NAICS 238220 · Construction
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 109,601 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in installing and servicing plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning equipment. Contractors in this industry may provide both parts and labor when performing work. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs.
Businesses classified here include
- Air system balancing and testing
- Air vent installation
- Air-conditioning system (except window) installation
- Bathroom plumbing fixture and sanitary ware installation
- Blower or fan, cooling and dry heating, installation
- Boiler chipping, cleaning and scaling
- Boiler, heating, installation
- Central air-conditioning equipment installation
- Central cooling equipment and piping installation
- Central heating equipment and piping installation
- Chilled water system installation
- Chimney liner installation
- Commercial freezer installation
- Commercial refrigeration system installation
- Cooling tower installation
- Drain, waste and vent system installation
- Drinking fountain installation
- Dry heating equipment installation
- Duct work (e.g., cooling, dust collection, exhaust, heating, ventilation) installation
- Dust collecting and bag house equipment installation
- Exhaust system (e.g., kitchens, industrial work areas) installation
- Fire extinguisher installation
- Fire extinguisher installation and repair
- Fire sprinkler system installation
- Fireplace, natural gas, installation
- Fuel oil burner installation
- Furnace conversion (i.e., from one fuel to another)
- Furnace humidifier installation
- Furnace installation
- Furnace, forced air, installation
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 238220), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors
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U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors
- California 11,334 locations
- Florida 9,071 locations
- Texas 8,704 locations
- New York 7,089 locations
- Illinois 4,156 locations
- Pennsylvania 4,136 locations
- North Carolina 3,862 locations
- New Jersey 3,500 locations
- Massachusetts 3,093 locations
- Georgia 3,048 locations
All 51 states
- Alabama (1,579)
- Alaska (264)
- Arizona (2,484)
- Arkansas (1,091)
- California (11,334)
- Colorado (2,577)
- Connecticut (1,282)
- Delaware (335)
- District of Columbia (35)
- Florida (9,071)
- Georgia (3,048)
- Hawaii (401)
- Idaho (871)
- Illinois (4,156)
- Indiana (1,993)
- Iowa (1,109)
- Kansas (1,011)
- Kentucky (1,362)
- Louisiana (1,576)
- Maine (751)
- Maryland (2,048)
- Massachusetts (3,093)
- Michigan (2,656)
- Minnesota (1,822)
- Mississippi (703)
- Missouri (1,913)
- Montana (710)
- Nebraska (822)
- Nevada (863)
- New Hampshire (759)
- New Jersey (3,500)
- New Mexico (670)
- New York (7,089)
- North Carolina (3,862)
- North Dakota (331)
- Ohio (2,982)
- Oklahoma (1,557)
- Oregon (1,324)
- Pennsylvania (4,136)
- Rhode Island (496)
- South Carolina (1,694)
- South Dakota (383)
- Tennessee (1,817)
- Texas (8,704)
- Utah (1,407)
- Vermont (300)
- Virginia (2,764)
- Washington (2,199)
- West Virginia (389)
- Wisconsin (1,954)
- Wyoming (324)