Employment
52,063
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 238190
NAICS 238190 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$70,006/yr average annual pay, with 652 SBA loans on record for NAICS 238190.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 52K
- Workers employed
- $70,006/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $227M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 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 6.3% net margin.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 52K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $70,006/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $227M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
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 6.3% 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.
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.
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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
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 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 57% 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 Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 6,489 establishments, 52,063 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 652 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 238190 · 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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