Columbia, MO · Plumbers
Plumbers in Columbia, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 74 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Columbia, MO Metro Area in 2023, employing 829 people with $56.8 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
74
213th most of 387 US metro areas
829
11.2 per business, against 11.6 across all metros
$56.8 million
$68,458 per employee
69%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
-5.1%
in the number of businesses (78 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Columbia.
- Columbia ranks 213th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.2 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $68,458 per employee a year, against $75,147.
- The count fell by 4 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps plumbers in Columbia.
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Questions
Plumbers in Columbia
How many plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors are there in Columbia?
74 in the Columbia, MO Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 829 people and paid $56.8 million in annual payroll.
Is the Columbia market for plumbers growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 78 to 74 (-5.1%).
What does VERA do for plumbers in Columbia?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Columbia business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Plumbers in other markets
Other Columbia markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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