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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Jefferson City, MO metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Jefferson City, MO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #375 of 387 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri
- Listings
- 45
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $154.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,643 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,712
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Jefferson City metro area scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #375 of 387 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Jefferson City metro area spend about $154.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,643 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 45 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.4M per company, 28% below 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 45 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Jefferson City metro area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.7 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Jefferson City metro area was 70 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 837 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $119K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Jefferson City metro area. Population estimates show the Jefferson City metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Jefferson City metro area 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.
| Measure | Jefferson City metro area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 837 | 1,310 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +4.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,643 | $2,667 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $74,030 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 878
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $58.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 451 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $119K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Jefferson City metro 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 Jefferson City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,712+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 58,587
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $74,030+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,629
- Median home value
- $217,500
- Jobs located here
- 80,011
- Daytime population
- 160,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kansas City, MO-KS | 59 | 595 | 6.6 | $4.4M | +3.4% | #124 of 387 |
| 2St. Louis, MO-IL | 55 | 715 | 6.2 | $4.6M | −0.2% | #155 of 387 |
| 3Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 40 | 23 | 6.0 | $4.2M | +1.7% | #271 of 387 |
| 4Columbia, MO | 39 | 64 | 7.4 | $3.6M | +3.9% | #281 of 387 |
| 5Joplin, MO-KS | 39 | 54 | 6.8 | $3.6M | +3.9% | #282 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, MO | 30 | 166 | 8.3 | $3M | +5.1% | #348 of 387 |
| 7St. Joseph, MO-KS | 26 | 30 | 6.4 | $3.9M | −2.0% | #362 of 387 |
| 8Jefferson City, MO | 22 | 45 | 7.7 | $3.4M | +2.2% | #375 of 387 |
Other business types in the Jefferson City metro 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 trades22
- HVAC and plumbing22
- Electricians37
- Roofing and gutters19
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control24
- Landscaping and lawn care23
- House cleaning33
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Jefferson City, MO metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Jefferson City metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Jefferson City, MO metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $154.9M a year, or $2,643 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 58,587 households in the Jefferson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jefferson City, MO metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Jefferson City metro area has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.4M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Jefferson City metro area would have about 33, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 837 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jefferson City, MO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jefferson City metro area at 152,712 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,587 households. Median household income in the Jefferson City metro area is $74,030, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. The Jefferson City metro area scores 22 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #375 of 387 scored metro areas.
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