Employment
250,758
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 238310
NAICS 238310 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Drywall and Insulation Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$66,624/yr average annual pay, with 1,133 SBA loans on record for NAICS 238310.
- 3.4%
- Construction sector margin
- 251K
- Workers employed
- $66,624/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $409M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 238310
California leads Drywall and Insulation 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)
- 251K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $66,624/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $409M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Drywall and Insulation Contractors's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Drywall and Insulation 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 Drywall and Insulation Contractors
Drywall and Insulation Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 3.4% net margin overall.
20,760 establishments employ 250,758 workers (12.1/location) at $66,624/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Drywall and Insulation Contractors sits in the 89th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$66,624/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
20,760
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 6,536; establishment count increased by 598. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $16.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 12.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 43,526 |
| Texas | 20,069 |
| Florida | 14,890 |
| New York | 12,347 |
| Washington | 11,349 |
| Arizona | 10,872 |
| Nevada | 8,540 |
| Massachusetts | 6,930 |
| Virginia | 6,397 |
| Illinois | 6,256 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,133
Total Loan Volume
$409M
Avg Loan Size
$361K
Jobs Supported
12,284
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,046 (92%)
504 87 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
197 loans in this industry
New Business Share
34.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 112
2021 140
2022 149
2023 209
2024 251
2025 235
2026 37
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Drywall and Insulation Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 238310 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 3.4% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Drywall and Insulation Contractors?
20,760 business establishments. Together they employ 250,758 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Drywall and Insulation Contractors?
$66,624/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 12.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Drywall and Insulation Contractors employment?
California leads with 43,526 workers. Texas (20,069) and Florida (14,890) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Drywall and Insulation Contractors receive?
Drywall and Insulation Contractors businesses received 1,133 SBA loans totaling $409 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $361K. These loans supported 12,284 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Drywall and Insulation Contractors, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Drywall and Insulation Contractors ranks #92 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (250,758 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Construction · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 238310 · 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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