Construction ·NAICS 238190

NAICS 238190 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors - Industry Benchmarks

$70,006/yr average annual pay, with 652 SBA loans on record for NAICS 238190.

3.4%
Construction sector margin
52K
Workers employed
$70,006/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$227M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 238190

Texas leads Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 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)
52K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$70,006/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$227M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 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 Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors

Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 3.4% net margin overall.

6,489 establishments employ 52,063 workers (8.0/location) at $70,006/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.

Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors sits in the 57th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Employment

52,063

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$70,006/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

6,489

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 1,430; establishment count increased by 212. 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)
$3.6B
Avg Employees per Establishment
8.0

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Texas 8,630
California 5,844
Florida 3,881
New York 2,294
North Carolina 2,153
Georgia 1,907
Arizona 1,586
Colorado 1,339
New Jersey 1,295
Maryland 1,220

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

652

Total Loan Volume

$227M

Avg Loan Size

$348K

Jobs Supported

5,047

Program Breakdown

7(a) 600 (92%)
504 52 (8%)

Top SBA Lender

The Huntington National Bank

87 loans in this industry

New Business Share

25.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
74
2021
92
2022
75
2023
112
2024
157
2025
125
2026
17

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 238190 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 Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors?
6,489 business establishments. Together they employ 52,063 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors?
$70,006/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors employment?
Texas leads with 8,630 workers. California (5,844) and Florida (3,881) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors receive?
Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors businesses received 652 SBA loans totaling $227 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $348K. These loans supported 5,047 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

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Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors ranks #347 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 238190 · 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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