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HVAC and plumbing companies in Hillsdale County, MI

The HVAC and plumbing companies in Hillsdale County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #954 of 1,707 scored counties
#41 of 61 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$44.6M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,499 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,738
0.0% 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 Hillsdale County spend about $44.6M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,499 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $4.5M per company, 6% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

There are 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Hillsdale County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hillsdale County in 2023. That is one for every 1,374 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hillsdale County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hillsdale County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #954 of 1,707 scored counties and #41 of 61 scored counties in Michigan.

How Hillsdale 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Hillsdale County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureHillsdale CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.65.36.3
Spending per listing$4.5M$5.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,3741,5321,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,499$2,711$3,018
Median household income$64,242$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4755

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 13
Employees, 2023
65
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,7380.0% since 2020
Households
17,860
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,816
Median home value
$176,100
Jobs located here
12,372
Daytime population
39,069Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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HVAC and plumbing across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for HVAC and plumbing companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Hillsdale County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washtenaw County, MI77644.3$7.2M−0.4%#86 of 1,707
2Cass County, MI7552.4$11.4M+0.2%#107 of 1,707
3Monroe County, MI71284.4$6.2M+0.7%#184 of 1,707
4Montcalm County, MI71104.1$6.1M+4.1%#188 of 1,707
5Mecosta County, MI7074.2$5.7M+4.7%#206 of 1,707
6Oakland County, MI703095.8$5.5M+1.2%#209 of 1,707
7Ingham County, MI69494.2$6.1M+1.7%#229 of 1,707
8Tuscola County, MI6562.8$8.7M−1.2%#318 of 1,707
9St. Joseph County, MI6583.4$7.3M+0.1%#325 of 1,707
10Houghton County, MI6353.5$7.1M+1.6%#386 of 1,707
41Hillsdale County, MI47105.6$4.5M0.0%#954 of 1,707

Other business types in Hillsdale County

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Hillsdale County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 HVAC and plumbing companies in Hillsdale County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $44.6M a year, or $2,499 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per company. That spending covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, which HVAC and plumbing companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,860 households in Hillsdale County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hillsdale County, MI compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

Hillsdale County has 5.6 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.5M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Hillsdale County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,374 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Hillsdale County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Hillsdale County at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in Hillsdale County is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Hillsdale County scores 47 for HVAC and plumbing companies (lower middle), #954 of 1,707 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for HVAC and plumbing companies · All 56 business types in Hillsdale County

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