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Garbage Disposal Repair in Ohio

Across the 168 Ohio towns we route calls in, 69% of housing units are detached houses and 23% are in multi-unit buildings. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, which decides who pays for it.

The quick answer

Across the 168 Ohio towns covered here, 69% of housing units are detached houses, 23% are in multi-unit buildings and 2% are manufactured homes. That split decides who owns the machine under the sink, and therefore who arranges and pays for the repair.

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024.

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How Ohio is built

Housing typeShare of housing units
Detached houses69%
Attached houses6%
Multi-unit buildings23%
Manufactured and mobile homes2%

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25024 (units in structure), 2023 release. Universe: 1,524,726 housing units including vacant ones, across the areas we cover.

The state does not divide evenly: 147 Ohio towns lead on detached houses, 14 Ohio towns lead on single-family housing, 5 Ohio towns lead on manufactured homes, 2 Ohio towns lead on a mix of building types. That is why the town pages below carry their own figure rather than inheriting this one.

The largest towns we route

TownDetachedMulti-unitHousing units
Dayton67%25%229,707
Columbus46%45%204,557
Youngstown75%21%67,663
Hamilton78%16%55,350
Cincinnati47%47%47,969
Springfield72%18%45,609
Westerville59%26%41,372
Warren76%17%34,781

Checking a plumber in Ohio

Ohio licenses are issued by the Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board, Department of Commerce, which publishes a public search you can use before work begins. Ohio licenses commercial plumbing contractors at state level; residential-only work is generally regulated locally.

Towns we route in Ohio

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