Plumbing, heating & AC contractors in Kentucky 1,747 establishments · 17,995 employees · 2024
Firms (KY)
1,747
Employment
17,995
Avg Annual Pay
$73,099
State Rank
#27 of 52
How Kentucky compares to national
Metric
Kentucky
National
Kentucky vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,747
122,643
1.4% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$73,099
$78,183
-$5,084 (-6.5%)
Location quotient
1.09
1.00
9% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.3
10.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.4%
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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 1.09 means plumbing, heating & ac contractors are 9% over-represented in Kentucky'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