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HVAC and plumbing companies in Colfax County, NE

How Colfax County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,780 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,934
+3.6% 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

At $2,780 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Colfax County spend about $10.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 2 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.2M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Colfax County as of September 2026. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Colfax County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 927 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Colfax County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Colfax County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Colfax County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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 Colfax County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureColfax CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.46.46.3
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.3M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9279531,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.7%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,780$2,751$3,018
Median household income$82,530$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored36

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Colfax 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 Colfax County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,934+3.6% since 2020
Households
3,707
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$82,530+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,003
Median home value
$144,700
Jobs located here
5,506
Daytime population
10,234Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Nebraska

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

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cass County, NE6965.5$5.4M+3.9%#235 of 1,707
2Douglas County, NE671335.6$5.2M+3.6%#278 of 1,707
3Sarpy County, NE60506.7$4.7M+9.0%#497 of 1,707
4Platte County, NE5764.4$5.9M+3.9%#595 of 1,707
5Lancaster County, NE56785.8$4.7M+3.4%#643 of 1,707
6Dawson County, NE5555.5$4.8M+1.5%#679 of 1,707
7Adams County, NE3586.1$4.2M−0.3%#1,356 of 1,707
8Seward County, NE3568.8$3.1M+2.3%#1,368 of 1,707
9Lincoln County, NE3485.4$4.6M−3.6%#1,386 of 1,707
10Dodge County, NE34138.6$3M+2.6%#1,407 of 1,707
Colfax County, NENot scored25.4$5.2M+3.6%

Other business types in Colfax County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Colfax County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 HVAC and plumbing companies in Colfax County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Colfax County, NE spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $10.3M a year, or $2,780 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 3,707 households in Colfax County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Colfax County has 2 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. 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 927 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Colfax County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Colfax County at 10,934 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,707 households. Median household income in Colfax County is $82,530, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Colfax County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Colfax County

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