Plumbing businesses in Ohio.
Ohio holds 4,506 tracked plumbing businesses, 9.1% of the national total, ranking #1 of 51 with 26.9 per 1,000 employer firms in the state.
4,506
Tracked businesses
#1
National rank
26.9
Per 1,000 businesses
Cincinnati
Top city
Where they concentrate
| City | Tracked businesses | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 245 | 5.4% |
| Columbus | 179 | 4.0% |
| Cleveland | 138 | 3.1% |
| Dayton | 125 | 2.8% |
| Toledo | 58 | 1.3% |
| Hamilton | 54 | 1.2% |
| Akron | 52 | 1.2% |
| Canton | 46 | 1.0% |
| Grove City | 35 | 0.8% |
| Medina | 33 | 0.7% |
Methodology. Web-present plumbing businesses tracked nationally (deduplicated). An activity-verification pass is in progress; counts are tracked entities, not verified-active counts, and will tighten as verification completes.
Total employer firms (all sectors) per state, US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, 2023. Density is vertical entities per 1,000 employer firms. Ohio: 167,526 employer firms. Last updated 2026-06-11. Cite freely with a link.
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