New Orleans, LA · Plumbers
Plumbers in New Orleans, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 358 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,268 people with $218.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
358
54th most of 387 US metro areas
3,268
9.1 per business, against 11.6 across all metros
$218.4 million
$66,841 per employee
77%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+3.2%
in the number of businesses (347 in 2022)
What the numbers say about New Orleans.
- New Orleans ranks 54th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 9.1 employees each, against 11.6 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $66,841 per employee a year, against $75,147.
- The market grew: 11 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Plumbers in New Orleans
How many plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors are there in New Orleans?
358 in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,268 people and paid $218.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the New Orleans market for plumbers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 347 to 358 (+3.2%).
What does VERA do for plumbers in New Orleans?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a New Orleans 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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