Plumbing · Charlotte, NC

Plumbing Market in
Charlotte, NC

$254M TAM · Market Score 32/100 · Ranked #23 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$254M
rank #23 of 925
Market Score
32/100
rank #838 of 925 · 9th percentile
Operators
960
12,785 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
14.1%
rank #84 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Charlotte scored 32/100 for Plumbing

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Charlotte ranks in the 9th percentile nationally for Plumbing.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
% Housing Pre-198035%29.17
Fragmentation Score35%00
Total Housing Units30%1,165,20898

TAM by segment

$254M in Charlotte broken down by segment

Plumbing Service
$82M
32% of total TAM
Plumbing Repipe
$45M
18% of total TAM
Plumbing New Install
$127M
50% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Charlotte

Population
2,768,407
14.1% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$83,304
23.7% HHs $150K+
Housing units
1,165,208
14.4% age 65+
GDP per capita
$100,096

Frequently asked questions

Plumbing market in Charlotte: common questions

How big is the plumbing market in Charlotte, NC?

The plumbing market in Charlotte, NC has a total addressable market of $254M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Charlotte the #23 largest plumbing market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many plumbing companies are in Charlotte?

PinpointIQ tracks 960 plumbing establishments in the Charlotte MSA, employing approximately 12,785 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Charlotte rank nationally for plumbing?

Charlotte scores 32/100 on PinpointIQ's Plumbing Market Score, ranking #838 of 925 U.S. metros — the 9th 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 Charlotte?

PinpointIQ scores Charlotte's plumbing market on 3 components: % Housing Pre-1980 (35% weight, 7th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 0th percentile); Total Housing Units (30% weight, 98th 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 Charlotte?

Charlotte's $254M plumbing TAM breaks down into: Plumbing Service ($82M, 32% of TAM); Plumbing Repipe ($45M, 18% of TAM); Plumbing New Install ($127M, 50% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Charlotte has a population of 2,768,407 and has grown 14.1% 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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