There are 84,876 plumbing-heating-cooling contractor establishments, according to the updated national Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors economic census issued by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Here is a breakdown of establishments by number of employees:

1 to 4 employees 48,446
5 to 9 employees 17,814
10 to 49 employees 16,337
50 to 99 employees 1,481
100+ employees 798

For a full report of the census, go to www.census.gov.

Links

• US Census Web site