238340

Analysis

NAICS 238340 is the 2022 national industry for tile and terrazzo contractors, part of 23834 (Tile and Terrazzo Contractors). Census lists 12 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 10,685 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 58,611 people at an average annual payroll of $56,238 per employee (26th percentile of national industries). 72% 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 ceramic tile installation, countertop (ceramic tile, stone), residential-type…, granite, interior, installation and mantel, marble or stone, installation, among 12 in all.

Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 238140, 327390 and 238330. 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.

For example, exterior marble, granite, and slate work are classified in 238140 (Masonry Contractors) instead.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 6% and employment fell 1%. 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.