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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cascade County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cascade County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,633 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 37
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,606 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- 65% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,029
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, Cascade County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #1,633 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cascade County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, 65% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,606 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Cascade County spend about $92.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $2.5M per company, 47% 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 43 businesses with payroll in Cascade County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 828 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cascade County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cascade County 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 | Cascade County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.9M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 828 | 644 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | +11.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,606 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $67,690 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 43+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 346
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 373 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Cascade 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 Cascade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,029+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,615
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $67,690+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,832
- Median home value
- $265,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,854
- Daytime population
- 84,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gallatin County, MT | 50 | 39 | 7.6 | $4.1M | +7.7% | #863 of 1,707 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 46 | 22 | 7.0 | $4M | +5.8% | #996 of 1,707 |
| 3Flathead County, MT | 44 | 32 | 7.2 | $3.8M | +10.1% | #1,059 of 1,707 |
| 4Silver Bow County, MT | 42 | 8 | 5.2 | $4.7M | +2.6% | #1,130 of 1,707 |
| 5Missoula County, MT | 41 | 42 | 8.0 | $3.5M | +4.4% | #1,180 of 1,707 |
| 6Park County, MT | 40 | 6 | 7.2 | $3.8M | +5.7% | #1,204 of 1,707 |
| 7Yellowstone County, MT | 35 | 72 | 10.3 | $2.7M | +4.5% | #1,372 of 1,707 |
| 8Ravalli County, MT | 33 | 16 | 8.6 | $3.1M | +9.4% | #1,430 of 1,707 |
| 9Cascade County, MT | 22 | 37 | 10.4 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #1,633 of 1,707 |
| 10Fergus County, MT | 18 | 8 | 15.1 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #1,673 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Cascade County
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 Cascade County, MT?
There are 37 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Cascade County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Cascade County, MT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $92.8M a year, or $2,606 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 35,615 households in Cascade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cascade County, MT compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Cascade County has 10.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.5M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cascade County would have about 20, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 828 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cascade County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Cascade County at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. The median household income in Cascade County is $67,690 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. Cascade County scores 22 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #1,633 of 1,707 scored counties.
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