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HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County, MO

How Wayne 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,129 a household
Spending per listing
$9.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,782
−1.4% 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

Households in Wayne County spend about $9.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,129 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $9.8M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There is 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings in Wayne County as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne County in 2023. That is one for every 1,541 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Wayne County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, Wayne County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.26.56.3
Spending per listing$9.8M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,5411,3101,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,129$2,667$3,018
Median household income$47,226$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
6
Annual payroll, 2023
$315K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,782−1.4% since 2020
Households
4,623
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
14
Median household income
$47,226+37.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$57,410
Median home value
$107,400
Jobs located here
1,955
Daytime population
9,019Residents 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 Wayne 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
Wayne County, MONot scored12.2$9.8M−1.4%

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 HVAC or plumbing company in Wayne County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $2,129 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, it comes to $9.8M 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 4,623 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Wayne County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,541 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 10,782 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,623 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $47,226, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.6%, 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. Wayne County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Wayne County. It maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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