Plumbing, heating & AC contractors in Tennessee 2,372 establishments · 28,252 employees · 2024
Firms (TN)
2,372
Employment
28,252
Avg Annual Pay
$75,498
State Rank
#16 of 52
How Tennessee compares to national
Metric
Tennessee
National
Tennessee vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,372
122,643
1.9% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$75,498
$78,183
-$2,685 (-3.4%)
Location quotient
1.03
1.00
3% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
11.9
10.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+4.8%
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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 1.03 means plumbing, heating & ac contractors are 3% over-represented in Tennessee'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