Analysis
NAICS 32191 is the 2022 NAICS industry for millwork, part of 3219 (Other Wood Product Manufacturing). Census lists 91 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 3,233 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 113,205 people at an average annual payroll of $57,386 per employee (28th percentile of national industries). 34% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Across its national industries Census lists 91 index entries; typical ones are door frames and sash, wood and covered wood, manufacturing, blanks, wood (e.g., bowling pins, handles, textile… and bamboo flooring manufacturing.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 8% and employment rose 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.
Its goods appear in 50 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 4418 (builders' joinery and carpentry of wood, including cellular…), 4409 (wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring…) and 4412 (plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
It splits into 3 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 321918 (Other Millwork (including Flooring)) with 1,445.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hardwood and softwood cut stock and dimension stock (i.e., shapes); wood windows and wood doors; and other millwork including wood flooring. Dimension stock or cut stock is defined as lumber and worked wood products cut or shaped to specialized sizes. These establishments generally use woodworking machinery, such as jointers, planers, lathes, and routers to shape wood.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing dimension lumber, boards, beams, timbers, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding, and wood chips from logs and bolts | 32111 Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
| Fabricating millwork at the construction site | 23835 Finish Carpentry Contractors |
| Manufacturing wood furniture frames and finished wood furniture parts | 33721 Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing |
Index entries (91)
- Door frames and sash, wood and covered wood, manufacturing
- Blanks, wood (e.g., bowling pins, handles, textile machinery accessories), manufacturing
- Bamboo flooring manufacturing