23 | 4.4 | $5.9M | +0.8% | #49 of 476 |
| 4Picayune, MS | 63 | 14 | 6.4 | $4M | +5.6% | #109 of 476 |
| 5Natchez, MS-LA | 61 | 7 | 3.4 | $6.7M | −0.9% | #123 of 476 |
| 6Laurel, MS | 59 | 10 | 3.2 | $7.7M | −1.5% | #146 of 476 |
| 7Meridian, MS | 57 | 11 | 3.2 | $7.4M | −3.2% | #157 of 476 |
| 8Brookhaven, MS | 51 | 7 | 5.3 | $4.6M | +0.5% | #218 of 476 |
| 9McComb, MS | 50 | 9 | 4.4 | $5.1M | −2.6% | #233 of 476 |
| 10Greenwood, MS | 47 | 6 | 4.1 | $5.4M | −8.8% | #262 of 476 |
Other business types in the Meridian area
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 trades54
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians57
- Roofing and gutters44
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control53
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning49
- Pest control28
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Meridian, MS area?
The Meridian area has 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Meridian, MS area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $81.9M a year, or $2,365 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 34,652 households in the Meridian area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Meridian, MS area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Meridian area has 3.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.4M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Meridian area would have about 17, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,733 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 the Meridian, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Meridian area at 85,419 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,652 households. The median household income in the Meridian area is $49,822 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Meridian area scores 57 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #157 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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