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HVAC and plumbing companies in Berrien County, MI
How Berrien County, MI 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,421 of 1,707 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 46
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $165M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,578 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Berrien County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #1,421 of 1,707 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 HVAC and plumbing companies in Berrien County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
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. Spread across 46 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $3.6M per company, 25% below 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.
Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Berrien County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,143 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $450K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Berrien County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berrien County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
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 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 | Berrien County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $5.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,143 | 1,532 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +7.6% | +7.6% |
| 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 | 33 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 560.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 438
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 460 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $450K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning 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 | 77 | 64 | 4.3 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #86 of 1,707 |
| 2Cass County, MI | 75 | 5 | 2.4 | $11.4M | +0.2% | #107 of 1,707 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 71 | 28 | 4.4 | $6.2M | +0.7% | #184 of 1,707 |
| 4Montcalm County, MI | 71 | 10 | 4.1 | $6.1M | +4.1% | #188 of 1,707 |
| 5Mecosta County, MI | 70 | 7 | 4.2 | $5.7M | +4.7% | #206 of 1,707 |
| 6Oakland County, MI | 70 | 309 | 5.8 | $5.5M | +1.2% | #209 of 1,707 |
| 7Ingham County, MI | 69 | 49 | 4.2 | $6.1M | +1.7% | #229 of 1,707 |
| 8Tuscola County, MI | 65 | 6 | 2.8 | $8.7M | −1.2% | #318 of 1,707 |
| 9St. Joseph County, MI | 65 | 8 | 3.4 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #325 of 1,707 |
| 10Houghton County, MI | 63 | 5 | 3.5 | $7.1M | +1.6% | #386 of 1,707 |
| 55Berrien County, MI | 33 | 46 | 7.2 | $3.6M | −1.3% | #1,421 of 1,707 |
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 HVAC and plumbing companies are in Berrien County, MI?
There are 46 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Berrien County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, unchanged 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 46 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 63,999 households in Berrien County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berrien County, MI compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Berrien County has 7.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $3.6M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Berrien County would have about 35, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,143 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% 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 33 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #1,421 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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