Snow removal & plowing in Richmond Township, MI
Published rate, 2-inch trigger, a text when your route starts, and a route plan built around what Richmond Township actually is rather than a county-wide average.
Price your snow removal
Pick the closest driveway, add anything else that needs clearing, and you have a real per-visit number. No form, no callback, no windshield guess.
Every price here is per visit, and it is the price you pay. No fuel surcharge, no storm surcharge, no contract required.
What plowing in Richmond Township actually involves
The far northeast corner of the county, bordering St. Clair County on two sides. Long rural drives, open exposure, and a genuine distance from anywhere — Mount Clemens is twenty-one miles southwest. We are straightforward about the implication: a township this far out sits later in a storm route than the core communities, and if a fixed early-morning clear is what you need, you should know that before you sign rather than discover it in January.
Richmond Township is 3,544 residents, 37.52 square miles, a township — the least populated township in Macomb County.
At roughly 95 people per square mile across 37.5 square miles, this is the least populated township in the county. It drains southwest toward the Clinton River and east toward the Belle River.
Richmond Township specifics
Roads we run: 32 Mile Road, 33 Mile Road, Division Road, Armada Ridge Road.
Water: tributaries of the Clinton River and the Belle River.
ZIP codes we cover in Richmond Township: 48062.
From our base: about 14 miles from our base in Macomb Township, which puts it later in a storm route than the communities closest to us. We say that up front rather than letting you find out in January.
Snow rules in Richmond Township
Who plows your street: the Macomb County Department of Roads. Michigan townships do not maintain their own roads, so the county clears state and primary roads first and plows subdivision streets once four inches or more has fallen. Private roads are plowed by their owners or associations. See who plows which roads.
How Richmond Township handles snow: Richmond Township’s public roads are maintained by the Macomb County Department of Roads. During storms, MCDR clears state and primary roads, including center turn lanes and shoulders, before it schedules subdivision streets, which can take two to four days depending on how much snow falls. MCDR generally considers less than 4 inches drivable and asks drivers to use caution on snow-covered roads. Its trucks cannot stop on their routes to clear driveway ends. Mailbox damage from plowed snow is the homeowner’s to repair, but a direct plow strike can be reported to MCDR at 586-463-8671. Source: Macomb County Department of Roads: Guidelines for Subdivision Winter Operations; Macomb County Department of Roads: Frequently asked questions.
How much snow to plan for: Richmond 4 NNW, the co-op weather station in the north of the county, averaged 41.2 inches of snow and about 7 snowfalls of 2 inches or more a winter from 2009-10 to 2025-26. The full count is in how many plowable snows Macomb County gets.
What you get in Richmond Township
- Long private drives measured and priced on actual square footage.
- Gravel surfaces cleared with the blade set to protect the surface.
- Honest positioning in the route, stated before you sign.
- A pre-season walk to find where your drive drifts.
Drifting, not accumulation, is the variable
On open agricultural land the number that matters is not the snowfall total — it is wind direction relative to your driveway. A drive running north to south between two harvested fields will fill back in behind the plow while the totals barely move. The same drive with a treeline on the windward side will not.
We walk rural properties before the season specifically to find out which one you have, because it determines whether a storm is one visit or two and you should know that before you get an invoice rather than after.
Gravel drives need a different setup
A blade set to scrape concrete will peel a gravel surface and leave you re-grading in April. Gravel drives get shoes set to ride slightly high, which means a thin layer stays behind — that is deliberate, not a miss.
Where you sit in the route
We are direct about this rather than letting you discover it: properties this far out sit later in a storm route than the core communities do. If a fixed early-morning clear is what you need, that is worth knowing in October.
Commercial snow plowing in Richmond Township
We plow and salt plazas, offices, medical buildings, churches and apartment lots across Richmond Township, including the commercial stretches along 32 Mile Road and 33 Mile Road. Commercial sites run a 1-inch trigger, accessible parking and entrances are cleared first on every visit, and every stop is timestamped on our route board: the record a property manager needs when a slip-and-fall claim arrives months later.
Lots up to 7,000 square feet price at $0.057 per square foot per visit with a $150 minimum; larger Richmond Township sites are priced after a site walk. See commercial snow and ice management.
Hardscape work in Richmond Township too
We run both trades in Richmond Township. If you are here about snow, the hardscaping page for Richmond Township covers the other side — and being the same crew on the same street is why we can tell you honestly whether a plow will damage your pavers.
Questions people actually ask
How much is snow removal in Richmond Township?
$0.0715 per square foot per visit with a $75 minimum, the same published rate everywhere in the county. Most one- and two-car Richmond Township driveways come in at exactly $75. Price yours on the calculator without giving us a phone number.
Do you actually service Richmond Township?
Yes, Richmond Township is one of the 26 Macomb County communities on our routes, November 15 through April 15. It is about 14 miles from our base in Macomb Township, which means it sits later in a storm route than the communities closest to us — worth knowing before you sign rather than discovering in January.
What is the trigger depth in Richmond Township?
The same everywhere we work: over 2 inches residential, 1 inch commercial. Past it your Richmond Township property is cleared automatically without a call, and you get a text when your route starts. We do not run a deeper trigger in outlying communities to save a trip, which is a thing that happens in this trade.
What makes Richmond Township different to plow?
The far northeast corner of the county, bordering St. Clair County on two sides.
Do you plow commercial lots in Richmond Township?
Yes: plazas, offices, medical buildings, churches and apartment communities along 32 Mile Road and 33 Mile Road and throughout Richmond Township. Commercial sites run a 1-inch trigger, with accessible parking and entrances cleared first and every visit timestamped.
Do you salt in Richmond Township as well as plow?
Yes, quoted separately from plowing. Below about 15 °F rock salt does effectively nothing, so in deep cold we use calcium chloride and say so, or recommend waiting rather than billing for a product that cannot work. On long rural drives we will usually tell you traction material at the approach and the turnaround is better value than treating the whole run.
Should I go per-visit or seasonal in Richmond Township?
Per-visit is the default, with no contract and no lock-in. Break-even against a seasonal agreement sits near 14 to 16 visits, and a typical winter here runs about 10 at a 2-inch trigger, so per-visit usually costs less and seasonal buys a fixed number for the heavy winters. On the long drives typical of Richmond Township, per-visit rates are higher and a heavy season adds up fast, so seasonal is worth pricing.
Snow guides for Richmond Township homeowners
Snow removal for long rural driveways in northern Macomb County
Snow removal for long rural driveways in northern Macomb County: drifting, route timing, pricing by area, culverts, and when seasonal service makes sense.
3 min read Driveways & propertyHow to plow a gravel driveway without losing the gravel
How to plow or snowblow a gravel driveway without scattering stone: raise the blade on skid shoes, wait for frozen ground, and mark the edges.
3 min read Local rules & weatherA snow plow knocked down my mailbox. Who pays in Macomb County?
Plow knocked down your mailbox in Macomb County? Who pays depends on who plows the road and whether the plow or its snow hit the box, plus how to report it.
5 min read Safety & accessSnow removal for seniors in Macomb County: options that actually show up
Snow removal options for seniors in Macomb County: family help, the county chore program for residents 60 and older, and paid services that come early enough.
3 min readSnow Removal services in Richmond Township
Salting & Ice Management
Most ice complaints in this county are not a coverage problem. They are a chemistry problem — the wrong product spread at a temperature where it physically cannot work.
quoted with your plow priceSeasonal Snow Contracts
A seasonal contract is insurance, not a discount. Anyone selling it as a saving is describing their preference rather than your arithmetic.
quoted from measured sq ftSidewalk & Walkway Clearing
The driveway is where the car sits. The walk is where somebody falls — and it is the surface most contractors treat as an afterthought to the plowing.
from $75 per visitResidential Snow Removal
Most one- and two-car driveways in this county come in at exactly $75 a visit. You can check that yourself in about ten seconds, which is the point.
from $75 per visitCommercial Snow Removal
On a commercial site you are not really buying plowing. You are buying a lot that is open on time, and a record that holds up eighteen months later when a slip-and-fall claim arrives through an attorney.
$0.057 / sq ft · $150 minSnow Removal Pricing
Nearly every company in this county will not put a number on a web page. Here is ours, with the rate card and the arithmetic that produces it.
from $75 per visitSnow removal near Richmond Township
Distances are between community centers. All 26 communities we serve.
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