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Size of the US Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors industry

NAICS 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$298 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
1,214,761
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
111,207
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
112,088
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$89.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 1,214,761 · 2023
2017: 1,015,5852018: 1,067,5432019: 1,099,1382020: 1,116,1452021: 1,124,2392022: 1,176,7592023: 1,214,761
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PeriodValue
20231,214,761
20221,176,759
20211,124,239
20201,116,145
20191,099,138
20181,067,543
20171,015,585

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 111,207 · 2023
2017: 102,4552018: 103,6162019: 103,3592020: 104,3672021: 106,8542022: 109,6012023: 111,207
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PeriodValue
2023111,207
2022109,601
2021106,854
2020104,367
2019103,359
2018103,616
2017102,455

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $89.5 billion · 2023
2017: $60.1 billion2018: $65.1 billion2019: $68.7 billion2020: $69.6 billion2021: $75.3 billion2022: $82.2 billion2023: $89.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$89.5 billion
2022$82.2 billion
2021$75.3 billion
2020$69.6 billion
2019$68.7 billion
2018$65.1 billion
2017$60.1 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$89.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,214,76120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns111,20720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$80.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,169,69220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census114,42720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census112,08820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$298 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.