Washington, DC · Plumbers
Plumbers in Washington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 1,639 plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area in 2023, employing 25,279 people with $2 billion in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
1,639
11th most of 387 US metro areas
25,279
15.4 per business, against 11.6 across all metros
$2 billion
$78,120 per employee
72%
of businesses, against 76% across all metros
-1.4%
in the number of businesses (1,663 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Washington.
- Washington is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors, 11th of 387.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 15.4 employees each, against 11.6 across all metros.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps plumbers in Washington.
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Questions
Plumbers in Washington
How many plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors are there in Washington?
1,639 in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 25,279 people and paid $2 billion in annual payroll.
Is the Washington market for plumbers growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 1,663 to 1,639 (-1.4%).
What does VERA do for plumbers in Washington?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Washington 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 Washington 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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