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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Monroe, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for HVAC and plumbing companies in the Monroe, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #41 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
28
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
34
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$172.8M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,741 a household
Spending per listing
$6.2M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
30% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,004
+0.7% 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 the Monroe metro area spend about $172.8M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance, or $2,741 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.

The Monroe metro area has 28 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in the Monroe metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,854 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $383K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Monroe metro area.

Population estimates show the Monroe metro area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Monroe metro area scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #41 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Monroe 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.

HVAC and plumbing in Monroe, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.36.3
Spending per listing$6.2M$5.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,8541,5321,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+7.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,741$2,711$3,018
Median household income$77,335$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score7155

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
340.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
378
Annual payroll, 2023
$31.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
280 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$383K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,004+0.7% since 2020
Households
63,029
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
549 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,107
Median home value
$228,900
Jobs located here
38,727
Daytime population
128,192Residents 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 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 Monroe metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for HVAC and plumbing companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ann Arbor, MI78644.3$7.2M−0.4%#11 of 387
2Monroe, MI71284.4$6.2M+0.7%#41 of 387
3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI649395.3$5.3M+0.1%#75 of 387
4Lansing-East Lansing, MI62995.1$5.2M+1.4%#93 of 387
5Flint, MI61653.9$6.4M−1.1%#104 of 387
6Bay City, MI59184.0$6.2M−1.6%#118 of 387
7Saginaw, MI58283.6$6.9M−1.1%#125 of 387
8Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI56334.9$5.1M+1.8%#140 of 387
9Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI552776.3$4.5M+2.8%#157 of 387
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI54675.2$5M+0.1%#165 of 387

Other business types in the Monroe metro area

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

Questions

How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Monroe, MI metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Monroe metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

How much do households in the Monroe, MI metro area spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?

About $172.8M a year, or $2,741 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Monroe, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?

The Monroe metro area has 4.4 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.2M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 36, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,854 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 the Monroe, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. The Monroe metro area scores 71 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #41 of 387 scored metro areas.

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