New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) in Montana

New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) (NAICS 236115) in Montana reports 3,375 workers across 1,075 establishments, with $203.8M of aggregate annual payroll flowing through Census CBP 2023 filings. That represents 1.4% of national employment for this industry, a concentration ratio that tells you whether Montana 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. Montana accounts for 1.8% of the national New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) establishment count (1,075 of 60,635), according to Census County Business Patterns.

Wage benchmarking is where state-level data earns its keep. The average annual compensation for New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) employees in Montana is $60,398/yr, versus a national average of $65,006/yr. Montana pays below the national average for this industry, common in lower cost-of-living states or where the industry has a smaller, less specialized local workforce.

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 New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) 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 New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) national page (entity structure, SBA lending, sub-industries) and the Montana overview (top employers, payroll dispersion across industries).