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HVAC and plumbing companies in Shiawassee County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #731 of 1,707 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
23
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$71M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,523 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,681
−0.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 HVAC and plumbing companies in Shiawassee County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Shiawassee County comes to about $71M a year: $2,523 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $5.9M per company, 24% above 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.

Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Shiawassee County in 2023. That is one for every 1,223 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $380K have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Shiawassee County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shiawassee County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For HVAC and plumbing companies, Shiawassee County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #731 of 1,707 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in Michigan.

How Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureShiawassee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.35.36.3
Spending per listing$5.9M$5.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment1,2231,5321,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,523$2,711$3,018
Median household income$67,404$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5355

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 23
Employees, 2023
133
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$380K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
67,681−0.4% since 2020
Households
28,126
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
531 sq. mi.
People per square mile
128
Median household income
$67,404+20.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,758
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
14,880
Daytime population
55,429Residents 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 Shiawassee 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
33Shiawassee County, MI53124.3$5.9M−0.4%#731 of 1,707

Other business types in Shiawassee County

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

Questions

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

There are 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings in Shiawassee County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $71M a year, or $2,523 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 28,126 households in Shiawassee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shiawassee County has 4.3 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $5.9M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Shiawassee County would have about 15, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,223 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Shiawassee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Shiawassee County at 67,681 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 28,126 households. The median household income in Shiawassee County is $67,404 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.3% 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. Shiawassee County scores 53 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #731 of 1,707 scored counties.

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