Construction ·NAICS 237210

NAICS 237210 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Land Subdivision - Industry Benchmarks

$90,096/yr average annual pay, with 22 SBA loans on record for NAICS 237210.

3.4%
Construction sector margin
25K
Workers employed
$90,096/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$9M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 237210

Texas leads Land Subdivision 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)
25K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$90,096/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$9M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Land Subdivision's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Land Subdivision 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 Land Subdivision

Land Subdivision sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 3.4% 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.

Land Subdivision sits in the 36th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Employment

24,810

Total employees (Census CBP)

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.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$2.2B
Avg Employees per Establishment
5.6

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 FY2020–2026

SBA 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

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Land Subdivision?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 237210 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 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.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Land Subdivision, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Land Subdivision ranks #516 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 237210 · 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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