Employment
75,224
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23621
NAICS 23621 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Industrial Building Construction - Industry Benchmarks
$92,768/yr average annual pay, with 494 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23621.
- 3.4%
- Construction sector margin
- 75K
- Workers employed
- $92,768/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $307M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23621
Texas leads Industrial Building Construction activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Construction sector runs a 3.4% net margin.
- 3.4%
- Construction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 75K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $92,768/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $307M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Industrial Building Construction's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Industrial Building Construction is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Industrial Building Construction
Industrial Building Construction sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 3.4% net margin overall.
3,380 establishments employ 75,224 workers (22.3/location) at $92,768/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Alabama and California.
Industrial Building Construction sits in the 51st percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$92,768/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,380
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 95; establishment count increased by 207. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $7.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 22.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Industrial Building Construction NAICS 236210 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 8,307 |
| Alabama | 3,893 |
| California | 3,783 |
| Wisconsin | 3,457 |
| Ohio | 3,309 |
| Florida | 3,271 |
| Louisiana | 3,142 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,724 |
| Georgia | 2,670 |
| Michigan | 2,613 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
494
Total Loan Volume
$307M
Avg Loan Size
$622K
Jobs Supported
6,461
Program Breakdown
7(a) 396 (80%)
504 98 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
Northeast Bank
57 loans in this industry
New Business Share
13.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 51
2021 74
2022 69
2023 56
2024 105
2025 122
2026 17
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Industrial Building Construction?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23621 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 3.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Industrial Building Construction?
3,380 business establishments. Together they employ 75,224 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Industrial Building Construction?
$92,768/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 22.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Industrial Building Construction employment?
Texas leads with 8,307 workers. Alabama (3,893) and California (3,783) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Industrial Building Construction receive?
Industrial Building Construction businesses received 494 SBA loans totaling $307 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $622K. These loans supported 6,461 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Industrial Building Construction, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Industrial Building Construction ranks #272 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (75,224 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 23621 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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