Arizona vs Oregon: contractor markets, side by side
Arizona has 43,106 active licensed contractors across the trades we cover; Oregon has 32,659 — about 1.3× more licensed contractors. Counts come from the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) and the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB); market figures are U.S. Census aggregates.
| Arizona | Oregon | |
|---|---|---|
| Active licensed contractors | 43,106 | 32,659 |
| Licenses per 10k residents | 60.1 | 77.2 |
| Residents | 7,173,962 | 4,229,341 |
| Households | 3,098,364 | 1,818,529 |
| Median household income | $76,830 | $80,169 |
| Building permits (2025) | 51,532 | 14,679 |
| Top city by licenses | Phoenix | Portland |
Oregon is the denser market: 77.2 active licenses per 10k residents against 60.1 in Arizona. Density cuts both ways — more contractors to sell to per square mile, and more competition per job for the contractors themselves.
Household income runs higher in Oregon — $80,169 median against $76,830 in Arizona — which generally shows up in project budgets and ticket sizes.
Trade by trade
| Trade | Arizona | Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| Electricians | 5,220 | 1,168 |
| Plumbers | 3,414 | 1,877 |
| HVAC Contractors | 4,254 | 429 |
| General Contractors | 15,689 | 29,185 |
| Roofing Contractors | 1,467 | — |
| Landscape Contractors | 2,064 | — |
| Pool Contractors | 742 | — |
| Fire-Protection Contractors | 360 | — |
| Carpenters | 2,300 | — |
| Concrete Contractors | 1,061 | — |
| Masons | 408 | — |
| Drywall Contractors | 862 | — |
| Tile Contractors | 830 | — |
| Excavating Contractors | 1,079 | — |
| Painters | 2,117 | — |
| Flooring Contractors | 1,239 | — |
Counts are active licenses only, from each state's license board. A “—” means that board doesn't issue a statewide license for the trade, not that the trade doesn't exist there.