Sump Pump Installation in Houston, Texas: fix it yourself, costs & nearby pros
No sump pump installation is listed in Houston yet. Below: how to handle the most most common sump pump installation problems yourself, what a pro charges in Texas, and pros in nearby cities. Houston's ~920,000 households generate an estimated 7,800 sump pump installation jobs a year.
Sump pump installation pros near Houston
Quote requests from Houston go to listed pros within ~60 km.
Demand in Houston: 920,000 households, ~7,800 jobs a year
Houston's 920,000 households generate an estimated 7,800 sump pump installation jobs a year. 32 plumber pros are listed on HireLocal — about 1.1 % of the 3,000 the market can support.
- Households
- ~920,000
- Jobs per year
- ~7,800
- Pros the market supports
- ~3,000
- Listed on HireLocal
- 32
| Households | 916,536 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied share | 42 % |
| Jobs per year (sump pump installation) | 7,822 |
| Pros the market supports | 3,022 |
| listed on HireLocal | 32 |
| Coverage | 1.1 % |
| Score | 99 / 100 |
By national ratios Houston supports about 3,000 full-time plumber pros — a large market with room for niche specialists, emergency-only operators and franchises alike. That is several times the size of a typical United States city we cover. Ownership is split — 42 % owner-occupied — so a typical week mixes homeowners with landlords and property managers who buy in volume. The housing stock is close to the national average in age, so demand tracks the national pattern for this trade.
32 plumber pros are listed in Houston; 0 of them offer sump pump installation specifically. Every listed pro covers roughly 25,000 households — plenty of room before this market reads as crowded.
Houston's expansive clay soil shifts foundations and stresses underground pipes, causing frequent slab leaks and sewer-line breaks. Flood events from hurricanes and heavy rain saturate systems, and the rare hard freeze periodically bursts pipes across a city built for heat rather than cold.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023); U.S. BLS OEWS; HireLocal listings. Updated . How we calculate →
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