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Home repair companies in Berrien County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for home repair companies in Berrien County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,356 of 2,057 scored counties
#48 of 70 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 73
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 95
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $165M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Berrien County comes to about $165M a year: $2,578 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 73 home repair companies on map listings in Berrien County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 95 businesses with payroll in Berrien County classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 674 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Berrien County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berrien County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Berrien County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for home repair companies, ranking #1,356 of 2,057 scored counties and #48 of 70 scored counties in Michigan.
How Berrien County compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the home repair 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 | Berrien County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 674 | 795 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.6% | +10.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,578 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 90 → 95+5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 726
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 731 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Berrien 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 Berrien County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washtenaw County, MI | 74 | 145 | 9.6 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #125 of 2,057 |
| 2Cass County, MI | 73 | 15 | 7.1 | $3.8M | +0.2% | #136 of 2,057 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 71 | 53 | 8.4 | $3.3M | +0.7% | #184 of 2,057 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 69 | 593 | 11.2 | $2.9M | +1.2% | #241 of 2,057 |
| 5Ingham County, MI | 67 | 105 | 9.0 | $2.9M | +1.7% | #300 of 2,057 |
| 6Montcalm County, MI | 66 | 22 | 9.0 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #333 of 2,057 |
| 7Wayne County, MI | 64 | 486 | 6.9 | $3.6M | −1.1% | #388 of 2,057 |
| 8Osceola County, MI | 64 | 7 | 7.5 | $3.2M | +2.7% | #393 of 2,057 |
| 9Leelanau County, MI | 63 | 10 | 10.4 | $3M | +3.0% | #446 of 2,057 |
| 10Antrim County, MI | 62 | 9 | 8.1 | $3.3M | +5.3% | #479 of 2,057 |
| 48Berrien County, MI | 43 | 73 | 11.4 | $2.3M | −1.3% | #1,356 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Berrien County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades43
- HVAC and plumbing33
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control21
- Landscaping and lawn care23
- House cleaning23
- Pest control48
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Berrien County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 home repair companies in Berrien County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 95 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Berrien County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $165M a year, or $2,578 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in Berrien County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berrien County, MI compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Berrien County has 11.4 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.3M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Berrien County would have about 68, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 674 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Berrien County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Berrien County at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in Berrien County is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. Berrien County scores 43 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,356 of 2,057 scored counties.
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