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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 64
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $459.7M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.2M
- 51% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 370,214
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Ann Arbor metro area has a Groundwork market score of 78 (high): #11 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for HVAC and plumbing companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Ann Arbor metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Ann Arbor metro area comes to about $459.7M a year: $3,054 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 64 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $7.2M per company, 51% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Ann Arbor metro area was 70 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Ann Arbor metro area. Population estimates show the Ann Arbor metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Ann Arbor metro area 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 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 | Ann Arbor metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.2M | $5.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,151 | 1,532 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +7.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $3,054 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $89,180 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 803
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $61.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 641 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 97The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Ann Arbor metro area, 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 the Ann Arbor metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 370,214−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 150,550
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 706 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 524
- Median household income
- $89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,750
- Median home value
- $374,100
- Jobs located here
- 186,868
- Daytime population
- 409,361Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Ann Arbor metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ann Arbor, MI | 78 | 64 | 4.3 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Monroe, MI | 71 | 28 | 4.4 | $6.2M | +0.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 64 | 939 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +0.1% | #75 of 387 |
| 4Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 62 | 99 | 5.1 | $5.2M | +1.4% | #93 of 387 |
| 5Flint, MI | 61 | 65 | 3.9 | $6.4M | −1.1% | #104 of 387 |
| 6Bay City, MI | 59 | 18 | 4.0 | $6.2M | −1.6% | #118 of 387 |
| 7Saginaw, MI | 58 | 28 | 3.6 | $6.9M | −1.1% | #125 of 387 |
| 8Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 56 | 33 | 4.9 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #140 of 387 |
| 9Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 55 | 277 | 6.3 | $4.5M | +2.8% | #157 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 54 | 67 | 5.2 | $5M | +0.1% | #165 of 387 |
Other business types in the Ann Arbor metro area
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 trades76
- HVAC and plumbing78
- Electricians76
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care32
- House cleaning55
- Pest control74
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area?
The Ann Arbor metro area has 64 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $459.7M a year, or $3,054 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 150,550 households in the Ann Arbor metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ann Arbor, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Ann Arbor metro area has 4.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.2M, 51% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Ann Arbor metro area would have about 97, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ann Arbor, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Ann Arbor metro area at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. The median household income in the Ann Arbor metro area is $89,180 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. The Ann Arbor metro area scores 78 for HVAC and plumbing companies (high), #11 of 387 scored metro areas.
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