Tucson, AZ · Plumbers

Plumbers in Tucson, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 346 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Tucson, AZ Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,245 people with $261 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

346

57th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

4,245

12.3 per business, against 11.6 across all metros

Annual payroll

$261 million

$61,477 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

75%

of businesses, against 76% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.4%

in the number of businesses (338 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Tucson.

  • Tucson ranks 57th of 387 US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors.
  • A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.3 employees.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $61,477 per employee a year, against $75,147.
  • The market grew: 8 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps plumbers in Tucson.

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Questions

Plumbers in Tucson

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

346 in the Tucson, AZ Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,245 people and paid $261 million in annual payroll.

Is the Tucson market for plumbers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 338 to 346 (+2.4%).

What does VERA do for plumbers in Tucson?

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