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HVAC and plumbing companies in Lawrence County, MO
How Lawrence 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 · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,404 of 1,707 scored counties
#35 of 56 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,399 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,401
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Lawrence County is 34 (lower middle), #1,404 of 1,707 scored counties and #35 of 56 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 HVAC and plumbing companies in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,399 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Lawrence County spend about $35M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.2M per company, 33% 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.
Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 1,123 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lawrence County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lawrence County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lawrence 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.
| Measure | Lawrence County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,123 | 1,310 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,399 | $2,667 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $61,215 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 34
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,401+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 14,602
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $61,215+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,676
- Median home value
- $175,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,611
- Daytime population
- 29,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 84 | 24 | 5.5 | $5.7M | +6.7% | #35 of 1,707 |
| 2St. Charles County, MO | 69 | 124 | 7.7 | $4.2M | +4.9% | #244 of 1,707 |
| 3St. Louis County, MO | 64 | 234 | 5.7 | $5.3M | −1.2% | #366 of 1,707 |
| 4Lincoln County, MO | 64 | 12 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +11.4% | #367 of 1,707 |
| 5Callaway County, MO | 63 | 9 | 5.5 | $4.8M | +3.2% | #399 of 1,707 |
| 6Clay County, MO | 61 | 75 | 7.3 | $3.9M | +4.3% | #474 of 1,707 |
| 7St. Louis city, MO | 59 | 50 | 3.5 | $7M | −7.4% | #514 of 1,707 |
| 8Newton County, MO | 59 | 10 | 4.5 | $5.7M | +6.1% | #521 of 1,707 |
| 9Jackson County, MO | 58 | 179 | 5.8 | $4.5M | +2.1% | #574 of 1,707 |
| 10Barry County, MO | 56 | 6 | 4.5 | $5.5M | +4.8% | #629 of 1,707 |
| 35Lawrence County, MO | 34 | 11 | 7.5 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #1,404 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Lawrence County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Lawrence County, MO?
Lawrence County has 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Lawrence County, MO spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $35M a year, or $2,399 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 14,602 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, MO compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Lawrence County has 7.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,123 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 39,401 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,602 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $61,215 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Lawrence County scores 34 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,404 of 1,707 scored counties.
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