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HVAC and plumbing companies in Elk County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Elk County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.1M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.4M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 63% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Elk County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Households in Elk County spend about $37.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,787 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $12.4M per company, 2.6 times 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Elk County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,211 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $361K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Elk County.
Population estimates show Elk County declined 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Elk County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Elk County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $12.4M | $5.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,211 | 1,270 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,787 | $3,158 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 64
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $361K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Elk 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 Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 90 | 11 | 4.5 | $7M | +7.2% | #9 of 1,707 |
| 2Cumberland County, PA | 83 | 66 | 6.2 | $5.3M | +6.5% | #42 of 1,707 |
| 3Dauphin County, PA | 80 | 56 | 4.6 | $6.7M | +2.3% | #66 of 1,707 |
| 4Lehigh County, PA | 76 | 85 | 5.9 | $5.5M | +2.7% | #101 of 1,707 |
| 5Tioga County, PA | 75 | 5 | 3.0 | $9.4M | −1.3% | #109 of 1,707 |
| 6Philadelphia County, PA | 75 | 206 | 3.0 | $9.4M | −1.6% | #110 of 1,707 |
| 7Centre County, PA | 75 | 25 | 4.2 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #113 of 1,707 |
| 8Susquehanna County, PA | 75 | 7 | 4.5 | $6.5M | −0.3% | #118 of 1,707 |
| 9Indiana County, PA | 74 | 8 | 2.5 | $10.9M | −0.3% | #128 of 1,707 |
| 10Mifflin County, PA | 74 | 6 | 3.2 | $8.3M | 0.0% | #129 of 1,707 |
| Elk County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $12.4M | −3.3% |
Other business types in Elk 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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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
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Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Elk County, PA?
Elk County has 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Elk County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $37.1M a year, or $2,787 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $12.4M 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 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Elk County has 2.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $12.4M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Elk County would have about 8, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,211 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. 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. Elk County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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