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HVAC and plumbing companies in Tuscola County, MI

How Tuscola County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #318 of 1,707 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$52.1M
On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,425 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
83% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,680
−1.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 HVAC and plumbing companies in Tuscola County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.

At $2,425 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Tuscola County spend about $52.1M a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. Spread across 6 HVAC and plumbing companies, that is $8.7M per company, 83% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Tuscola County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,583 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Tuscola County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tuscola County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies, ranking #318 of 1,707 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Tuscola 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 Tuscola County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureTuscola CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.85.36.3
Spending per listing$8.7M$5.2M$4.8M
Households per official establishment3,5831,5321,162
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+7.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance$2,425$2,711$3,018
Median household income$63,811$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6555

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 6
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Tuscola 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 Tuscola County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,680−1.2% since 2020
Households
21,498
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$63,811+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,133
Median home value
$149,500
Jobs located here
10,757
Daytime population
44,077Residents 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 Tuscola 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

Other business types in Tuscola County

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

Questions

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

Tuscola County has 6 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023.

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

About $52.1M a year, or $2,425 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 21,498 households in Tuscola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tuscola County has 2.8 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $8.7M, 83% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the national ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Tuscola County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,583 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S.

How fast is Tuscola County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Tuscola County at 52,680 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,498 households. The median household income in Tuscola County is $63,811 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Tuscola County scores 65 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #318 of 1,707 scored counties.

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