North Carolina contractor market
Contractor market in North Carolina: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
North Carolina pulled 540K building permits in 2024, down -32.6% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $244.1B. There are 10,949 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 1,369 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: Charlotte.
540K
Permits 2024
-32.6% YoY
$244.1B
2023 construction value
All trades
1,369
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
24 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — North Carolina
HVAC in North Carolina
Contractors
1,800
Median job
$13,700
Top 25%
$136,344
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Plumbing in North Carolina
Contractors
1,200
Median job
$66,909
Top 25%
$331,715
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Electrical in North Carolina
Contractors
2,800
Median job
$8,777
Top 25%
$72,384
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Roofing in North Carolina
Contractors
900
Median job
$137,410
Top 25%
$384,126
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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.