Plumbing, heating & AC contractors in Montana 808 establishments · 5,270 employees · 2024
Firms (MT)
808
Employment
5,270
Avg Annual Pay
$70,725
State Rank
#40 of 52
How Montana compares to national
Metric
Montana
National
Montana vs. U.S.
Establishments
808
122,643
0.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$70,725
$78,183
-$7,458 (-9.5%)
Location quotient
1.25
1.00
25% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
6.5
10.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
-3.0%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.25 means plumbing, heating & ac contractors are 25% over-represented in Montana's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 23822 (5-digit aggregation). Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json