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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Houghton, MI area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Houghton, MI area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #46 of 476 scored small-town markets
#2 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.3M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,482 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.7M
- 61% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,028
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Houghton area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #46 of 476 scored small-town markets and #2 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Michigan. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for HVAC and plumbing companies.
At $2,482 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Houghton area spend about $38.3M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $7.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 61% above 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 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in the Houghton area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in the Houghton area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors. That is one for every 1,544 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Houghton area grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Houghton 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 | Houghton area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $7.7M | $5.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,544 | 1,532 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,482 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $58,128 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 the Houghton 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 Houghton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,028+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 15,440
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $58,128+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,984
- Median home value
- $160,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,154
- Daytime population
- 38,592Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Big Rapids, MI | 73 | 7 | 4.2 | $5.7M | +4.7% | #35 of 476 |
| 2Houghton, MI | 71 | 5 | 3.2 | $7.7M | +1.8% | #46 of 476 |
| 3Sturgis, MI | 70 | 8 | 3.4 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #53 of 476 |
| 4Marquette, MI | 68 | 13 | 4.6 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #65 of 476 |
| 5Cadillac, MI | 59 | 12 | 6.1 | $4M | +2.0% | #154 of 476 |
| 6Owosso, MI | 57 | 12 | 4.3 | $5.9M | −0.4% | #158 of 476 |
| 7Escanaba, MI | 56 | 6 | 3.8 | $6.4M | −0.8% | #162 of 476 |
| 8Hillsdale, MI | 52 | 10 | 5.6 | $4.5M | 0.0% | #212 of 476 |
| 9Adrian, MI | 52 | 26 | 6.7 | $3.9M | −1.6% | #213 of 476 |
| 10Alma, MI | 50 | 9 | 6.1 | $4.1M | −1.1% | #239 of 476 |
Other business types in the Houghton 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Houghton, MI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Houghton area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.
How much do households in the Houghton, MI area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $38.3M a year, or $2,482 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 15,440 households in the Houghton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Houghton, MI area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Houghton area has 3.2 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $7.7M, 61% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Houghton area would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,544 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.
How fast is the Houghton, MI area growing?
Population estimates put the Houghton area at 40,028 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,440 households. Median household income in the Houghton area is $58,128, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Houghton area scores 71 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #46 of 476 scored small-town markets.
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