Ohio contractor market
Contractor market in Ohio: permits, companies, and trade benchmarks
Ohio pulled 279K building permits in 2024, down -35% from 2023, against a 2023 total construction value of $119.4B. There are 10,852 HVAC/plumbing/electrical companies in the state, with 1,453 in the $1–25M revenue band. Largest metro: Columbus.
279K
Permits 2024
-35% YoY
$119.4B
2023 construction value
All trades
1,453
ICP companies ($1–25M)
Fractional-CFO target
32 yrs
Avg company age
Established market
Trade-by-trade breakdown — Ohio
HVAC in Ohio
Contractors
1,600
Median job
$30,891
Top 25%
$228,491
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Plumbing in Ohio
Contractors
1,100
Median job
$30,584
Top 25%
$185,173
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Electrical in Ohio
Contractors
2,200
Median job
$13,638
Top 25%
$85,183
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Roofing in Ohio
Contractors
800
Median job
$36,170
Top 25%
$198,654
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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.