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HVAC and plumbing companies in Lincoln County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Lincoln County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,246 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,328
+13.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 HVAC and plumbing companies in Lincoln County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Lincoln County comes to about $20.4M a year: $2,246 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.1M per company, 7% above 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lincoln County in 2023. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.1M has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lincoln County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 13.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Lincoln County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lincoln 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Lincoln County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.47.06.3
Spending per listing$5.1M$3.9M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1356441,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,246$2,711$3,018
Median household income$47,143$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored25

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$2.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,328+13.1% since 2020
Households
9,082
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
3,613 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$47,143+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,699
Median home value
$296,500
Jobs located here
6,146
Daytime population
20,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Montana, with Lincoln County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gallatin County, MT50397.6$4.1M+7.7%#863 of 1,707
2Lewis and Clark County, MT46227.0$4M+5.8%#996 of 1,707
3Flathead County, MT44327.2$3.8M+10.1%#1,059 of 1,707
4Silver Bow County, MT4285.2$4.7M+2.6%#1,130 of 1,707
5Missoula County, MT41428.0$3.5M+4.4%#1,180 of 1,707
6Park County, MT4067.2$3.8M+5.7%#1,204 of 1,707
7Yellowstone County, MT357210.3$2.7M+4.5%#1,372 of 1,707
8Ravalli County, MT33168.6$3.1M+9.4%#1,430 of 1,707
9Cascade County, MT223710.4$2.5M+0.7%#1,633 of 1,707
10Fergus County, MT18815.1$1.6M+3.1%#1,673 of 1,707
Lincoln County, MTNot scored44.4$5.1M+13.1%

Other business types in Lincoln County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Lincoln County, MT?

There are 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Lincoln County, MT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $20.4M a year, or $2,246 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 9,082 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 4.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.1M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 22,328 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,082 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $47,143 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Lincoln County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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