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HVAC and plumbing companies in Livingston County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in Livingston County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #860 of 1,707 scored counties
#40 of 61 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
59
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
90
+1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$247.4M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $3,236 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.7
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,315
+1.7% 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 Livingston County spend about $247.4M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $3,236 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

Livingston County has 59 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Livingston County in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 849 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.6M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Livingston County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Livingston County is 50 (upper middle), #860 of 1,707 scored counties and #40 of 61 scored counties in Michigan.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.75.36.3
Spending per listing$4.2M$5.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment8491,5321,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.1%+7.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$3,236$2,711$3,018
Median household income$103,039$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5055

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
89 → 90+1.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
702
Annual payroll, 2023
$48.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
592 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$5.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
197,315+1.7% since 2020
Households
76,445
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
346
Median household income
$103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,893
Median home value
$356,800
Jobs located here
61,513
Daytime population
172,103Residents 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 Livingston 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
40Livingston County, MI50597.7$4.2M+1.7%#860 of 1,707

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 HVAC and plumbing companies in Livingston County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 1.1% from 2019.

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

About $247.4M a year, or $3,236 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 7.7 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $4.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Livingston County would have about 52, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 50 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #860 of 1,707 scored counties.

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