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HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County, MI
How Wayne 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #414 of 1,707 scored counties
#12 of 61 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 288
- 15 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 301
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,503 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,769,038
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $2,503 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Wayne County spend about $1.8B a year on home repairs, maintenance and insurance. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. The spending figure covers all home repairs, maintenance and insurance, not only HVAC and plumbing companies.
Wayne County has 288 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 301 businesses with payroll in Wayne County classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,328 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $13.2M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne County.
Population estimates show Wayne County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County is 62 (upper middle), #414 of 1,707 scored counties and #12 of 61 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wayne 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.
| Measure | Wayne County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $5.2M | $4.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,328 | 1,532 | 1,162 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +7.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,503 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $60,539 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 276 → 301+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,293
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $255M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 369The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $13.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in Wayne 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 Wayne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,769,038−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 700,591
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 612 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,897
- Median household income
- $60,539+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,609
- Median home value
- $178,500
- Jobs located here
- 669,243
- Daytime population
- 1,771,020Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washtenaw County, MI | 77 | 64 | 4.3 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #86 of 1,707 |
| 2Cass County, MI | 75 | 5 | 2.4 | $11.4M | +0.2% | #107 of 1,707 |
| 3Monroe County, MI | 71 | 28 | 4.4 | $6.2M | +0.7% | #184 of 1,707 |
| 4Montcalm County, MI | 71 | 10 | 4.1 | $6.1M | +4.1% | #188 of 1,707 |
| 5Mecosta County, MI | 70 | 7 | 4.2 | $5.7M | +4.7% | #206 of 1,707 |
| 6Oakland County, MI | 70 | 309 | 5.8 | $5.5M | +1.2% | #209 of 1,707 |
| 7Ingham County, MI | 69 | 49 | 4.2 | $6.1M | +1.7% | #229 of 1,707 |
| 8Tuscola County, MI | 65 | 6 | 2.8 | $8.7M | −1.2% | #318 of 1,707 |
| 9St. Joseph County, MI | 65 | 8 | 3.4 | $7.3M | +0.1% | #325 of 1,707 |
| 10Houghton County, MI | 63 | 5 | 3.5 | $7.1M | +1.6% | #386 of 1,707 |
| 12Wayne County, MI | 62 | 288 | 4.1 | $6.1M | −1.1% | #414 of 1,707 |
Other business types in Wayne County
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 trades64
- HVAC and plumbing62
- Electricians64
- Roofing and gutters63
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control52
- Landscaping and lawn care54
- House cleaning51
- Pest control61
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many HVAC and plumbing companies are in Wayne County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 288 HVAC and plumbing companies in Wayne County. 15 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count heating and air-conditioning companies and plumbers. Official counts show 301 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Wayne County, MI spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $1.8B a year, or $2,503 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 288 HVAC and plumbing companies on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 700,591 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wayne County, MI compare with the U.S. for HVAC and plumbing companies?
Wayne County has 4.1 HVAC and plumbing companies per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 6.3. Spending per company is $6.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $4.8M. At the U.S. ratio of HVAC and plumbing companies to household spending, Wayne County would have about 369, against 288 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,328 households, against one for every 1,162 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Wayne County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Wayne County at 1,769,038 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 700,591 households. Median household income in Wayne County is $60,539, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Wayne County scores 62 for HVAC and plumbing companies (upper middle), #414 of 1,707 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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