Colorado contractor market
Contractor market in Colorado: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
Colorado pulled 539K building permits in 2024, down -39.5% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $242.7B. There are 8,844 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 1,717 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: Denver.
539K
Permits 2024
-39.5% YoY
$242.7B
2023 construction value
All trades
1,717
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
25 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — Colorado
HVAC in Colorado
Contractors
1,800
Median job
$8,957
Top 25%
$33,881
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Plumbing in Colorado
Contractors
1,200
Median job
$9,087
Top 25%
$36,898
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Electrical in Colorado
Contractors
2,400
Median job
$7,239
Top 25%
$32,933
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Roofing in Colorado
Contractors
800
Median job
$8,063
Top 25%
$34,246
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Permit data from ATTOM (73.7M property records, 409M permits, 2022–2024). Contractor density from ZoomInfo (494M company locations). Operating benchmarks from Level's proprietary contractor benchmark dataset (2,242 contractors, $13.25B in job revenue). See the full Level Index.