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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Great Falls, MT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Great Falls, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #385 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based 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, the Great Falls metro area has a Groundwork market score of 13 (low): #385 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Great Falls metro area spend about $92.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,606 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 47% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
There are 37 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Great Falls metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.4 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in the Great Falls metro area 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 show the Great Falls metro area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Great Falls 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 | Great Falls metro area | 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 | 13 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Great Falls 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 Great Falls metro area
- 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 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 Great Falls 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Great Falls, MT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Great Falls metro area. 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 the Great Falls, MT metro area 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. 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 35,615 households in the Great Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Great Falls, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Great Falls metro area 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 U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Great Falls metro area 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 the Great Falls, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Great Falls metro area at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. Median household income in the Great Falls metro area is $67,690, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.6%, 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. The Great Falls metro area scores 13 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #385 of 387 scored metro areas.
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