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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Wahpeton, ND-MN area

The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Wahpeton, ND-MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #412 of 476 scored small-town markets
#3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,689 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
51% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,019
0.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Wahpeton area is 32 (lower middle), #412 of 476 scored small-town markets and #3 of 3 scored small-town markets based in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $2,689 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Wahpeton area spend about $25.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 9 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.8M per company, 40% 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 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Wahpeton area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 51% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Wahpeton area in 2023. That is one for every 864 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Wahpeton area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Wahpeton area 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Wahpeton, ND-MN area compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureWahpeton areaNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.56.06.3
Spending per listing$2.8M$4.6M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8649851,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.2%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,689$2,751$3,018
Median household income$73,734$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score3240

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 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 the Wahpeton 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 Wahpeton area

Population, 2025 estimate
23,0190.0% since 2020
Households
9,504
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,187 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$73,734+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,848
Median home value
$183,300
Jobs located here
9,601
Daytime population
21,383Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across North Dakota

Every North Dakota market ranked →

The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Dakota for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Wahpeton area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Dakota

Small-town markets in North Dakota ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williston, ND7853.3$9M+1.4%#18 of 476
2Dickinson, ND43127.7$3.6M+0.7%#304 of 476
3Wahpeton, ND-MN3299.5$2.8M0.0%#412 of 476

Other business types in the Wahpeton area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Wahpeton, ND-MN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Wahpeton area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Wahpeton, ND-MN area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $25.6M a year, or $2,689 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 9,504 households in the Wahpeton area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Wahpeton, ND-MN area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Wahpeton area has 9.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Wahpeton area would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 864 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Wahpeton, ND-MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Wahpeton area at 23,019 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,504 households. Median household income in the Wahpeton area is $73,734, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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 Wahpeton area scores 32 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #412 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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