Employment
41,885
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 238170
NAICS 238170 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Siding Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$58,783/yr average annual pay, with 313 SBA loans on record for NAICS 238170.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 42K
- Workers employed
- $58,783/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $74M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 238170
Washington leads Siding 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)
- 42K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $58,783/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $74M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Siding Contractors
Siding Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
9,142 establishments employ 41,885 workers (4.6/location) at $58,783/yr average annual pay. Washington leads employment, followed by Florida and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$58,783/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
9,142
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 147; establishment count decreased by 49. 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)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Washington | 3,075 |
| Florida | 2,592 |
| California | 2,506 |
| Oregon | 1,885 |
| Texas | 1,836 |
| New York | 1,667 |
| Wisconsin | 1,615 |
| Minnesota | 1,583 |
| North Carolina | 1,548 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,531 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
313
Total Loan Volume
$74M
Avg Loan Size
$236K
Jobs Supported
1,942
Program Breakdown
7(a) 312 (100%)
504 1 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
43 loans in this industry
New Business Share
35.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 32
2021 33
2022 55
2023 45
2024 80
2025 58
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Siding Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 238170 level. Washington leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Siding Contractors?
9,142 business establishments. Together they employ 41,885 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Siding Contractors?
$58,783/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Siding Contractors employment?
Washington leads with 3,075 workers. Florida (2,592) and California (2,506) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Siding Contractors receive?
Siding Contractors businesses received 313 SBA loans totaling $74 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $236K. These loans supported 1,942 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 51% of that same 801-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 Siding Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 9,142 establishments, 41,885 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 313 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 238170 · 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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