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HVAC and plumbing companies in Cass County, ND
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Cass County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #832 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 8 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 61
- 8 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 90
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $233.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,780 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.3
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 201,794
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 HVAC and plumbing companies in Cass County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 13%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Cass County spend about $233.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,780 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per company, 20% below 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 90 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 933 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cass County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cass County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #832 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 8 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Cass County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Cass County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.3 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $4.6M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 933 | 985 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +1.2% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,780 | $2,751 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $75,555 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 87 → 90+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,326
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 618 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 201,794+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 83,945
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,765 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 110
- Median household income
- $75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,789
- Median home value
- $298,000
- Jobs located here
- 131,603
- Daytime population
- 221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williams County, ND | 73 | 5 | 3.3 | $9M | +1.4% | #139 of 1,707 |
| 2Burleigh County, ND | 58 | 28 | 6.8 | $4.3M | +4.7% | #583 of 1,707 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 51 | 61 | 7.3 | $3.8M | +9.1% | #832 of 1,707 |
| 4Ward County, ND | 46 | 17 | 6.0 | $4.7M | −2.4% | #983 of 1,707 |
| 5Grand Forks County, ND | 43 | 21 | 6.7 | $3.9M | +1.9% | #1,101 of 1,707 |
| 6Morton County, ND | 37 | 12 | 8.6 | $3.2M | +3.8% | #1,309 of 1,707 |
| 7Stark County, ND | 28 | 12 | 8.9 | $3M | +0.5% | #1,524 of 1,707 |
| 8Richland County, ND | 23 | 8 | 11.7 | $2.4M | +1.2% | #1,618 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Cass County
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 trades45
- HVAC and plumbing51
- Electricians44
- Roofing and gutters48
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care51
- House cleaning26
- Pest control71
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Cass County, ND?
There are 61 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $233.3M 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 61 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, ND compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Cass County has 7.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Cass County would have about 49, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 933 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cass County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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. Cass County scores 51 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #832 of 1,707 scored counties.
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