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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cooper County, MO

How Cooper County, MO 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 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,492 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,136
+3.0% 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 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cooper County. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,492 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Cooper County spend about $15.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 3 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.2M per company, 9% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Cooper County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 892 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cooper County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Cooper County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cooper County compares

The same measures for Missouri 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 Cooper County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureCooper CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.86.56.3
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8921,3101,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,492$2,667$3,018
Median household income$70,625$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 7
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Cooper 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 Cooper County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,136+3.0% since 2020
Households
6,246
Median age
41.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$70,625+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,395
Median home value
$203,500
Jobs located here
4,778
Daytime population
13,983Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Missouri

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The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Cooper County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Platte County, MO84245.5$5.7M+6.7%#35 of 1,707
2St. Charles County, MO691247.7$4.2M+4.9%#244 of 1,707
3St. Louis County, MO642345.7$5.3M−1.2%#366 of 1,707
4Lincoln County, MO64125.3$5.3M+11.4%#367 of 1,707
5Callaway County, MO6395.5$4.8M+3.2%#399 of 1,707
6Clay County, MO61757.3$3.9M+4.3%#474 of 1,707
7St. Louis city, MO59503.5$7M−7.4%#514 of 1,707
8Newton County, MO59104.5$5.7M+6.1%#521 of 1,707
9Jackson County, MO581795.8$4.5M+2.1%#574 of 1,707
10Barry County, MO5664.5$5.5M+4.8%#629 of 1,707
Cooper County, MONot scored34.8$5.2M+3.0%

Other business types in Cooper County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Cooper County, MO?

Cooper County has 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Cooper County, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $15.6M a year, or $2,492 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 6,246 households in Cooper County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cooper County has 4.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.2M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 892 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Cooper County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Cooper County at 17,136 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,246 households. The median household income in Cooper County is $70,625 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Cooper County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Cooper County

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