Spokane, WA · Plumbers

Plumbers in Spokane, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 190 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,190 people with $146.5 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

190

99th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

2,190

11.5 per business, against 11.6 across all metros

Annual payroll

$146.5 million

$66,912 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

69%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

+0.5%

in the number of businesses (189 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Spokane.

  • Spokane ranks 99th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.5 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $66,912 per employee a year, against $75,147.
  • The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.

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Questions

Plumbers in Spokane

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

190 in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,190 people and paid $146.5 million in annual payroll.

Is the Spokane market for plumbers growing?

By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 189 to 190 (+0.5%).

What does VERA do for plumbers in Spokane?

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