Contrax Pathway · Step 1 · Gap Map

Where the federal hvac and plumbing work is, and who already has it

Federal spending in fiscal year 2025, the share set aside for small businesses, the top buying agencies, contracts ending in the next 12 months, and how many companies hold the work now. Green states have big spending but few companies holding it. Source: USAspending.gov, by state.

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Federal hvac and plumbing spending

$968M

Contracts ending in 12 months

1,296

Openings (green states)

13

Alabama: Small market, $7.6M federal spendingAlaska: Opening, $14.1M federal spendingArizona: Crowded, $24.8M federal spendingArkansas: Crowded, $15.8M federal spendingCalifornia: Opening, $120M federal spendingColorado: Crowded, $10.7M federal spendingConnecticut: Crowded, $14.4M federal spendingDelaware: Small market, $584K federal spendingFlorida: Crowded, $44.7M federal spendingGeorgia: Crowded, $24.0M federal spendingHawaii: Opening, $18.1M federal spendingIdaho: Small market, $1.8M federal spendingIllinois: Opening, $35.4M federal spendingIndiana: Small market, $8.8M federal spendingIowa: Small market, $2.8M federal spendingKansas: Opening, $20.3M federal spendingKentucky: Opening, $30.3M federal spendingLouisiana: Small market, $6.8M federal spendingMaine: Small market, $10.1M federal spendingMaryland: Crowded, $59.2M federal spendingMassachusetts: Small market, $7.6M federal spendingMichigan: Small market, $6.3M federal spendingMinnesota: Small market, $3.7M federal spendingMississippi: Opening, $19.4M federal spendingMissouri: Opening, $34.8M federal spendingMontana: Small market, $5.0M federal spendingNebraska: Small market, $8.1M federal spendingNevada: Crowded, $11.1M federal spendingNew Hampshire: Small market, $2.3M federal spendingNew Jersey: Opening, $30.3M federal spendingNew Mexico: Crowded, $13.7M federal spendingNew York: Crowded, $25.4M federal spendingNorth Carolina: Opening, $44.6M federal spendingNorth Dakota: Small market, $9.3M federal spendingOhio: Opening, $30.3M federal spendingOklahoma: Small market, $7.8M federal spendingOregon: Small market, $6.8M federal spendingPennsylvania: Crowded, $18.6M federal spendingRhode Island: Small market, $8.6M federal spendingSouth Carolina: Small market, $8.2M federal spendingSouth Dakota: Small market, $3.8M federal spendingTennessee: Small market, $9.1M federal spendingTexas: Crowded, $33.0M federal spendingUtah: Small market, $832K federal spendingVermont: Small market, $862K federal spendingVirginia: Crowded, $44.2M federal spendingWashington: Opening, $38.0M federal spendingWest Virginia: Small market, $10.4M federal spendingWisconsin: Small market, $8.2M federal spendingWyoming: Small market, $3.2M federal spendingDistrict of Columbia: Opening, $44.2M federal spending
Opening: Big spending, few companies holding the workCrowded: Big spending, many companies already inSmall market: Less federal spending in this trade

Best openings for hvac and plumbing

Big federal spending, few companies holding the work, ranked with the small-business share and contracts coming up.

StateSpendingSmall-business shareCompanies holding workEnding in 12 monthsRating
Missouri$34.8M95%1318Opening
Mississippi$19.4M84%910Opening
Washington$38.0M48%2440Opening
Kentucky$30.3M46%1620Opening
New Jersey$30.3M46%2031Opening
Kansas$20.3M40%618Opening
Arkansas$15.8M93%1517Crowded
Maryland$59.2M46%5172Crowded
Alaska$14.1M54%1119Opening
Florida$44.7M59%4865Crowded
Ohio$30.3M37%2230Opening
California$120M27%96134Opening
New York$25.4M82%3640Crowded
North Carolina$44.6M4%3051Opening
Hawaii$18.1M16%1119Opening

"Companies holding work" counts the companies whose federal hvac and plumbing contracts in the state end in the next 18 months. Figures are by place of performance and state; county figures are not available from this source.