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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Norfolk, NE area
How the Norfolk, NE area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #346 of 476 scored small-town markets
#5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,563 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,228
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Norfolk area comes to about $50.3M a year: $2,563 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.6M per company, 25% 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 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Norfolk area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in the Norfolk area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 892 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Norfolk area grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Norfolk area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #346 of 476 scored small-town markets and #5 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Nebraska.
How the Norfolk area 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 | Norfolk area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.3M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 892 | 953 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.7% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,563 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,968 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,228+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,617
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $65,968+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,357
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 24,757
- Daytime population
- 48,024Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Nebraska for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with the Norfolk area marked.
Top small-town markets in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, NE | 64 | 8 | 4.6 | $5.7M | +3.8% | #96 of 476 |
| 2Lexington, NE | 64 | 5 | 5.0 | $5.2M | +1.1% | #97 of 476 |
| 3Hastings, NE | 48 | 9 | 5.3 | $4.9M | −0.2% | #254 of 476 |
| 4Fremont, NE | 40 | 13 | 8.6 | $3M | +2.6% | #341 of 476 |
| 5Norfolk, NE | 39 | 14 | 7.1 | $3.6M | +1.1% | #346 of 476 |
| 6North Platte, NE | 37 | 8 | 5.3 | $4.7M | −3.6% | #368 of 476 |
| 7Kearney, NE | 30 | 28 | 12.3 | $2.2M | +1.9% | #430 of 476 |
| 8Scottsbluff, NE | 28 | 12 | 7.8 | $3.1M | −1.2% | #440 of 476 |
| 9Beatrice, NE | 25 | 8 | 8.6 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #451 of 476 |
Other business types in the Norfolk 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 Norfolk, NE area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Norfolk area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Norfolk, NE area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $50.3M a year, or $2,563 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 19,617 households in the Norfolk area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Norfolk, NE area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Norfolk area has 7.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Norfolk area would have about 11, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 892 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Norfolk, NE area growing?
Population estimates put the Norfolk area at 49,228 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,617 households. Median household income in the Norfolk area is $65,968, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Norfolk area scores 39 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #346 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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