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HVAC and plumbing companies in Rankin County, MS
How Rankin 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #492 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 32 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 33
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +6.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $175.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,181
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,923 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Rankin County spend about $175.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 33 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.3M per company, 12% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Rankin County has 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rankin County was 65 in 2023, up 6.6% from 2019. That is one for every 925 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $469K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rankin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rankin County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Rankin County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #492 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 32 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Rankin 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 | Rankin County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 925 | 1,616 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.6% | +7.4% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,923 | $2,534 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $79,357 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 65+6.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 424
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 331 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $469K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Rankin 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 Rankin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,181+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 60,133
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $79,357+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,005
- Median home value
- $237,400
- Jobs located here
- 73,389
- Daytime population
- 161,778Residents 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 |
Other business types in Rankin 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing60
- Electricians45
- Roofing and gutters34
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control53
- Landscaping and lawn care57
- House cleaning70
- Pest control33
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Rankin County, MS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 HVAC and plumbing companies in Rankin County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 6.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Rankin County, MS spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $175.8M a year, or $2,923 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 60,133 households in Rankin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rankin County, MS compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Rankin County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.3M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Rankin County would have about 37, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 925 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Rankin County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Rankin County at 162,181 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,133 households. Median household income in Rankin County is $79,357, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.3%, 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. Rankin County scores 60 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #492 of 1,707 scored counties.
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