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Home repair companies in Genesee County, MI

The home repair companies in Genesee County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #778 of 2,057 scored counties
#29 of 70 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
159
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
164
+9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$418.9M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,503 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.5
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
401,093
−1.1% 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 Genesee County spend about $418.9M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,503 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 159 home repair companies, that is $2.6M per company, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M.

Genesee County has 159 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.5 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Genesee County was 164 in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $10.1M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Genesee County.

Population estimates show Genesee County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Genesee County is 55 (upper middle), #778 of 2,057 scored counties and #29 of 70 scored counties in Michigan.

How Genesee 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.

Home repair trades in Genesee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGenesee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.510.612.4
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,020795587
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.3%+10.2%+9.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,503$2,711$3,018
Median household income$62,281$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5555

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
150 → 164+9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,745
Annual payroll, 2023
$230M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1594 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
19
Amount
$10.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Genesee 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 Genesee County

Population, 2025 estimate
401,093−1.1% since 2020
Households
167,334
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
637 sq. mi.
People per square mile
633
Median household income
$62,281+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,062
Median home value
$182,400
Jobs located here
125,696
Daytime population
375,742Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home repair trades across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for home repair companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Genesee County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for home repair companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washtenaw County, MI741459.6$3.2M−0.4%#125 of 2,057
2Cass County, MI73157.1$3.8M+0.2%#136 of 2,057
3Monroe County, MI71538.4$3.3M+0.7%#184 of 2,057
4Oakland County, MI6959311.2$2.9M+1.2%#241 of 2,057
5Ingham County, MI671059.0$2.9M+1.7%#300 of 2,057
6Montcalm County, MI66229.0$2.8M+4.1%#333 of 2,057
7Wayne County, MI644866.9$3.6M−1.1%#388 of 2,057
8Osceola County, MI6477.5$3.2M+2.7%#393 of 2,057
9Leelanau County, MI631010.4$3M+3.0%#446 of 2,057
10Antrim County, MI6298.1$3.3M+5.3%#479 of 2,057
29Genesee County, MI551599.5$2.6M−1.1%#778 of 2,057

Other business types in Genesee County

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

Questions

How many home repair companies are in Genesee County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 159 home repair companies in Genesee County. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 164 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Genesee County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $418.9M a year, or $2,503 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 159 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,334 households in Genesee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Genesee County, MI compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?

Genesee County has 9.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.6M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Genesee County would have about 173, against 159 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Genesee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Genesee County at 401,093 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 167,334 households. The median household income in Genesee County is $62,281 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. Genesee County scores 55 for home repair companies (upper middle), #778 of 2,057 scored counties.

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