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HVAC and plumbing companies in Oconto County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Oconto County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,150 of 1,707 scored counties
#24 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $45M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,675 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,195
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 HVAC and plumbing companies in Oconto County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
At $2,675 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Oconto County spend about $45M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That works out to $3.2M per company, 32% 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.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Oconto County in 2023. That is one for every 1,201 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oconto County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For HVAC and plumbing companies, Oconto County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,150 of 1,707 scored counties and #24 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Oconto 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.
| Measure | Oconto County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,201 | 1,275 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,675 | $2,759 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $75,049 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Oconto 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 Oconto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,195+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,811
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $75,049+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,497
- Median home value
- $231,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,756
- Daytime population
- 28,572Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dane County, WI | 84 | 121 | 4.8 | $6.3M | +4.9% | #34 of 1,707 |
| 2Calumet County, WI | 80 | 9 | 4.2 | $6.9M | +2.9% | #65 of 1,707 |
| 3Eau Claire County, WI | 69 | 23 | 5.1 | $5.3M | +3.0% | #238 of 1,707 |
| 4Portage County, WI | 68 | 14 | 4.7 | $5.7M | +2.2% | #251 of 1,707 |
| 5Kenosha County, WI | 68 | 35 | 5.1 | $5.5M | −0.4% | #253 of 1,707 |
| 6Milwaukee County, WI | 67 | 123 | 3.1 | $8.2M | −1.5% | #267 of 1,707 |
| 7Washington County, WI | 66 | 28 | 4.9 | $6.1M | +1.8% | #295 of 1,707 |
| 8Ozaukee County, WI | 62 | 28 | 7.3 | $4.4M | +3.0% | #437 of 1,707 |
| 9Polk County, WI | 60 | 10 | 5.1 | $5.3M | +1.7% | #493 of 1,707 |
| 10St. Croix County, WI | 59 | 30 | 8.0 | $4M | +4.7% | #546 of 1,707 |
| 24Oconto County, WI | 42 | 14 | 8.3 | $3.2M | +2.9% | #1,150 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Oconto County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Oconto County, WI?
Oconto County has 14 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 14 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Oconto County, WI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $45M a year, or $2,675 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 16,811 households in Oconto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oconto County, WI compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Oconto County has 8.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.2M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Oconto County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,201 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is Oconto County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Oconto County at 40,195 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,811 households. The median household income in Oconto County is $75,049 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Oconto County scores 42 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,150 of 1,707 scored counties.
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