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HVAC and plumbing companies in the West Plains, MO area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the West Plains, MO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #269 of 476 scored small-town markets
#6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Missouri
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.6M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,798
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 HVAC and plumbing companies in the West Plains area. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,230 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in the West Plains area spend about $35.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 17% 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the West Plains area in 2023. That is one for every 1,330 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the West Plains area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The West Plains area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #269 of 476 scored small-town markets and #6 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Missouri.
How the West Plains 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 | West Plains area | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.1M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,330 | 1,310 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,230 | $2,667 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $50,993 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 West Plains 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 West Plains area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,798+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,965
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $50,993+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,539
- Median home value
- $173,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,317
- Daytime population
- 40,659Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Missouri for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the West Plains area marked.
Top small-town markets in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hannibal, MO | 67 | 6 | 3.9 | $6.2M | +0.4% | #74 of 476 |
| 2Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 56 | 10 | 5.9 | $4.2M | +0.8% | #169 of 476 |
| 3Sikeston, MO | 51 | 8 | 4.0 | $5.9M | −0.3% | #215 of 476 |
| 4Kirksville, MO | 50 | 6 | 5.8 | $4.2M | +1.9% | #238 of 476 |
| 5Warrensburg, MO | 48 | 14 | 6.6 | $3.8M | +4.9% | #258 of 476 |
| 6West Plains, MO | 47 | 9 | 5.6 | $4M | +2.5% | #269 of 476 |
| 7Farmington, MO | 38 | 15 | 6.0 | $3.9M | +2.1% | #357 of 476 |
| 8Rolla, MO | 34 | 17 | 9.8 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #395 of 476 |
| 9Moberly, MO | 33 | 7 | 7.6 | $3.1M | +0.2% | #401 of 476 |
| 10Lebanon, MO | 32 | 11 | 7.6 | $3M | +2.5% | #409 of 476 |
Other business types in the West Plains 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the West Plains, MO area?
There are 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the West Plains area as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the West Plains, MO area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $35.6M a year, or $2,230 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 15,965 households in the West Plains area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the West Plains, MO area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The West Plains area has 5.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the West Plains area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,330 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the West Plains, MO area growing?
Population estimates put the West Plains area at 40,798 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,965 households. The median household income in the West Plains area is $50,993 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. 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 West Plains area scores 47 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #269 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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