Plumbing, heating & AC contractors in Oregon 1,620 establishments · 16,601 employees · 2024
Firms (OR)
1,620
Employment
16,601
Avg Annual Pay
$88,502
State Rank
#29 of 52
How Oregon compares to national
Metric
Oregon
National
Oregon vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,620
122,643
1.3% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$88,502
$78,183
+$10,319 (+13.2%)
Location quotient
0.86
1.00
14% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.2
10.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
+3.7%
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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 0.86 means plumbing, heating & ac contractors are 14% under-represented in Oregon'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