Employment
58,611
Total employees (Census CBP)
Construction ·NAICS 23834
NAICS 23834 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors - Industry Benchmarks
$56,238/yr average annual pay, with 412 SBA loans on record for NAICS 23834.
- 6.3%
- Construction sector margin
- 59K
- Workers employed
- $56,238/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $155M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 23834
California leads Tile and Terrazzo 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)
- 59K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $56,238/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $155M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors sits inside Construction, a sector that runs a 6.3% net margin overall.
10,685 establishments employ 58,611 workers (5.5/location) at $56,238/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$56,238/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
10,685
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 395; establishment count decreased by 25. 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)
- $3.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Tile and Terrazzo Contractors NAICS 238340 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 12,160 |
| Florida | 6,351 |
| New York | 3,824 |
| Texas | 2,940 |
| Nevada | 2,679 |
| Washington | 1,885 |
| North Carolina | 1,739 |
| Illinois | 1,593 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,547 |
| Utah | 1,520 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
412
Total Loan Volume
$155M
Avg Loan Size
$376K
Jobs Supported
2,982
Program Breakdown
7(a) 362 (88%)
504 50 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
50 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 73
2021 46
2022 45
2023 57
2024 96
2025 81
2026 14
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Tile and Terrazzo Contractors?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 23834 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Construction sector runs a 6.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Tile and Terrazzo Contractors?
10,685 business establishments. Together they employ 58,611 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Tile and Terrazzo Contractors?
$56,238/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Tile and Terrazzo Contractors employment?
California leads with 12,160 workers. Florida (6,351) and New York (3,824) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Tile and Terrazzo Contractors receive?
Tile and Terrazzo Contractors businesses received 412 SBA loans totaling $155 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $376K. These loans supported 2,982 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) 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 43% of that same 551-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.
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Benchmarking Tile and Terrazzo Contractors
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Construction
- 10,685 establishments, 58,611 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 412 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 23834 · Data year: 2023
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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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