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HVAC and plumbing companies in Merrick County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Merrick County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,516 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 76% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.8
- 3.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 7,905
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Merrick County spend about $8.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,516 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $1.2M per company, 76% 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 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Merrick County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 21.8 per 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Merrick County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 641 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Merrick County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Merrick 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.
| Measure | Merrick County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.8 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $4.3M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 641 | 953 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,516 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $68,354 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- 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 Merrick 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 Merrick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,905+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,205
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 488 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 16
- Median household income
- $68,354
- Average household income
- $88,303
- Median home value
- $175,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,446
- Daytime population
- 6,386Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 69 | 6 | 5.5 | $5.4M | +3.9% | #235 of 1,707 |
| 2Douglas County, NE | 67 | 133 | 5.6 | $5.2M | +3.6% | #278 of 1,707 |
| 3Sarpy County, NE | 60 | 50 | 6.7 | $4.7M | +9.0% | #497 of 1,707 |
| 4Platte County, NE | 57 | 6 | 4.4 | $5.9M | +3.9% | #595 of 1,707 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 56 | 78 | 5.8 | $4.7M | +3.4% | #643 of 1,707 |
| 6Dawson County, NE | 55 | 5 | 5.5 | $4.8M | +1.5% | #679 of 1,707 |
| 7Adams County, NE | 35 | 8 | 6.1 | $4.2M | −0.3% | #1,356 of 1,707 |
| 8Seward County, NE | 35 | 6 | 8.8 | $3.1M | +2.3% | #1,368 of 1,707 |
| 9Lincoln County, NE | 34 | 8 | 5.4 | $4.6M | −3.6% | #1,386 of 1,707 |
| 10Dodge County, NE | 34 | 13 | 8.6 | $3M | +2.6% | #1,407 of 1,707 |
| Merrick County, NE | Not scored | 7 | 21.8 | $1.2M | +3.3% |
Other business types in Merrick County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Merrick County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 HVAC and plumbing companies in Merrick County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Merrick County, NE spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $8.1M a year, or $2,516 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 3,205 households in Merrick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Merrick County, NE compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Merrick County has 21.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 3.5 times the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $1.2M, 76% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Merrick County would have about 2, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 641 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Merrick County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Merrick County at 7,905 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,205 households. Median household income in Merrick County is $68,354, 15% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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