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HVAC and plumbing companies in Minnehaha County, SD

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #762 of 1,707 scored counties
#3 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
62
4 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
81
+9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$235.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,778 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
212,691
+7.6% 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

At $2,778 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Minnehaha County spend about $235.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Minnehaha County has 62 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.3 per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Minnehaha County was 81 in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,047 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $764K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Minnehaha County.

Population estimates put the population change in Minnehaha County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Minnehaha County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #762 of 1,707 scored counties and #3 of 12 scored counties in South Dakota.

How Minnehaha County compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Minnehaha County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMinnehaha CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.36.56.3
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0479121,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.5%+9.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,778$2,698$3,018
Median household income$76,880$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score5334

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
74 → 81+9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,629
Annual payroll, 2023
$115.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
624 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$764K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
212,691+7.6% since 2020
Households
84,814
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
807 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,921
Median home value
$287,600
Jobs located here
135,684
Daytime population
228,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across South Dakota

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

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD7872.5$12.4M+17.5%#74 of 1,707
2Brookings County, SD5385.8$4.5M+9.6%#744 of 1,707
3Minnehaha County, SD53627.3$3.8M+7.6%#762 of 1,707
4Lawrence County, SD5186.6$3.9M+14.0%#830 of 1,707
5Meade County, SD4186.7$4.1M+2.7%#1,163 of 1,707
6Pennington County, SD41398.4$3.2M+6.6%#1,185 of 1,707
7Yankton County, SD3588.3$3.2M+1.5%#1,367 of 1,707
8Davison County, SD2789.0$2.8M+0.6%#1,553 of 1,707
9Codington County, SD261411.2$2.3M+4.3%#1,576 of 1,707
10Lake County, SD23612.7$2.2M−0.2%#1,619 of 1,707

Other business types in Minnehaha County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Minnehaha County, SD?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 HVAC and plumbing companies in Minnehaha County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Minnehaha County, SD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $235.6M a year, or $2,778 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Minnehaha County has 7.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.8M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 50, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,047 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #762 of 1,707 scored counties.

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