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HVAC and plumbing companies in Carter County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Carter County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,547 of 1,707 scored counties
#35 of 39 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,612 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,910
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Carter County scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,547 of 1,707 scored counties and #35 of 39 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $2,612 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Carter County spend about $49.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.1M per company, 35% 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 16 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Carter County in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 733 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Carter County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Carter County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 733 | 981 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +6.9% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,612 | $2,707 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,723 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 26+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 244
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,910+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,046
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 822 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $60,723+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,415
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 23,303
- Daytime population
- 50,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 63 | 18 | 5.7 | $5.1M | +14.6% | #398 of 1,707 |
| 2Rogers County, OK | 62 | 20 | 5.5 | $5.4M | +7.1% | #420 of 1,707 |
| 3Logan County, OK | 60 | 11 | 6.2 | $5M | +11.5% | #496 of 1,707 |
| 4Pittsburg County, OK | 58 | 7 | 3.9 | $6.3M | −1.1% | #554 of 1,707 |
| 5Delaware County, OK | 57 | 8 | 4.7 | $5.4M | +3.8% | #600 of 1,707 |
| 6Stephens County, OK | 56 | 7 | 4.0 | $6.5M | +3.4% | #623 of 1,707 |
| 7Osage County, OK | 56 | 8 | 4.6 | $5.8M | +2.2% | #626 of 1,707 |
| 8Sequoyah County, OK | 55 | 5 | 3.2 | $7.4M | +4.1% | #662 of 1,707 |
| 9Canadian County, OK | 54 | 43 | 7.4 | $4.1M | +20.4% | #723 of 1,707 |
| 10Mayes County, OK | 53 | 9 | 5.9 | $4.3M | +3.5% | #748 of 1,707 |
| 35Carter County, OK | 27 | 16 | 8.4 | $3.1M | +1.8% | #1,547 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Carter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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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 Carter County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 HVAC and plumbing companies in Carter County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Carter County, OK spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $49.7M a year, or $2,612 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 19,046 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, OK compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Carter County has 8.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.1M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Carter County would have about 11, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 733 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 48,910 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,046 households. Median household income in Carter County is $60,723, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Carter County scores 27 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,547 of 1,707 scored counties.
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