Employment
272,692
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23811
NAICS 23811 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$70,546/yr average annual pay, with 1,460 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23811.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 273K
- Workers employed
- $70,546/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $541M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23811
Texas leads Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors 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)
- 273K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $70,546/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $541M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
23,350 establishments employ 272,692 workers (11.7/location) at $70,546/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$70,546/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
23,350
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 17,682; establishment count increased by 651. 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)
- $19.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors NAICS 238110 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 34,764 |
| California | 34,453 |
| Florida | 25,106 |
| New York | 10,379 |
| Arizona | 9,639 |
| North Carolina | 8,227 |
| Maryland | 7,977 |
| Illinois | 7,947 |
| Ohio | 7,901 |
| Colorado | 7,634 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,460
Total Loan Volume
$541M
Avg Loan Size
$371K
Jobs Supported
12,617
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,350 (92%)
504 110 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
195 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 188
2021 233
2022 196
2023 237
2024 303
2025 266
2026 37
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23811 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors?
23,350 business establishments. Together they employ 272,692 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors?
$70,546/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors employment?
Texas leads with 34,764 workers. California (34,453) and Florida (25,106) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors receive?
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors businesses received 1,460 SBA loans totaling $541 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $371K. These loans supported 12,617 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) 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 84% 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 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 23,350 establishments, 272,692 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,460 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 23811 · 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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