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HVAC and plumbing companies in the McAlester, OK area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #135 of 476 scored small-town markets
#2 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,463 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
43,320
−1.1% 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 7 HVAC and plumbing companies in the McAlester area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the McAlester area comes to about $44M a year: $2,463 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.3M per company, 32% 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 11 businesses with payroll in the McAlester area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,623 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the McAlester area declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The McAlester area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #135 of 476 scored small-town markets and #2 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma.

How the McAlester area 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 McAlester, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureMcAlester areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.97.06.3
Spending per listing$6.3M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,6239811,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,463$2,707$3,018
Median household income$55,310$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score6031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 McAlester 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 McAlester area

Population, 2025 estimate
43,320−1.1% since 2020
Households
17,851
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$55,310+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,775
Median home value
$156,900
Jobs located here
12,742
Daytime population
42,726Residents 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 small-town markets in Oklahoma for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the McAlester area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Duncan, OK6374.0$6.5M+3.4%#102 of 476
2McAlester, OK6073.9$6.3M−1.1%#135 of 476
3Tahlequah, OK58126.4$3.9M+4.5%#156 of 476
4Ada, OK56106.6$3.9M+1.2%#171 of 476
5Miami, OK5065.0$4.6M+0.7%#236 of 476
6Muskogee, OK48176.6$3.6M+0.7%#259 of 476
7Durant, OK45147.6$3.3M+10.9%#290 of 476
8Altus, OK4477.2$3.7M+0.1%#293 of 476
9Shawnee, OK41238.5$3M+3.5%#330 of 476
10Bartlesville, OK412712.9$2.1M+2.7%#333 of 476

Other business types in the McAlester 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 McAlester, OK area?

The McAlester area has 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 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 McAlester, OK area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $44M a year, or $2,463 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 17,851 households in the McAlester area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The McAlester area has 3.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.3M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the McAlester area would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,623 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the McAlester, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the McAlester area at 43,320 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,851 households. The median household income in the McAlester area is $55,310 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.2% 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. 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 McAlester area scores 60 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #135 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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