Raleigh, NC · Plumbers

Plumbers in Raleigh, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 566 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area in 2023, employing 8,070 people with $547 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

566

39th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

8,070

14.3 per business, against 11.6 across all metros

Annual payroll

$547 million

$67,787 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

70%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.7%

in the number of businesses (551 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Raleigh.

  • Raleigh ranks 39th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 14.3 employees each, against 11.6 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $67,787 per employee a year, against $75,147.
  • The market grew: 15 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Plumbers in Raleigh

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

566 in the Raleigh-Cary, NC Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 8,070 people and paid $547 million in annual payroll.

Is the Raleigh market for plumbers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 551 to 566 (+2.7%).

What does VERA do for plumbers in Raleigh?

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