Fort Myers, FL · Plumbers

Plumbers in Fort Myers, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 550 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area in 2023, employing 5,927 people with $390.4 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

550

40th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

5,927

10.8 per business, against 11.6 across all metros

Annual payroll

$390.4 million

$65,864 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

78%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.8%

in the number of businesses (535 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Fort Myers.

  • Fort Myers ranks 40th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 10.8 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $65,864 per employee a year, against $75,147.
  • The market grew: 15 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Plumbers in Fort Myers

How many plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors are there in Fort Myers?

550 in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 5,927 people and paid $390.4 million in annual payroll.

Is the Fort Myers market for plumbers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 535 to 550 (+2.8%).

What does VERA do for plumbers in Fort Myers?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Fort Myers 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 Fort Myers 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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