238130

Analysis

NAICS 238130 is the 2022 national industry for framing contractors, part of 23813 (Framing Contractors). Census lists 16 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 12,417 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 86,861 people at an average annual payroll of $57,935 per employee (29th percentile of national industries). 71% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include building framing (except structural steel), carpentry, framing, ceiling beam, wood, installation and foundation, building, wood, contractors, among 16 in all.

For example, finish carpentry are classified in 238350 (Finish Carpentry Contractors) instead.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 6% and employment fell 2%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 238350 and 238120. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.