Employment
480,272
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 236118
NAICS 236118 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Residential Remodelers - Industry Benchmarks
$56,954/yr average annual pay, with 7,560 SBA loans on record for NAICS 236118.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 480K
- Workers employed
- $56,954/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 236118
California leads Residential Remodelers 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)
- 480K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $56,954/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.5B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Residential Remodelers
Residential Remodelers sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
135,337 establishments employ 480,272 workers (3.5/location) at $56,954/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$56,954/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
135,337
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 17,582; establishment count increased by 1,992. 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)
- $27.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 71,834 |
| New York | 44,307 |
| Florida | 31,005 |
| Texas | 23,064 |
| Pennsylvania | 20,869 |
| Washington | 18,037 |
| Massachusetts | 16,186 |
| Illinois | 15,603 |
| Virginia | 14,749 |
| Michigan | 14,368 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7,560
Total Loan Volume
$1.5B
Avg Loan Size
$197K
Jobs Supported
36,620
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7,351 (97%)
504 209 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
1,125 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 753
2021 751
2022 979
2023 1,343
2024 1,693
2025 1,806
2026 235
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Residential Remodelers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 236118 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Residential Remodelers?
135,337 business establishments. Together they employ 480,272 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Residential Remodelers?
$56,954/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Residential Remodelers employment?
California leads with 71,834 workers. New York (44,307) and Florida (31,005) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Residential Remodelers receive?
Residential Remodelers businesses received 7,560 SBA loans totaling $1.5 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $197K. These loans supported 36,620 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) 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 94% 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.
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Benchmarking Residential Remodelers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 135,337 establishments, 480,272 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 7,560 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 236118 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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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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