How many snow shovels sold in the US last year?

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Paul Heintzelman · Accepted Answer

There are roughly 400 million people in the US

About 100 million people live in areas where having a snow shovel would make sense (NY and Pennsylvania are large)
  
A snow shovel likely only needs to be replaced every 10 years

100/10 = 10 million

The average home size is ~2.5

10/2.5 = 4 million homes

each home likely has about 1.5 shovels on average

4*1.5 = 6

My educated guess would be 6 million (although my intuition is this is a little high)

Anonymous · Answer

Greater than the number of Tasers

Deep Thought · Answer

42

Jim · Answer

All of them. Every single one that was purchased.

Don't Tase Me Bro · Answer

About 1000 for ever Taser sold, but I'm here to fix that.

Anonymous · Answer

None.  I have yet to meet a snow shovel capable of selling anything.

Christina Miller · Answer

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Hopefully more than AK-47's.

dmc · Answer

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Joe · Answer

Less than or equal to the number that were available for purchase

Tequila George · Answer

The same quantity as snow shovels purchased in the US last year.

Anonymous · Answer

I would guess that about 20% of americans are homeowners - about 60 million people. Among them, only about 20% live a climate cold enough to warrant a snow shovel - 12 million people. Those people don't need to buy snow shovels very frequently. A good snow shovel will last you about 6 years - 2 million.

I would estimate that 2 million snow shovels are sold each year in the US.

SP · Answer

More than the year before, based on the recent weather.

Adikin · Answer

I do not know because I am not a businessman snow shovels

Sarah · Answer

Almost as many as immigrating families and new families combined.

Anonymous · Answer

Enough to get the job done for the people that bought them.

Anonymous · Answer

Only the  ones that had a Free Taser coupon from your company attached to them.

You should know the figure - you work here - don't you ?

=z= · Answer

too many...

Anonymous · Answer

Not enough. You should've seen my neighbor's driveway

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