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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Plainview, TX area

How the Plainview, TX area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #422 of 476 scored small-town markets
#29 of 33 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,438 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,700
−3.0% 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

For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Plainview area has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #422 of 476 scored small-town markets and #29 of 33 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Plainview area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Households in the Plainview area spend about $31.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,438 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per company, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Plainview area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 998 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Plainview area declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Plainview area 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 Plainview, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePlainview areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.27.96.3
Spending per listing$4M$3.8M$4.8M
Households per official establishment9981,2261,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.1%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,438$3,015$3,018
Median household income$52,707$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3050

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13
Employees, 2023
72
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 the Plainview area, 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 the Plainview area

Population, 2025 estimate
36,700−3.0% since 2020
Households
12,976
Median age
36.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$52,707
Average household income
$72,268
Median home value
$109,000
Jobs located here
12,210
Daytime population
32,764Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Plainview area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jacksonville, TX7784.4$6M+5.4%#21 of 476
2Corsicana, TX7184.2$6.3M+8.2%#48 of 476
3Mount Pleasant, TX6694.3$5.8M+2.5%#77 of 476
4Nacogdoches, TX66135.1$4.8M+2.2%#79 of 476
5Sulphur Springs, TX63107.1$3.8M+6.1%#110 of 476
6Granbury, TX62197.4$4.1M+13.6%#120 of 476
7Big Spring, TX6086.6$4.3M−12.4%#140 of 476
8Bay City, TX55117.1$3.6M+0.5%#183 of 476
9Bonham, TX55118.6$3.3M+9.2%#185 of 476
10Del Rio, TX5384.8$5.4M+0.5%#199 of 476
29Plainview, TX3086.2$4M−3.0%#422 of 476

Other business types in the Plainview area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Plainview, TX area?

The Plainview area has 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in the Plainview, TX area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $31.6M a year, or $2,438 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4M per company. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,976 households in the Plainview area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Plainview area has 6.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Plainview area would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 998 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is the Plainview, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Plainview area at 36,700 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,976 households. The median household income in the Plainview area is $52,707 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Plainview area scores 30 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #422 of 476 scored small-town markets.

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