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HVAC and plumbing companies in Lincoln County, NM

How Lincoln County, NM 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,349 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,844
−2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 HVAC and plumbing companies in Lincoln County. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in Lincoln County spend about $23.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,349 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.9M per company, 23% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 714 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. 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 New Mexico 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, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLincoln CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.05.56.3
Spending per listing$5.9M$4.7M$4.8M
Households per official establishment7141,2121,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,349$2,559$3,018
Median household income$53,303$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 14
Employees, 2023
56
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
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
5The 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 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
19,844−2.3% since 2020
Households
10,000
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,831 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$53,303+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,624
Median home value
$233,200
Jobs located here
6,275
Daytime population
19,834Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across New Mexico

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

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM81223.9$7.5M+6.9%#50 of 1,707
2Doña Ana County, NM58404.7$5.1M+4.1%#564 of 1,707
3Curry County, NM5273.8$6.3M−3.5%#771 of 1,707
4Eddy County, NM51166.8$4M+0.3%#829 of 1,707
5McKinley County, NM4894.2$5.1M−6.1%#921 of 1,707
6Bernalillo County, NM451736.1$4.4M−1.4%#1,022 of 1,707
7San Juan County, NM44245.8$4.2M−0.9%#1,051 of 1,707
8Santa Fe County, NM40578.1$3.6M+1.2%#1,208 of 1,707
9Taos County, NM3874.5$5.4M+0.3%#1,265 of 1,707
10Lea County, NM35197.7$3.4M+0.2%#1,364 of 1,707
Lincoln County, NMNot scored44.0$5.9M−2.3%

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, NM?

Lincoln County has 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $23.5M a year, or $2,349 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 10,000 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lincoln County has 4.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.9M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 714 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Lincoln County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Lincoln County at 19,844 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,000 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $53,303 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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