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HVAC and plumbing companies in Indiana County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #128 of 1,707 scored counties
#9 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$87.3M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,688 a household
Spending per listing
$10.9M
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,878
−0.3% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, Indiana County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #128 of 1,707 scored counties and #9 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for HVAC and plumbing companies.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 HVAC and plumbing companies in Indiana County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,688 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Indiana County spend about $87.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $10.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.3 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 Indiana County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,499 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Indiana County. Population estimates show Indiana County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Indiana 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Indiana County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureIndiana CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.55.86.3
Spending per listing$10.9M$5.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,4991,2701,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,688$3,158$3,018
Median household income$60,208$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7462

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 13
Employees, 2023
71
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
82,878−0.3% since 2020
Households
32,487
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$60,208+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,985
Median home value
$152,800
Jobs located here
28,392
Daytime population
79,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA90114.5$7M+7.2%#9 of 1,707
2Cumberland County, PA83666.2$5.3M+6.5%#42 of 1,707
3Dauphin County, PA80564.6$6.7M+2.3%#66 of 1,707
4Lehigh County, PA76855.9$5.5M+2.7%#101 of 1,707
5Tioga County, PA7553.0$9.4M−1.3%#109 of 1,707
6Philadelphia County, PA752063.0$9.4M−1.6%#110 of 1,707
7Centre County, PA75254.2$7.2M−0.4%#113 of 1,707
8Susquehanna County, PA7574.5$6.5M−0.3%#118 of 1,707
9Indiana County, PA7482.5$10.9M−0.3%#128 of 1,707
10Mifflin County, PA7463.2$8.3M0.0%#129 of 1,707

Other business types in Indiana County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Indiana County, PA?

There are 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Indiana County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Indiana County, PA spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $87.3M a year, or $2,688 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $10.9M 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 32,487 households in Indiana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Indiana County has 2.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $10.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Indiana County would have about 18, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,499 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Indiana County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Indiana County at 82,878 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,487 households. The median household income in Indiana County is $60,208 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Indiana County scores 74 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #128 of 1,707 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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