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HVAC and plumbing companies in St. Croix County, WI
How St. Croix 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #546 of 1,707 scored counties
#10 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 30
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $118.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,276
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $3,164 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in St. Croix County spend about $118.7M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 17% 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 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in St. Croix County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in St. Croix County in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,137 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $345K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in St. Croix County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Croix County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Croix County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #546 of 1,707 scored counties and #10 of 50 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How St. Croix 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 | St. Croix County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.5M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,137 | 1,275 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.7% | +1.8% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,164 | $2,759 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $103,046 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 33−5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $345K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in St. Croix 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 St. Croix County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,276+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 37,511
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 722 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $103,046+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,955
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,396
- Daytime population
- 80,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with St. Croix County marked.
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 |
Other business types in St. Croix County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in St. Croix County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 HVAC and plumbing companies in St. Croix County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Croix County, WI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $118.7M a year, or $3,164 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 37,511 households in St. Croix County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Croix County, WI compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
St. Croix County has 8.0 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, St. Croix County would have about 25, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,137 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Croix County, WI growing?
Population estimates put St. Croix County at 98,276 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,511 households. Median household income in St. Croix County is $103,046, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. St. Croix County scores 59 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #546 of 1,707 scored counties.
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