Services to Buildings and Dwellings · Connecticut
Services to Buildings and Dwellings in Connecticut
NAICS 5617 · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Services to Buildings and Dwellings in Connecticut
Services to Buildings and Dwellings (NAICS 5617) in Connecticut reports 28,510 workers across 3,158 establishments, with $1.2B of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.3% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Connecticut is a primary labor market for this NAICS code or a smaller satellite. A share above 5% signals a meaningful regional cluster; below 1% usually means the state is not a structural fit for this industry at scale.
Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for Services to Buildings and Dwellings employees in Connecticut is $41,232/yr, versus a national average of $40,433/yr. Connecticut pays above the national average for this industry, which usually reflects higher skill concentration, union density, or regional cost of living.
Profitability data is only available at the national level because the IRS Statistics of Income program does not publish state-level margin breakdowns. The national net profit margin for Services to Buildings and Dwellings is not reported, and while margins do vary by state, the direction of variance usually follows labor cost and establishment size, both shown above. For a complete picture, pair this state-industry view with the Services to Buildings and Dwellings national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Connecticut overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).
Employment
28,510
Establishments
3,158
Annual Payroll
$1.2B
Avg Payroll/Employee
$41,232/yr
Compare to National Average
Profit Margin (National)
National avg, IRS SOI (no state-level profit data)
Avg Payroll/Employee
Connecticut vs National avg
Employment
Connecticut share of national
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2025
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