Analysis
NAICS 327332 is the 2022 national industry for concrete pipe manufacturing, part of 32733 (Concrete Pipe, Brick, and Block Manufacturing). Census lists 9 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 29% and employment rose 5%. 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 2 codes at this level within Concrete Pipe, Brick, and Block Manufacturing, with 18.3% of them.
County Business Patterns counts 140 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 6,120 people at an average annual payroll of $65,050 per employee (43rd percentile of national industries). 15% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include conduits, concrete, manufacturing, culvert pipe, concrete, manufacturing, cylinder pipe, prestressed concrete, manufacturing and irrigation pipe, concrete, manufacturing, among 9 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing concrete pipe.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (9)
- Conduits, concrete, manufacturing
- Culvert pipe, concrete, manufacturing
- Cylinder pipe, prestressed concrete, manufacturing
- Irrigation pipe, concrete, manufacturing
- Pipe, concrete, manufacturing
- Precast concrete pipe manufacturing
- Pressure pipe, reinforced concrete, manufacturing
- Prestressed concrete pipes manufacturing
- Sewer pipe, concrete, manufacturing