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HVAC and plumbing companies in the Niles, MI metro area
The HVAC and plumbing companies in the Niles, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #373 of 387 scored metro areas
#15 of 15 scored metro areas based 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
For HVAC and plumbing companies, the Niles metro area has a Groundwork market score of 23 (low): #373 of 387 scored metro areas and #15 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 HVAC and plumbing companies in the Niles metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 14% above the U.S. rate of 6.3.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in the Niles metro area 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in the Niles metro area classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, 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 the Niles metro area. Population estimates show the Niles metro area declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Niles 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.
| Measure | Niles metro area | 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 | 23 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Niles 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 Niles metro area
- 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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Every Michigan market ranked →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 Niles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ann Arbor, MI | 78 | 64 | 4.3 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Monroe, MI | 71 | 28 | 4.4 | $6.2M | +0.7% | #41 of 387 |
| 3Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 64 | 939 | 5.3 | $5.3M | +0.1% | #75 of 387 |
| 4Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 62 | 99 | 5.1 | $5.2M | +1.4% | #93 of 387 |
| 5Flint, MI | 61 | 65 | 3.9 | $6.4M | −1.1% | #104 of 387 |
| 6Bay City, MI | 59 | 18 | 4.0 | $6.2M | −1.6% | #118 of 387 |
| 7Saginaw, MI | 58 | 28 | 3.6 | $6.9M | −1.1% | #125 of 387 |
| 8Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 56 | 33 | 4.9 | $5.1M | +1.8% | #140 of 387 |
| 9Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 55 | 277 | 6.3 | $4.5M | +2.8% | #157 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 54 | 67 | 5.2 | $5M | +0.1% | #165 of 387 |
| 15Niles, MI | 23 | 46 | 7.2 | $3.6M | −1.3% | #373 of 387 |
Other business types in the Niles metro 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
- Home repair trades41
- HVAC and plumbing23
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters52
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control19
- Landscaping and lawn care18
- House cleaning20
- Pest control44
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in the Niles, MI metro area?
The Niles metro area has 46 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings 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 the Niles, MI metro area 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 the Niles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Niles, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
The Niles metro area 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, the Niles metro area 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 the Niles, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Niles metro area 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 the Niles metro area 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. The Niles metro area scores 23 for HVAC and plumbing companies (low), #373 of 387 scored metro areas.
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