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Home repair companies in Houghton County, MI
The home repair companies in Houghton County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,401 of 2,057 scored counties
#51 of 70 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.5M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,483 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,842
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,483 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Houghton County spend about $35.5M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 16 home repair companies, that is $2.2M per company, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
There are 16 home repair companies on map listings in Houghton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Houghton County in 2023. That is one for every 596 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $324K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Houghton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Houghton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Houghton County is 42 (lower middle), #1,401 of 2,057 scored counties and #51 of 70 scored counties in Michigan.
How Houghton 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 | Houghton County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 10.6 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 596 | 795 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.2% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,483 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $58,899 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 171
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $324K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Houghton 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 Houghton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,842+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,305
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $58,899+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,899
- Median home value
- $159,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,811
- Daytime population
- 36,847Residents 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 |
| 51Houghton County, MI | 42 | 16 | 11.2 | $2.2M | +1.6% | #1,401 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Houghton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Houghton County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 home repair companies in Houghton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023.
How much do households in Houghton County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $35.5M a year, or $2,483 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,305 households in Houghton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houghton County, MI compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Houghton County has 11.2 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $2.2M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Houghton County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 596 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S.
How fast is Houghton County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Houghton County at 37,842 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,305 households. The median household income in Houghton County is $58,899 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Houghton County scores 42 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,401 of 2,057 scored counties.
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