Employment
167,820
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23712
NAICS 23712 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction - Industry Benchmarks
$88,525/yr average annual pay, with 50 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23712.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 168K
- Workers employed
- $88,525/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $39M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23712
Texas leads Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures 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)
- 168K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $88,525/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $39M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
2,156 establishments employ 167,820 workers (77.8/location) at $88,525/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Oklahoma.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$88,525/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,156
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 8,060; establishment count decreased by 10. 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)
- $14.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 77.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction NAICS 237120 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 53,681 |
| California | 7,377 |
| Oklahoma | 5,833 |
| Ohio | 3,894 |
| Colorado | 3,256 |
| New Mexico | 2,452 |
| West Virginia | 1,920 |
| Washington | 1,859 |
| New Jersey | 1,293 |
| Kentucky | 975 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
50
Total Loan Volume
$39M
Avg Loan Size
$789K
Jobs Supported
1,236
Program Breakdown
7(a) 49 (98%)
504 1 (2%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
8 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 11
2021 5
2022 4
2023 8
2024 13
2025 8
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23712 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction?
2,156 business establishments. Together they employ 167,820 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction?
$88,525/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 77.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction employment?
Texas leads with 53,681 workers. California (7,377) and Oklahoma (5,833) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction receive?
Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction businesses received 50 SBA loans totaling $39 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $789K. These loans supported 1,236 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) 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 74% of that same 551-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 Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 2,156 establishments, 167,820 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 50 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 23712 · 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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