Who's Had a Busy Year?

6 Y 1121 Aq F11 Surge In Service Lg

Pandemic-fueled demand for service has transformed entire industries โ€“ including roofing, landscaping, plumbing, pool service, solar installation and many more. 

According to the Hearth National Tradesmen Day Index โ€“ a study of the demand for critical home services based on home improvement loans taken on the Hearth platform and Google search volume for tradesmen service providers โ€” 2019 to 2021 represented an unprecedented rise in industry growth.

According to this research, pool service has increased 89.12%in demand on average! 

Major trade industries ranked by increase in demand from 2019 to 2021:

  1. House Painters
  2. Plumbers
  3. HVAC Techs
  4. Electricians
  5. Solar Installers
  6. Pool Service
  7. Roofers
  8. Door Installers
  9. Pest Control
  10. Landscapers
  11. General Contractors

Here is a complete list of states ranked in order of highest to lowest demand for service workers:

  1. Idaho
  2. Washington
  3. Arizona
  4. Oklahoma
  5. Kansas
  6. Maryland
  7. South Carolina
  8. Michigan
  9. Ohio
  10. Oregon
  11. Alabama
  12. Indiana
  13. North Carolina
  14. Louisiana
  15. Rhode Island
  16. Georgia
  17. Arkansas
  18. Tennessee
  19. Florida
  20. New Jersey
  21. Pennsylvania
  22. Missouri
  23. Wisconsin
  24. Illinois
  25. Iowa
  26. Kentucky
  27. Minnesota
  28. Colorado
  29. Nevada
  30. Texas
  31. Utah
  32. West Virginia
  33. Maine
  34. California
  35. Delaware
  36. Virginia
  37. Connecticut
  38. Mississippi
  39. New Hampshire
  40. New York
  41. Massachusetts
  42. South Dakota
  43. Nebraska
  44. Vermont
  45. New Mexico
  46. North Dakota
  47. District of Columbia
  48. Hawaii
  49. Montana
  50. Wyoming
  51. Alaska
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