Employment
132,029
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 236117
NAICS 236117 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
New Housing For-Sale Builders - Industry Benchmarks
$119,200/yr average annual pay, with 71 SBA loans on record for NAICS 236117.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 132K
- Workers employed
- $119,200/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $46M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 236117
Texas leads New Housing For-Sale Builders activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 132K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $119,200/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $46M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for New Housing For-Sale Builders
New Housing For-Sale Builders sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
12,192 establishments employ 132,029 workers (10.8/location) at $119,200/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and North Carolina.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$119,200/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,192
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,106; establishment count decreased by 420. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $15.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 19,509 |
| California | 12,566 |
| North Carolina | 6,953 |
| Arizona | 5,363 |
| Virginia | 5,140 |
| Georgia | 4,746 |
| Washington | 4,450 |
| Colorado | 3,982 |
| New Jersey | 3,703 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,582 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
71
Total Loan Volume
$46M
Avg Loan Size
$650K
Jobs Supported
443
Program Breakdown
7(a) 66 (93%)
504 5 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 15
2021 22
2022 10
2023 17
2024 4
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is New Housing For-Sale Builders?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 236117 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in New Housing For-Sale Builders?
12,192 business establishments. Together they employ 132,029 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in New Housing For-Sale Builders?
$119,200/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most New Housing For-Sale Builders employment?
Texas leads with 19,509 workers. California (12,566) and North Carolina (6,953) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does New Housing For-Sale Builders receive?
New Housing For-Sale Builders businesses received 71 SBA loans totaling $46 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $650K. These loans supported 443 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 78% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking New Housing For-Sale Builders
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 12,192 establishments, 132,029 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 71 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 236117 · Data year: 2023
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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