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HVAC and plumbing companies in Kaufman County, TX
How Kaufman County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,220 of 1,707 scored counties
#83 of 120 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 58
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- +14.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $155.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,047 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,235
- +42.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Kaufman County spend about $155.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,047 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 58 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $2.7M per company, 44% 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 58 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Kaufman County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kaufman County in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019. That is one for every 573 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kaufman County.
Population estimates show Kaufman County grew 42.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Kaufman County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,220 of 1,707 scored counties and #83 of 120 scored counties in Texas.
How Kaufman 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.
| Measure | Kaufman County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.8M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 573 | 1,226 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.1% | +14.1% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +42.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,047 | $3,015 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,485 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 89+14.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 670
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 580 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Kaufman 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 Kaufman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,235+42.2% since 2020
- Households
- 50,990
- Median age
- 34.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 221
- Median household income
- $89,485+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,230
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 36,419
- Daytime population
- 125,602Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 95 | 8 | 4.6 | $7.2M | +22.6% | #1 of 1,707 |
| 2Travis County, TX | 87 | 297 | 5.1 | $6.8M | +7.2% | #18 of 1,707 |
| 3Collin County, TX | 81 | 329 | 7.9 | $4.7M | +20.6% | #58 of 1,707 |
| 4Denton County, TX | 80 | 279 | 7.7 | $4.7M | +16.9% | #67 of 1,707 |
| 5Upshur County, TX | 76 | 5 | 3.2 | $8.3M | +8.2% | #93 of 1,707 |
| 6Atascosa County, TX | 74 | 7 | 4.2 | $6.4M | +8.7% | #132 of 1,707 |
| 7Rusk County, TX | 71 | 8 | 4.4 | $6.1M | +5.0% | #185 of 1,707 |
| 8Cherokee County, TX | 71 | 8 | 4.4 | $6M | +5.4% | #190 of 1,707 |
| 9Wilson County, TX | 70 | 9 | 4.9 | $6.3M | +12.2% | #202 of 1,707 |
| 10Bexar County, TX | 70 | 461 | 6.1 | $4.7M | +7.2% | #217 of 1,707 |
| 83Kaufman County, TX | 40 | 58 | 11.4 | $2.7M | +42.2% | #1,220 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Kaufman County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades42
- HVAC and plumbing40
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters51
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control77
- Landscaping and lawn care91
- House cleaning62
- Pest control58
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Kaufman County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 HVAC and plumbing companies in Kaufman County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 14.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Kaufman County, TX spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $155.3M a year, or $3,047 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 50,990 households in Kaufman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kaufman County, TX compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Kaufman County has 11.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Kaufman County would have about 33, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kaufman County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Kaufman County at 209,235 people in 2025, up 42.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,990 households. Median household income in Kaufman County is $89,485, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Kaufman County scores 40 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,220 of 1,707 scored counties.
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