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HVAC and plumbing companies in Union County, SD

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,004 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,402
+3.3% 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

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Union County comes to about $22M a year: $3,004 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.5M per company, 15% 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 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Union County in 2023. That is one for every 2,437 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $395K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Union County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.56.56.3
Spending per listing$5.5M$4.1M$4.8M
Households per official establishment2,4379121,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,004$2,698$3,018
Median household income$89,636$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored34

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
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
2
Amount
$395K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
17,402+3.3% since 2020
Households
7,310
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
462 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$89,636+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,814
Median home value
$301,100
Jobs located here
9,648
Daytime population
19,509Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, SDNot scored45.5$5.5M+3.3%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 HVAC and plumbing companies in Union County. 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 Union County, SD spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $22M a year, or $3,004 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 7,310 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 5.5 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.5M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Union County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,437 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Union County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 17,402 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,310 households. Median household income in Union County is $89,636, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Union County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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