The 2023 Top 50 Service List: A Deeper Look

Check out the regional breakdown; newcomers and six-timers; and what certifications these top-tier firms hold.

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Top 50 Service by Region

The map below shows the regional distribution of this year’s Top 50 Service companies. Each tab represents one firm, showing its headquarter city. Numbers indicate their ranking. Once again, Texas is well-represented, holding 15 of the slots, or 30%.

WEST
Total Service Companies: 7
Locations Providing Residential Pool Service: 18
Permanent Full-Time Service Technicians: 334
Average Tenure: 4.77 years
2022 Reported Total Service Revenue: $59.61M
Residential Service Revenue: $48.22M
Commercial Service Revenue: $11.39M
Residential Accounts: 15,436
Commercial Accounts: 1,833

SOUTHWEST
Total Service Companies: 18
Locations Providing Residential Pool Service: 58
Permanent Full-Time Service Technicians: 880
Average Tenure: 5.44 years
2022 Reported Total Service Revenue: $101.35M
• Residential Service Revenue: $92.06M
• Commercial Service Revenue: $9.29M
Residential Accounts: 57,630
Commercial Accounts: 1,844

MIDWEST
Total Service Companies: 6
Locations Providing Residential Pool Service: 6
Permanent Full-Time Service Technicians: 92
Average Tenure: 11.14 years
2022 Reported Total Service Revenue: $19.86M
• Residential Service Revenue: $16.88M
• Commercial Service Revenue: $2.98M
Residential Accounts: 7,141
Commercial Accounts: 355

SOUTHEAST
Total Service Companies: 12
Locations Providing Residential Pool Service: 41
Permanent Full-Time Service Technicians: 1,145
Average Tenure: 4.77 years
2022 Reported Total Service Revenue: $119.2M
• Residential Service Revenue: $105.12M
• Commercial Service Revenue: $14.08M
Residential Accounts: 37,576
Commercial Accounts: 2,027

NORTHEAST/MID-ATLANTIC
Total Service Companies: 7
Locations Providing Residential Pool Service: 13
Permanent Full-Time Service Technicians: 171
Average Tenure: 11.15 years
2022 Reported Total Service Revenue: $26.37M
• Residential Service Revenue: $25.29M
• Commercial Service Revenue: $1.0M
Residential Accounts: 17,361
Commercial Accounts: 585

New to Top 50


Welcome to these companies, which have ranked on the Top 50 Service list for the first time.

Here Since the Beginning


These companies have appeared on every list since its beginning in 2018.

Certifications


This chart shows how many of the Top 50 hold at least one of each certification. By far CPO is most popular among this group, with some companies even requiring every tech to earn one.

While exact ratios of maintenance to repair crews varied by company, this represents the average among the 50.

About the Author

Rebecca Robledo

Rebecca Robledo is deputy editor of Pool & Spa News and Aquatics International. She is an award-winning trade journalist with more than 25 years experience reporting on and editing content for the pool, spa and aquatics industries. She specializes in technical, complex or detail-oriented subject matter with an emphasis in design and construction, as well as legal and regulatory issues. For this coverage and editing, she has received numerous awards, including four Jesse H. Neal Awards, considered by many to be the “Pulitzer Prize of Trade Journalism.”

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