Home services · Metro area · Montana
HVAC and plumbing companies in the Bozeman, MT metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Bozeman, MT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #218 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 39
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 111
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.9M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,103 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,740
- +7.7% since 2020
See the HVAC and plumbing companies around any address in the Bozeman metro area
The site report maps the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Bozeman metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Bozeman metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Bozeman metro area comes to about $158.9M a year: $3,103 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per company, 14% 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 111 businesses with payroll in the Bozeman metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 461 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Bozeman metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bozeman metro area grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Bozeman metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #218 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.
How the Bozeman metro area compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Bozeman metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.9M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 461 | 644 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +11.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,103 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $93,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 111+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 930
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 391 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Bozeman 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 Bozeman metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,740+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,215
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,508
- Median home value
- $667,600
- Jobs located here
- 70,333
- Daytime population
- 127,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Bozeman metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Bozeman metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHVAC and plumbing across Montana
Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Bozeman metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bozeman, MT | 47 | 39 | 7.6 | $4.1M | +7.7% | #218 of 387 |
| 2Helena, MT | 45 | 26 | 6.7 | $4.3M | +7.7% | #237 of 387 |
| 3Missoula, MT | 33 | 42 | 7.7 | $3.6M | +4.7% | #328 of 387 |
| 4Billings, MT | 29 | 75 | 9.6 | $2.9M | +4.8% | #355 of 387 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 13 | 37 | 10.4 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #385 of 387 |
Other business types in the Bozeman metro 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
- Home repair trades38
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians34
- Roofing and gutters40
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control32
- Landscaping and lawn care32
- House cleaning34
- Pest control70
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Bozeman, MT metro area?
The Bozeman metro area has 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bozeman, MT metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $158.9M a year, or $3,103 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 51,215 households in the Bozeman metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bozeman, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Bozeman metro area has 7.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.1M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Bozeman metro area would have about 33, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 461 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bozeman, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bozeman metro area at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in the Bozeman metro area is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. 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 Bozeman metro area scores 47 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #218 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Bozeman metro area. 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 the Bozeman metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Bozeman metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Bozeman metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.