Phoenix, AZ · Plumbers

Plumbers in Phoenix, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 1,737 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area in 2023, employing 24,735 people with $1.8 billion in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

1,737

10th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

24,735

14.2 per business, against 11.6 across all metros

Annual payroll

$1.8 billion

$74,614 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

76%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

+3.6%

in the number of businesses (1,677 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Phoenix.

  • Phoenix is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, 10th of 387.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 14.2 employees each, against 11.6 across all metros.
  • The market grew: 60 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps plumbers in Phoenix.

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Questions

Plumbers in Phoenix

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

1,737 in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 24,735 people and paid $1.8 billion in annual payroll.

Is the Phoenix market for plumbers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 1,677 to 1,737 (+3.6%).

What does VERA do for plumbers in Phoenix?

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