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HVAC and plumbing companies in Burnett County, WI

How Burnett County, WI 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,535 of 1,707 scored counties
#39 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,490 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
76% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,223
+3.9% 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

Burnett County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,535 of 1,707 scored counties and #39 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $2,490 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Burnett County spend about $17.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 53% 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 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Burnett County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Burnett County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Burnett County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Burnett 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 Burnett County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBurnett CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.16.26.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$4.5M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,0271,2751,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.8%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,490$2,759$3,018
Median household income$62,819$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 7
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.5M
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
4The 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 Burnett 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 Burnett County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,223+3.9% since 2020
Households
7,188
Median age
54.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
822 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$62,819+19.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,457
Median home value
$231,300
Jobs located here
5,205
Daytime population
15,506Residents 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 Burnett 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
39Burnett County, WI28811.1$2.2M+3.9%#1,535 of 1,707

Other business types in Burnett County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 HVAC and plumbing companies in Burnett County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $17.9M a year, or $2,490 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 7,188 households in Burnett County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Burnett County has 11.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $2.2M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Burnett County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Burnett County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Burnett County at 17,223 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,188 households. Median household income in Burnett County is $62,819, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.3%, 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. Burnett County scores 28 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,535 of 1,707 scored counties.

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