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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Sedalia, MO area

How the Sedalia, MO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #442 of 476 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Missouri

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,385 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,254
+2.9% 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

The Sedalia area scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #442 of 476 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Sedalia area comes to about $40.5M a year: $2,385 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

The Sedalia area has 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 30% 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 Sedalia area was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 895 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Sedalia area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Sedalia 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 Sedalia, MO area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSedalia areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.26.56.3
Spending per listing$2.9M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8951,3101,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,385$2,667$3,018
Median household income$60,430$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Sedalia 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 Sedalia area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,254+2.9% since 2020
Households
16,996
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
682 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$60,430+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,820
Median home value
$166,300
Jobs located here
20,518
Daytime population
44,113Residents 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 small-town markets in Missouri for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Sedalia area marked.

Top small-town markets in Missouri

Small-town markets in Missouri ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hannibal, MO6763.9$6.2M+0.4%#74 of 476
2Fort Leonard Wood, MO56105.9$4.2M+0.8%#169 of 476
3Sikeston, MO5184.0$5.9M−0.3%#215 of 476
4Kirksville, MO5065.8$4.2M+1.9%#238 of 476
5Warrensburg, MO48146.6$3.8M+4.9%#258 of 476
6West Plains, MO4795.6$4M+2.5%#269 of 476
7Farmington, MO38156.0$3.9M+2.1%#357 of 476
8Rolla, MO34179.8$2.5M+1.6%#395 of 476
9Moberly, MO3377.6$3.1M+0.2%#401 of 476
10Lebanon, MO32117.6$3M+2.5%#409 of 476
13Sedalia, MO28148.2$2.9M+2.9%#442 of 476

Other business types in the Sedalia 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 Sedalia, MO area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Sedalia area. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Sedalia, MO area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $40.5M a year, or $2,385 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 16,996 households in the Sedalia area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Sedalia area has 8.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Sedalia area would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 895 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Sedalia, MO area growing?

Population estimates put the Sedalia area at 44,254 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,996 households. Median household income in the Sedalia area is $60,430, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Sedalia area scores 28 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #442 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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