Plumbing · Detroit, MI

Plumbing Market in
Detroit, MI

$238M TAM · Market Score 67/100 · Ranked #24 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Detroit, MI MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$238M
rank #24 of 925
Market Score
67/100
rank #91 of 925 · 90th percentile
Operators
1,107
12,387 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
1.7%
rank #438 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Detroit scored 67/100 for Plumbing

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Detroit ranks in the 90th percentile nationally for Plumbing.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
% Housing Pre-198035%66.3382
Fragmentation Score35%10.124
Total Housing Units30%1,926,15799

TAM by segment

$238M in Detroit broken down by segment

Plumbing Service
$95M
40% of total TAM
Plumbing Repipe
$120M
50% of total TAM
Plumbing New Install
$23M
10% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Detroit

Population
4,376,828
1.7% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$76,664
21.0% HHs $150K+
Housing units
1,926,157
17.8% age 65+
GDP per capita
$79,519

Frequently asked questions

Plumbing market in Detroit: common questions

How big is the plumbing market in Detroit, MI?

The plumbing market in Detroit, MI has a total addressable market of $238M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Detroit the #24 largest plumbing market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many plumbing companies are in Detroit?

PinpointIQ tracks 1,107 plumbing establishments in the Detroit MSA, employing approximately 12,387 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Detroit rank nationally for plumbing?

Detroit scores 67/100 on PinpointIQ's Plumbing Market Score, ranking #91 of 925 U.S. metros — the 90th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for plumbing operators and investors.

What drives plumbing demand in Detroit?

PinpointIQ scores Detroit's plumbing market on 3 components: % Housing Pre-1980 (35% weight, 82th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 24th percentile); Total Housing Units (30% weight, 99th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the plumbing vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest plumbing sub-segments in Detroit?

Detroit's $238M plumbing TAM breaks down into: Plumbing Service ($95M, 40% of TAM); Plumbing Repipe ($120M, 50% of TAM); Plumbing New Install ($23M, 10% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Detroit growing? How does population affect the plumbing market?

Detroit has a population of 4,376,828 and has grown 1.7% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of plumbing demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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