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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #282 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
54
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
57
+16.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$194.7M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,449 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.8
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,796
+3.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Joplin metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.8 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,449 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in the Joplin metro area spend about $194.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 54 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.6M per company, 24% below 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 57 businesses with payroll in the Joplin metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,395 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Joplin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Joplin metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #282 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri.

How the Joplin 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Joplin, MO-KS metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJoplin metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.86.56.3
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3951,3101,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.3%+4.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,449$2,667$3,018
Median household income$61,901$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score3938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57+16.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
442
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
541 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
41The 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 the Joplin 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 Joplin metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
208,796+3.9% since 2020
Households
79,505
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,851 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$61,901
Average household income
$80,895
Median home value
$165,500
Jobs located here
85,555
Daytime population
203,238Residents 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 metro areas in Missouri for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Joplin metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kansas City, MO-KS595956.6$4.4M+3.4%#124 of 387
2St. Louis, MO-IL557156.2$4.6M−0.2%#155 of 387
3Cape Girardeau, MO-IL40236.0$4.2M+1.7%#271 of 387
4Columbia, MO39647.4$3.6M+3.9%#281 of 387
5Joplin, MO-KS39546.8$3.6M+3.9%#282 of 387
6Springfield, MO301668.3$3M+5.1%#348 of 387
7St. Joseph, MO-KS26306.4$3.9M−2.0%#362 of 387
8Jefferson City, MO22457.7$3.4M+2.2%#375 of 387

Other business types in the Joplin metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area?

There are 54 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Joplin metro area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Joplin, MO-KS metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $194.7M a year, or $2,449 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 79,505 households in the Joplin metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Joplin, MO-KS metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Joplin metro area has 6.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Joplin metro area would have about 41, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,395 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Joplin, MO-KS metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Joplin metro area at 208,796 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 79,505 households. The median household income in the Joplin metro area is $61,901 a year, 23% 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. 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 Joplin metro area scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #282 of 387 scored metro areas.

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