Plumbing · Birmingham, AL

Plumbing Market in
Birmingham, AL

$61M TAM · Market Score 42/100 · Ranked #71 of 925 MSAs by TAM

Bottom-up market data for the Birmingham, AL MSA. Sourced from PinpointIQ's MSA-level intelligence platform.

Total TAM
$61M
rank #71 of 925
Market Score
42/100
rank #646 of 925 · 30th percentile
Operators
431
5,374 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
3.5%
rank #353 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Birmingham scored 42/100 for Plumbing

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Birmingham ranks in the 30th percentile nationally for Plumbing.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
% Housing Pre-198035%45.9238
Fragmentation Score35%00
Total Housing Units30%526,28795

TAM by segment

$61M in Birmingham broken down by segment

Plumbing Service
$25M
41% of total TAM
Plumbing Repipe
$22M
36% of total TAM
Plumbing New Install
$14M
23% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Birmingham

Population
1,184,613
3.5% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$71,498
18.6% HHs $150K+
Housing units
526,287
17.1% age 65+
GDP per capita
$75,857

Frequently asked questions

Plumbing market in Birmingham: common questions

How big is the plumbing market in Birmingham, AL?

The plumbing market in Birmingham, AL has a total addressable market of $61M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Birmingham the #71 largest plumbing market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many plumbing companies are in Birmingham?

PinpointIQ tracks 431 plumbing establishments in the Birmingham MSA, employing approximately 5,374 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Birmingham rank nationally for plumbing?

Birmingham scores 42/100 on PinpointIQ's Plumbing Market Score, ranking #646 of 925 U.S. metros — the 30th percentile nationally. The Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite of the vertical-specific drivers that make a metro attractive for plumbing operators and investors.

What drives plumbing demand in Birmingham?

PinpointIQ scores Birmingham's plumbing market on 3 components: % Housing Pre-1980 (35% weight, 38th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 0th percentile); Total Housing Units (30% weight, 95th percentile). The weights are calibrated to the plumbing vertical and applied consistently across every U.S. MSA.

What are the biggest plumbing sub-segments in Birmingham?

Birmingham's $61M plumbing TAM breaks down into: Plumbing Service ($25M, 41% of TAM); Plumbing Repipe ($22M, 36% of TAM); Plumbing New Install ($14M, 23% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

Is Birmingham growing? How does population affect the plumbing market?

Birmingham has a population of 1,184,613 and has grown 3.5% over the last 5 years. Population change is one of the drivers of plumbing demand and factors into PinpointIQ's Market Score alongside vertical-specific attractiveness metrics.

TAM figures reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up market size model built from U.S. Census, BLS, IRS County Business Patterns, and other public + commercial sources at the census-tract level. Market Score is PinpointIQ's percentile-weighted composite; the components and weights are set per vertical and shown above. Data refreshed monthly.

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