Des Moines, IA · Plumbers
Plumbers in Des Moines, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 216 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 5,416 people with $424.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
216
89th most of 387 US metro areas
5,416
25.1 per business, against 11.6 across all metros
$424.4 million
$78,359 per employee
59%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
-0.5%
in the number of businesses (217 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Des Moines.
- Des Moines ranks 89th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 25.1 employees each, against 11.6 across all metros.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps plumbers in Des Moines.
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Questions
Plumbers in Des Moines
How many plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors are there in Des Moines?
216 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 5,416 people and paid $424.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the Des Moines market for plumbers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 217 to 216 (-0.5%).
What does VERA do for plumbers in Des Moines?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Des Moines 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
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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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