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HVAC and plumbing companies in Frio County, TX

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Frio County, TX, 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,403 a household
Spending per listing
$13.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
18,823
+2.3% 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

At $2,403 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Frio County spend about $13.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $13.1M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Frio County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Frio County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,812 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Frio County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, Frio County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Frio 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 Frio County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFrio CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.87.96.3
Spending per listing$13.1M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,8121,2261,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,403$3,015$3,018
Median household income$66,010$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$523K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Frio 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 Frio County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,823+2.3% since 2020
Households
5,437
Median age
31.4
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,134 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$66,010+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,411
Median home value
$107,700
Jobs located here
6,133
Daytime population
17,690Residents 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 Frio 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
Frio County, TXNot scored11.8$13.1M+2.3%

Other business types in Frio County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 HVAC or plumbing company in Frio 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 Frio County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $13.1M a year, or $2,403 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, it comes to $13.1M 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 5,437 households in Frio County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Frio County has 1 HVAC or plumbing company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Frio County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,812 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Frio County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Frio County at 18,823 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,437 households. Median household income in Frio County is $66,010, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Frio County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Frio County

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