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HVAC and plumbing companies in Buffalo County, WI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.5M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,531 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,318
−0.1% 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

Households in Buffalo County spend about $14.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,531 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Buffalo County has 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Buffalo County in 2023. That is one for every 572 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Buffalo County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, Buffalo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Buffalo County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Buffalo County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBuffalo CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.26.26.3
Spending per listing$4.8M$4.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment5721,2751,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,531$2,759$3,018
Median household income$70,479$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 10
Employees, 2023
40
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,318−0.1% since 2020
Households
5,720
Median age
46.9
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
676 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$70,479+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,332
Median home value
$213,300
Jobs located here
3,547
Daytime population
9,575Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dane County, WI841214.8$6.3M+4.9%#34 of 1,707
2Calumet County, WI8094.2$6.9M+2.9%#65 of 1,707
3Eau Claire County, WI69235.1$5.3M+3.0%#238 of 1,707
4Portage County, WI68144.7$5.7M+2.2%#251 of 1,707
5Kenosha County, WI68355.1$5.5M−0.4%#253 of 1,707
6Milwaukee County, WI671233.1$8.2M−1.5%#267 of 1,707
7Washington County, WI66284.9$6.1M+1.8%#295 of 1,707
8Ozaukee County, WI62287.3$4.4M+3.0%#437 of 1,707
9Polk County, WI60105.1$5.3M+1.7%#493 of 1,707
10St. Croix County, WI59308.0$4M+4.7%#546 of 1,707
Buffalo County, WINot scored35.2$4.8M−0.1%

Other business types in Buffalo County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Buffalo County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 HVAC and plumbing companies in Buffalo County. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

How much do households in Buffalo County, WI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $14.5M a year, or $2,531 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 5,720 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Buffalo County has 5.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.8M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 572 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Buffalo County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Buffalo County at 13,318 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,720 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $70,479, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. Buffalo County has no market score for HVAC and plumbing companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 Buffalo County

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