Analysis
NAICS 23835 is the 2022 NAICS industry for finish carpentry contractors, part of 2383 (Building Finishing Contractors).
It has only one more detailed code, 238350, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 32,219 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 177,042 people at an average annual payroll of $59,399 per employee (32nd percentile of national industries). 74% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment rose 15%. 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 2nd of the 6 codes at this level within Building Finishing Contractors, with 25.2% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 238350.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.