Employment
716,082
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 2362
NAICS 2362 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nonresidential Building Construction - Industry Benchmarks
$96,783/yr average annual pay, with 2,960 SBA loans on record for NAICS 2362.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 716K
- Workers employed
- $96,783/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 2362
California leads Nonresidential Building Construction 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)
- 716K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $96,783/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nonresidential Building Construction
Nonresidential Building Construction sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
42,452 establishments employ 716,082 workers (16.9/location) at $96,783/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$96,783/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
42,452
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 22,430; establishment count increased by 274. 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)
- $69.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 16.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Commercial and Institutional Building Construction NAICS 23622 | N/A |
| Industrial Building Construction NAICS 23621 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 81,838 |
| Texas | 66,104 |
| Florida | 40,773 |
| New York | 35,109 |
| Pennsylvania | 26,604 |
| Ohio | 24,191 |
| Illinois | 23,420 |
| Georgia | 23,117 |
| Michigan | 21,007 |
| Missouri | 19,353 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,960
Total Loan Volume
$1.4B
Avg Loan Size
$486K
Jobs Supported
32,745
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,655 (90%)
504 305 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
238 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 347
2021 407
2022 395
2023 450
2024 573
2025 702
2026 86
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Nonresidential Building Construction?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 2362 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Nonresidential Building Construction?
42,452 business establishments. Together they employ 716,082 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonresidential Building Construction?
$96,783/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 16.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonresidential Building Construction employment?
California leads with 81,838 workers. Texas (66,104) and Florida (40,773) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonresidential Building Construction receive?
Nonresidential Building Construction businesses received 2,960 SBA loans totaling $1.4 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $486K. These loans supported 32,745 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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 80% of that same 259-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 Nonresidential Building Construction
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 42,452 establishments, 716,082 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,960 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 2362 · 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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