
Published 2026-10-19
IT Companies in Michigan: What the Listings Show
A data snapshot of 999 published IT service providers headquartered in Michigan, covering ratings, size, and top cities.
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This article is a frozen measurement. The directory page for Michigan is live and re-ranked continuously.
Browse providers in Michigan ▸| Measure | Michigan | United States | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listed providers | 1,007 | 44,221 | 2.3% of US |
| Median staff | 9.5 | 9 | Larger |
| Have a Google rating | 53.9% | 44.8% | Above |
| # | City | Providers | Count | % of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Grand Rapids | 80 | 7.9% | |
| 02 | Troy | 80 | 7.9% | |
| 03 | Ann Arbor | 53 | 5.3% | |
| 04 | Detroit | 51 | 5.1% | |
| 05 | Farmington Hills | 44 | 4.4% | |
| 06 | Southfield | 34 | 3.4% | |
| 07 | Kalamazoo | 26 | 2.6% | |
| 08 | Livonia | 26 | 2.6% |
Michigan is home to 999 published IT service providers in the current directory dataset, part of a national total of 44,221 listings spanning all 50 states.
Ratings Coverage
Of the 999 Michigan-based IT service providers in the directory, 538 carry a Google rating. The median rating among Michigan listings with a score is 5.00, matching the national median rating of 5.00 across 19,795 rated providers out of the full 44,221 published total.
Ratings coverage in Michigan sits at roughly half of the state's listings, consistent with the pattern seen nationally where 19,795 of 44,221 providers carry a rating.
Company Size
The median employee count for Michigan IT service providers is 10.0. This is slightly above the national median of 9.0 employees across all published listings. Size data in a directory like this reflects self-reported or publicly available headcount figures rather than revenue or client base, but it offers a consistent way to compare the scale of providers operating in the state against the national picture.
Where Michigan Providers Are Based
The top cities for IT service providers headquartered in Michigan are Grand Rapids, Troy, Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Farmington Hills. These five metro areas represent the primary concentration points for listed providers in the state, spanning both the western Michigan corridor around Grand Rapids and the southeastern cluster near Detroit, Troy, Ann Arbor, and Farmington Hills.
This geographic spread mirrors a broader national pattern in which IT service providers tend to cluster around metro areas rather than being evenly distributed across a state. Nationally, the directory tracks providers across 776 metros, and Michigan's five leading cities reflect a similar metro-centric distribution within the state.
Michigan in National Context
Michigan's 999 published providers represent a portion of the national total of 44,221 listings. The states leading the national count are California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Virginia, meaning Michigan is not among the top five states by provider volume according to this dataset.
Michigan's median rating of 5.00 and median employee count of 10.0 both align closely with or slightly exceed the national benchmarks of a 5.00 median rating and 9.0 median employees. This suggests that, on the measures covered here, Michigan's IT service provider base looks broadly similar to the national pattern rather than diverging sharply from it.
About the Data
This snapshot draws from a directory of IT service providers with headquarters recorded by state. The national dataset includes 44,221 published providers across all 50 states, with 19,795 carrying a Google rating and a median national employee count of 9.0. Pricing information is available for 346 providers nationally, and the dataset recorded 26,326 signals over a recent 30-day window, reflecting ongoing updates to listings across the directory.
For Michigan specifically, 999 providers are published, 538 of which carry a Google rating, with a median rating of 5.00 and a median employee count of 10.0. The leading cities for headquartered providers in the state are Grand Rapids, Troy, Ann Arbor, Detroit, and Farmington Hills, giving a picture of where Michigan's IT service sector is concentrated based on current directory listings.
How each number was measured (9)
- Top States
- CA, TX, FL, NY, VA
- Signals 30d
- 26,326
- With Pricing
- 346
- Median Rating
- 5.00
- Metros Covered
- 776
- States Covered
- 50
- Published Total
- 44,221
- Median Employees
- 9
- With Google Rating
- 19,795
Cite this
MSP Signal, "IT Companies in Michigan: What the Listings Show", measured 2026-10-19. https://mspsignal.com/msp-trends/it-companies-in-michigan-listings
