Plumbing · Columbus, OH

Plumbing Market in
Columbus, OH

$139M TAM · Market Score 44/100 · Ranked #36 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$139M
rank #36 of 925
Market Score
44/100
rank #583 of 925 · 37th percentile
Operators
456
7,986 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
7.5%
rank #181 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Columbus scored 44/100 for Plumbing

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Columbus ranks in the 37th percentile nationally for Plumbing.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
% Housing Pre-198035%47.6543
Fragmentation Score35%00
Total Housing Units30%926,46696

TAM by segment

$139M in Columbus broken down by segment

Plumbing Service
$55M
39% of total TAM
Plumbing Repipe
$50M
36% of total TAM
Plumbing New Install
$34M
25% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Columbus

Population
2,175,788
7.5% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$81,945
22.7% HHs $150K+
Housing units
926,466
14.3% age 65+
GDP per capita
$88,941

Frequently asked questions

Plumbing market in Columbus: common questions

How big is the plumbing market in Columbus, OH?

The plumbing market in Columbus, OH has a total addressable market of $139M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Columbus the #36 largest plumbing market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many plumbing companies are in Columbus?

PinpointIQ tracks 456 plumbing establishments in the Columbus MSA, employing approximately 7,986 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Columbus rank nationally for plumbing?

Columbus scores 44/100 on PinpointIQ's Plumbing Market Score, ranking #583 of 925 U.S. metros — the 37th 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 Columbus?

PinpointIQ scores Columbus's plumbing market on 3 components: % Housing Pre-1980 (35% weight, 43th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 0th percentile); Total Housing Units (30% weight, 96th 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 Columbus?

Columbus's $139M plumbing TAM breaks down into: Plumbing Service ($55M, 39% of TAM); Plumbing Repipe ($50M, 36% of TAM); Plumbing New Install ($34M, 25% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Columbus has a population of 2,175,788 and has grown 7.5% 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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