Plumbing · Philadelphia, PA

Plumbing Market in
Philadelphia, PA

$468M TAM · Market Score 59/100 · Ranked #13 of 925 MSAs by TAM

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

Total TAM
$468M
rank #13 of 925
Market Score
59/100
rank #225 of 925 · 76th percentile
Operators
2,118
25,980 employees
Pop. growth (5-yr)
3.4%
rank #359 of 872

Market Score breakdown

How Philadelphia scored 59/100 for Plumbing

PinpointIQ's Market Score is a percentile-weighted composite. The components + weights are set per vertical. Philadelphia ranks in the 76th percentile nationally for Plumbing.

ComponentWeightValuePercentile
% Housing Pre-198035%66.5983
Fragmentation Score35%00
Total Housing Units30%2,624,25799

TAM by segment

$468M in Philadelphia broken down by segment

Plumbing Service
$182M
39% of total TAM
Plumbing Repipe
$231M
49% of total TAM
Plumbing New Install
$55M
12% of total TAM

Demographic snapshot

Who lives and buys in Philadelphia

Population
6,272,014
3.4% 5-yr growth
Median HH income
$91,289
28.0% HHs $150K+
Housing units
2,624,257
17.2% age 65+
GDP per capita
$92,807

Frequently asked questions

Plumbing market in Philadelphia: common questions

How big is the plumbing market in Philadelphia, PA?

The plumbing market in Philadelphia, PA has a total addressable market of $468M, calculated bottom-up from U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS County Business Patterns data at the census-tract level. This makes Philadelphia the #13 largest plumbing market of 925 U.S. MSAs.

How many plumbing companies are in Philadelphia?

PinpointIQ tracks 2,118 plumbing establishments in the Philadelphia MSA, employing approximately 25,980 people. Establishment counts are sourced from IRS County Business Patterns and refreshed monthly.

How does Philadelphia rank nationally for plumbing?

Philadelphia scores 59/100 on PinpointIQ's Plumbing Market Score, ranking #225 of 925 U.S. metros — the 76th 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 Philadelphia?

PinpointIQ scores Philadelphia's plumbing market on 3 components: % Housing Pre-1980 (35% weight, 83th percentile); Fragmentation Score (35% weight, 0th percentile); Total Housing Units (30% weight, 99th 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 Philadelphia?

Philadelphia's $468M plumbing TAM breaks down into: Plumbing Service ($182M, 39% of TAM); Plumbing Repipe ($231M, 49% of TAM); Plumbing New Install ($55M, 12% of TAM). Segment sizes reflect PinpointIQ's bottom-up model at the census-tract level.

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

Philadelphia has a population of 6,272,014 and has grown 3.4% 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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