Employment
250,758
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 238310
NAICS 238310 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Drywall and Insulation Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$66,624/yr average annual pay, with 1,133 SBA loans on record for NAICS 238310.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 251K
- Workers employed
- $66,624/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $409M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 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 6.3% net margin.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 251K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $66,624/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $409M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Drywall and Insulation Contractors
Drywall and Insulation Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% 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.
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.
Workforce scale
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 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 89% 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 Drywall and Insulation Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 20,760 establishments, 250,758 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,133 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 238310 · 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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