Plumbing
Plumbing Average Ticket Calculator
Work out average ticket by job type and see what moves it beyond raising prices.
Result
Raising the average ticket costs nothing in extra marketing, which is what makes it the cheapest growth available. It is also the easiest number to damage by selling work people did not need, and that is a short road.
Get a Free Business AuditWhat moves the number
- Job mix, since a month of drain clearing looks nothing like a month of bathroom work.
- Whether the plumber inspects beyond the reported fault.
- Approval rate on what is found.
Where this one goes wrong
Tracking one blended average. Service, repair and installation tickets differ by an order of magnitude, and a blended figure moves with mix rather than with anything you changed.
Questions
About this calculator
How do I raise average ticket honestly?
Look beyond the reported fault and report what is found. A failing shutoff or a corroded connector next to the repair is genuinely worth raising, and the customer decides.
Should it be tracked by plumber?
By plumber and by job type, interpreted with care. Someone sent to more drain calls will show a lower average through no fault of their own.
Is a rising average always good?
Not if call volume is falling or customers are declining and leaving. Read it alongside close rate and repeat business.
The formula
average ticket = revenue / jobs completed
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How to use this calculator
- Revenue for the period ($). Enter your own figure; the page starts at $39,000.
- Jobs completed. Enter your own figure; the page starts at 82.
- Increase you want to test ($). Enter your own figure; the page starts at $60.
The result updates as you type, so you can try a figure, see what it does to average ticket, and change it back. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere or saved.
A worked example
These are the figures the calculator opens with. Every number in the results column below is produced by the same calculation the page runs, so you can follow it through before putting your own figures in.
What goes in
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue for the period | $39,000 |
| Jobs completed | 82 |
| Increase you want to test | $60 |
What comes out
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Average ticket main result | $475.61 |
| With the increase | $535.61 |
| Extra per month | $4,920 |
| Extra per year | $59,040 |
Your average ticket is $475.61. Adding $60 to it is worth $59,040 a year on the same number of jobs.
How sensitive the answer is
Holding everything else steady and changing only revenue for the period, this is what happens to average ticket. It is worth knowing which of your inputs the answer actually hinges on, and which barely move it.
| Revenue for the period ($) | Average ticket |
|---|---|
| $19,500 | $237.80 |
| $29,250 | $356.71 |
| $39,000 example above | $475.61 |
| $58,500 | $713.41 |
| $78,000 | $951.22 |
Every other input is held at the example value while this one changes, which is not how a real job behaves. Treat it as a guide to which number matters most, not as five separate quotes.
What each figure means
- Revenue for the period ($)
- A money amount, starting at $39,000.
- Jobs completed
- A number, between 0 and 20000, starting at 82.
- Increase you want to test ($)
- A money amount, starting at $60.
What the results tell you
| Result | What it is |
|---|---|
| Average ticket | The headline result. A money figure. |
| With the increase | A money figure. |
| Extra per month | A money figure. |
| Extra per year | A money figure. |
Before you rely on this number
Pipe sizing, flow and pressure figures depend on the actual fittings, the run, the material and local code. Code requirements vary by jurisdiction and override any general calculation, so check what applies where the work is happening.
Estimating is the easy part
The jobs you never hear about cost more than the ones you mis-measure. BDEVY builds the marketing, systems and automation that bring them in.