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HVAC and plumbing companies in Custer County, OK

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Custer County, OK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,590 of 1,707 scored counties
#37 of 39 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,628 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.9
73% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,175
−1.0% 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 Custer County is 25 (lower middle), #1,590 of 1,707 scored counties and #37 of 39 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Custer County spend about $29M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,628 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per company, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Custer County has 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 10.9 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Custer County in 2023. That is one for every 1,104 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $326K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Custer County. Population estimates put the population change in Custer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Custer 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Custer County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureCuster CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.97.06.3
Spending per listing$2.4M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,1049811,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,628$2,707$3,018
Median household income$59,738$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score2531

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 10
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$326K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Custer 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 Custer County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,175−1.0% since 2020
Households
11,044
Median age
33.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
989 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$59,738+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,426
Median home value
$181,500
Jobs located here
11,641
Daytime population
29,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK63185.7$5.1M+14.6%#398 of 1,707
2Rogers County, OK62205.5$5.4M+7.1%#420 of 1,707
3Logan County, OK60116.2$5M+11.5%#496 of 1,707
4Pittsburg County, OK5873.9$6.3M−1.1%#554 of 1,707
5Delaware County, OK5784.7$5.4M+3.8%#600 of 1,707
6Stephens County, OK5674.0$6.5M+3.4%#623 of 1,707
7Osage County, OK5684.6$5.8M+2.2%#626 of 1,707
8Sequoyah County, OK5553.2$7.4M+4.1%#662 of 1,707
9Canadian County, OK54437.4$4.1M+20.4%#723 of 1,707
10Mayes County, OK5395.9$4.3M+3.5%#748 of 1,707
37Custer County, OK251210.9$2.4M−1.0%#1,590 of 1,707

Other business types in Custer County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Custer County, OK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 HVAC and plumbing companies in Custer County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Custer County, OK spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $29M a year, or $2,628 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 11,044 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Custer County has 10.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.4M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Custer County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,104 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Custer County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Custer County at 28,175 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,044 households. Median household income in Custer County is $59,738, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.7%, 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. Custer County scores 25 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,590 of 1,707 scored counties.

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

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