Pittsburgh, PA · Plumbers

Plumbers in Pittsburgh, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 843 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area in 2023, employing 9,004 people with $593.2 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

843

23rd most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

9,004

10.7 per business, against 11.6 across all metros

Annual payroll

$593.2 million

$65,881 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

77%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

-0.6%

in the number of businesses (848 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Pittsburgh.

  • Pittsburgh is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, 23rd of 387.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 10.7 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $65,881 per employee a year, against $75,147.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

How VERA helps plumbers in Pittsburgh.

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Questions

Plumbers in Pittsburgh

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

843 in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 9,004 people and paid $593.2 million in annual payroll.

Is the Pittsburgh market for plumbers growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 848 to 843 (-0.6%).

What does VERA do for plumbers in Pittsburgh?

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