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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Missoula, MT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Missoula, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #328 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 42
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.2M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,698
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Missoula metro area is 33 (lower middle), #328 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Missoula metro area comes to about $151.2M a year: $2,757 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.6M per company, 24% 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 42 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Missoula metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 10%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 71 businesses with payroll in the Missoula metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 772 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Missoula metro area. Population estimates show the Missoula metro area grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Missoula 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 | Missoula metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.9M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 772 | 644 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.2% | +11.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,757 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $74,989 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71+6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 689
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Missoula 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 Missoula metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,698+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 54,829
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $74,989
- Average household income
- $102,725
- Median home value
- $466,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,485
- Daytime population
- 132,972Residents 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 Missoula 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 trades32
- HVAC and plumbing33
- Electricians29
- Roofing and gutters43
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control26
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning22
- Pest control51
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Missoula, MT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Missoula metro area. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Missoula, MT metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $151.2M a year, or $2,757 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Missoula, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Missoula metro area has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Missoula metro area would have about 32, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 772 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Missoula, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Missoula metro area scores 33 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #328 of 387 scored metro areas.
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