Employment
24,810
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23721
NAICS 23721 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Land Subdivision - Industry Benchmarks
$90,096/yr average annual pay, with 22 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23721.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 25K
- Workers employed
- $90,096/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $9M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23721
Texas leads Land Subdivision 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)
- 25K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $90,096/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $9M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Land Subdivision
Land Subdivision sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
4,441 establishments employ 24,810 workers (5.6/location) at $90,096/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and South Carolina.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$90,096/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,441
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,901; establishment count decreased by 177. 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)
- $2.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Land Subdivision NAICS 237210 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,500 |
| California | 2,479 |
| South Carolina | 1,166 |
| North Carolina | 1,054 |
| Georgia | 919 |
| Utah | 733 |
| Arizona | 693 |
| Colorado | 597 |
| Indiana | 578 |
| Pennsylvania | 571 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
22
Total Loan Volume
$9M
Avg Loan Size
$405K
Jobs Supported
128
Program Breakdown
7(a) 22 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
13.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2020 6
2021 8
2022 5
2023 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Land Subdivision?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23721 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Land Subdivision?
4,441 business establishments. Together they employ 24,810 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Land Subdivision?
$90,096/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Land Subdivision employment?
Texas leads with 4,500 workers. California (2,479) and South Carolina (1,166) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Land Subdivision receive?
Land Subdivision businesses received 22 SBA loans totaling $9 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $405K. These loans supported 128 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) 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 22% 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 Land Subdivision
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 4,441 establishments, 24,810 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 22 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 23721 · 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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