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HVAC and plumbing companies in Malheur County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Malheur County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #534 of 1,707 scored counties
#10 of 26 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.4M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,372 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Malheur County comes to about $24.4M a year: $2,372 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $4.9M per company, 3% above 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 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Malheur County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Malheur County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 3,431 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Malheur County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Malheur County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #534 of 1,707 scored counties and #10 of 26 scored counties in Oregon.
How Malheur County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $5.3M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,431 | 1,285 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.3% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,372 | $2,907 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $739K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, OR | 84 | 15 | 3.9 | $7.3M | +4.4% | #30 of 1,707 |
| 2Washington County, OR | 79 | 118 | 5.0 | $6.6M | +1.8% | #72 of 1,707 |
| 3Multnomah County, OR | 73 | 151 | 4.3 | $7.1M | −2.6% | #147 of 1,707 |
| 4Marion County, OR | 70 | 58 | 4.6 | $6M | +2.7% | #205 of 1,707 |
| 5Columbia County, OR | 69 | 11 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +2.6% | #237 of 1,707 |
| 6Polk County, OR | 66 | 15 | 4.5 | $6.3M | +2.3% | #289 of 1,707 |
| 7Crook County, OR | 66 | 5 | 4.6 | $6.2M | +10.6% | #294 of 1,707 |
| 8Yamhill County, OR | 66 | 20 | 5.1 | $5.7M | +2.2% | #299 of 1,707 |
| 9Lane County, OR | 61 | 71 | 4.4 | $5.9M | −0.7% | #450 of 1,707 |
| 10Malheur County, OR | 59 | 5 | 4.9 | $4.9M | +1.9% | #534 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Malheur 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Malheur County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 HVAC and plumbing companies in Malheur County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $24.4M a year, or $2,372 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Malheur County has 4.9 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.9M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,431 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 59 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #534 of 1,707 scored counties.
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