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
Over time
How it has changed
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,214,761 |
| 2022 | 1,176,759 |
| 2021 | 1,124,239 |
| 2020 | 1,116,145 |
| 2019 | 1,099,138 |
| 2018 | 1,067,543 |
| 2017 | 1,015,585 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 111,207 |
| 2022 | 109,601 |
| 2021 | 106,854 |
| 2020 | 104,367 |
| 2019 | 103,359 |
| 2018 | 103,616 |
| 2017 | 102,455 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 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
| Measure | Source | Latest | Period | History |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual payroll | County Business Patterns | $89.5 billion | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12 | County Business Patterns | 1,214,761 | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| Establishments | County Business Patterns | 111,207 | 2023 | 2017–2023 · 7 published |
| Annual payroll | Economic Census | $80.4 billion | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12 | Economic Census | 1,169,692 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Establishments | Economic Census | 114,427 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Firms | Economic Census | 112,088 | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
| Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollars | Economic Census | $298 billion | 2022 | 2017–2022 · 2 published |
Sources
Where every number comes from
- County Business Patterns, U.S. Census Bureau. Annual. Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
- Economic Census, U.S. Census Bureau. Every five years (2017, 2022). Public domain (U.S. Government work). Terms.
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.