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Statistics for HVAC and home service shops
Numbers on the HVAC trade, the people in it, the homes it serves and the money. Every number links to the group that published it and shows the date. We do not copy figures from other roundups.
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- last updated, refreshed monthly
- November 2026
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HVAC Industry Statistics
HVAC industry statistics for 2026: revenue, shops, equipment shipments, heat pumps, new rules and Canada, from primary sources.
Read all 140 statistics- HVAC contracting alone brought in $121.7 billion in 2022. It is the largest line of work inside the combined plumbing, heating and air-conditioning industry.
- Employer shops in this industry had 1,176,759 paid employees in 2022.
- Only about one employer shop in four had 10 or more employees in 2023. This is our sum of the Census size classes.
- Central air conditioner and heat pump shipments fell 20.0% in 2025, to 7,749,529 units.
HVAC & trades
The size of the trades, the shops in them and what moves their work.
- Construction Industry StatisticsConstruction industry statistics for 2026: spending, firms, jobs, productivity, materials costs, homebuilding and safety, from primary sources.Construction spending ran at $2,203.1 billion a year in August 2026, 1.7% below a year earlier.
- HVAC Missed Calls Lost Revenue StatisticsHVAC missed calls lost revenue statistics: answer rates, callers who hang up, spam calls and peak heat, from Invoca, CallRail and CDC.Only 34% of calls to HVAC businesses are answered by a person.
- Plumbing Industry StatisticsPlumbing industry statistics for 2026: market size, firms, growth, costs and water pipe work, each from the original source.$75.1 billion of work was classed as plumbing contracting by plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractor establishments in 2022.
- Roofing Industry StatisticsRoofing industry statistics for 2026: market size, firms, roofer pay, shingle shipments, storm losses and what homeowners spend.The US had 25,519 employer roofing establishments in 2023.
Workforce
Technicians, shortages, pay and who works in the trades.
- Construction Labor Shortage StatisticsConstruction labor shortage statistics from BLS, AGC, NAHB and CPWR: open jobs, hard-to-fill trades, delays, age, immigration and pay.Construction job openings peaked at 457,000 in March 2022.
- Electrician StatisticsElectrician statistics for 2026: pay, jobs, licensing, safety and the electrical industry, from BLS, Census, EIA and DOE data.Electricians held 821,000 jobs in 2025.
- HVAC Technician StatisticsHVAC technician statistics from BLS, DOE and EPA: jobs, pay, age, schooling, licenses and outlook, each with its source.HVAC technicians held 440,900 jobs in 2025.
- Plumbing StatisticsPlumbing statistics for 2026: plumber pay, jobs, outlook, training, injuries and water damage, each from the original source.510,600 plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters held jobs in 2025.
- Skilled Trade Shortage StatisticsSkilled trade shortage statistics from BLS, AGC, NFIB and TechForce: open jobs, hard-to-fill trades, HVAC gaps, age and pay.Technician programs graduate 101,743 people a year against 241,842 annual openings in ten technician sectors.
- Trades StatisticsTrades statistics for 2026: trade school enrollment, apprenticeship completion, pay versus college and student debt, from primary sources.Undergraduate certificate programs grew 10.2% in spring 2026, the fastest of any credential type.
- Women in Construction StatisticsWomen in construction statistics: workforce share, pay gap, apprentices, firm owners and women in HVAC, from BLS, Census and IWPR.Women were 11.3% of the 12.1 million people employed in construction in 2025.
Home & housing
Owners, repairs, renovations, warranties and what homes need.
- Home Improvement Industry StatisticsHome improvement industry statistics for 2026: market size, store counts, retailer sales, contractors, jobs and the growth outlook.US building material and garden equipment dealers sold $505.3 billion in 2025.
- Home Improvement StatisticsHome improvement statistics for 2026: what owners spend, which projects they pick, DIY versus pros, HVAC jobs and demand.Owners reported spending $827 billion on home improvements from 2021 to 2023, with a median of $6,500 per owner.
- Home Maintenance StatisticsHome maintenance statistics for 2026: owner spending, aging equipment, HVAC upkeep, alarms, septic and radon, from primary sources.Households headed by someone 55 to 64 spend $4,155 a year on owned-home maintenance, repairs, insurance and other costs. Under-25 households spend $267.
- Home Remodeling StatisticsHome remodeling statistics for 2026: spending, project costs, resale value, kitchens, baths and how owners hire.Owners spent $383.8 billion on private residential improvements in 2025, the highest yearly total since 2012.
- Home Renovation StatisticsHome renovation statistics for 2026: why owners renovate, what they spend, how they pay and how long jobs take. Houzz, Harvard and Fed data.Cash paid for 76% of improvement projects in 2023, and home equity was the main source for 5%.
- Home Repair StatisticsHome repair statistics from the Fed, Census, Harvard JCHS and NFPA: what fixes cost, what breaks, and who can pay.Needed repairs to occupied homes were estimated at $198.4 billion in 2024.
- Home Services Industry StatisticsHome services industry statistics for 2026: market size, household spending, demand by trade, online booking and lead platforms.Angi sized the US home services market at $657 billion in 2022, growing at twice the pace of the economy.
- Home Warranty StatisticsHome warranty statistics on market size, plan costs, claim payouts, complaints and provider share, from filings and regulators.Frontdoor reported about 2.1 million active home warranties at the end of 2025.
- Homeowner StatisticsHomeowner statistics for 2026: who owns, home age, equity, monthly costs, repairs and insurance gaps, from primary sources.65.0% of US households owned their home in the second quarter of 2026.
Business
How small shops price, get paid, win reviews and stay open.
- Field Service Industry StatisticsField service industry statistics for 2026: software market size, AI use, scheduling, first-time fix, paperwork and pay for field jobs.95% of field service organizations now use some form of AI.
- Landscaping Industry StatisticsLandscaping industry statistics from the Census, BLS, USDA and company filings: firms, jobs, pay, seasonal demand and costs.Employer landscaping firms took in $118.4 billion in receipts in 2022.
- Late Payment StatisticsLate payment statistics for 2026: overdue invoices, days to pay, cash flow, contractors and collections, from primary sources.59% of US small businesses had invoices overdue by 30 days or more in 2026, up from 47% a year earlier.
- Online Review StatisticsOnline review statistics for 2026: star ratings, review counts, replies, fake reviews and FTC rules for home service shops.97% of consumers read reviews for local businesses.
- Pricing StatisticsPricing statistics for 2026: contractor price increases, flat rate, quote win rates and what homeowners will pay.A net 31% of small business owners raised average selling prices in September 2026, more than double the historical average of 14%.
- Small Business Failure StatisticsSmall business failure statistics for 2026: survival by year, trade closure rates, profit, credit and bankruptcy, from primary data.Five-year survival for construction startups ran from 33.2% for the 2006 cohort to 59.8% for the 2017 cohort.
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