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HVAC and plumbing companies in Bowie County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Bowie County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,459 of 1,707 scored counties
#108 of 120 scored counties in Texas

Listings
32
4 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
28
−6.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$91M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,596 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
92,696
−0.2% 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

Bowie County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,459 of 1,707 scored counties and #108 of 120 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Bowie County comes to about $91M a year: $2,596 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.8M per company, 40% below 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 32 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Bowie County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Bowie County was 28 in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,253 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Bowie County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bowie County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Bowie County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBowie CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.17.96.3
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,2531,2261,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.7%+14.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,596$3,015$3,018
Median household income$59,803$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3250

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 28−6.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
220
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
324 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Bowie 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 Bowie County

Population, 2025 estimate
92,696−0.2% since 2020
Households
35,073
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
885 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$59,803+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,943
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
39,161
Daytime population
93,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chambers County, TX9584.6$7.2M+22.6%#1 of 1,707
2Travis County, TX872975.1$6.8M+7.2%#18 of 1,707
3Collin County, TX813297.9$4.7M+20.6%#58 of 1,707
4Denton County, TX802797.7$4.7M+16.9%#67 of 1,707
5Upshur County, TX7653.2$8.3M+8.2%#93 of 1,707
6Atascosa County, TX7474.2$6.4M+8.7%#132 of 1,707
7Rusk County, TX7184.4$6.1M+5.0%#185 of 1,707
8Cherokee County, TX7184.4$6M+5.4%#190 of 1,707
9Wilson County, TX7094.9$6.3M+12.2%#202 of 1,707
10Bexar County, TX704616.1$4.7M+7.2%#217 of 1,707
108Bowie County, TX32329.1$2.8M−0.2%#1,459 of 1,707

Other business types in Bowie County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Bowie County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 32 HVAC and plumbing companies in Bowie County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 6.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Bowie County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $91M a year, or $2,596 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 35,073 households in Bowie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bowie County has 9.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Bowie County would have about 19, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,253 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Bowie County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bowie County at 92,696 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,073 households. Median household income in Bowie County is $59,803, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Bowie County scores 32 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,459 of 1,707 scored counties.

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