Analysis
NAICS 23816 is the 2022 NAICS industry for roofing contractors, part of 2381 (Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors).
It has only one more detailed code, 238160, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 26% and employment rose 16%. 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.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 8 codes at this level within Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors, with 24% of them.
County Business Patterns counts 25,519 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 215,242 people at an average annual payroll of $70,552 per employee (53rd percentile of national industries). 65% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Official definition
See industry description for 238160.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.