Plumbing, heating & AC contractors in Rhode Island 532 establishments · 4,227 employees · 2024

Firms (RI)

532

Employment

4,227

Avg Annual Pay

$77,293

State Rank

#44 of 52

How Rhode Island compares to national

Metric	Rhode Island	National	Rhode Island vs. U.S.
Establishments	532	122,643	0.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$77,293	$78,183	-$890 (-1.1%)
Location quotient	1.07	1.00	7% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	7.9	10.5	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-0.9%	—	—

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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 1.07 means plumbing, heating & ac contractors are 7% over-represented in Rhode Island's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for plumbing, heating & ac contractors

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	California	12,467	$86,520
2	Florida	10,676	$65,666
3	Texas	9,788	$75,053
4	New York	7,324	$84,310
5	North Carolina	4,797	$68,912
6	Illinois	4,280	$87,575
7	Pennsylvania	4,254	$83,608
8	Georgia	3,657	$74,031
9	New Jersey	3,501	$87,929
10	Ohio	3,486	$76,507

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