Rapid City, SD · Plumbers
Plumbers in Rapid City, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 78 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,174 people with $71.4 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
78
207th most of 387 US metro areas
1,174
15.1 per business, against 11.6 across all metros
$71.4 million
$60,798 per employee
78%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
+9.9%
in the number of businesses (71 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Rapid City.
- Rapid City ranks 207th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 15.1 employees each, against 11.6 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $60,798 per employee a year, against $75,147.
- The market grew: 7 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Plumbers in Rapid City
How many plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors are there in Rapid City?
78 in the Rapid City, SD Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,174 people and paid $71.4 million in annual payroll.
Is the Rapid City market for plumbers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 71 to 78 (+9.9%).
What does VERA do for plumbers in Rapid City?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Rapid City 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 Rapid City 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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