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Size of the US Drywall and Insulation Contractors industry

NAICS 23831, Drywall and Insulation Contractors. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$57.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
240,949
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
22,022
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
19,568
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$16.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 240,949 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 256,2532019-Q2: 260,1802019-Q3: 262,9452019-Q4: 258,4582020-Q1: 257,8982020-Q2: 245,3242020-Q3: 247,9122020-Q4: 246,5212021-Q1: 247,2142021-Q2: 247,2402021-Q3: 244,0252021-Q4: 241,8972022-Q1: 243,2462022-Q2: 246,9472022-Q3: 247,5112022-Q4: 244,0662023-Q1: 244,3572023-Q2: 249,3542023-Q3: 249,8862023-Q4: 249,1342024-Q1: 248,6272024-Q2: 250,9692024-Q3: 250,2452024-Q4: 246,3482025-Q1: 246,0502025-Q2: 249,3102025-Q3: 245,3282025-Q4: 239,8112026-Q1: 240,949NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1240,9492022
2025-Q4239,8112022
2025-Q3245,3282022
2025-Q2249,3102022
2025-Q1246,0502022
2024-Q4246,3482022
2024-Q3250,2452022
2024-Q2250,9692022
2024-Q1248,6272022
2023-Q4249,1342022
2023-Q3249,8862022
2023-Q2249,3542022
2023-Q1244,3572022
2022-Q4244,0662022
2022-Q3247,5112022
2022-Q2246,9472022
2022-Q1243,2462022
2021-Q4241,8972017
2021-Q3244,0252017
2021-Q2247,2402017
2021-Q1247,2142017
2020-Q4246,5212017
2020-Q3247,9122017
2020-Q2245,3242017
2020-Q1257,8982017
2019-Q4258,4582017
2019-Q3262,9452017
2019-Q2260,1802017
2019-Q1256,2532017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 250,758 · 2023
2017: 254,7542018: 260,9462019: 270,1442020: 265,9192021: 256,6912022: 257,2942023: 250,758
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PeriodValue
2023250,758
2022257,294
2021256,691
2020265,919
2019270,144
2018260,946
2017254,754

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 22,022 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 20,6322019-Q2: 20,8922019-Q3: 21,0622019-Q4: 21,1132020-Q1: 21,0032020-Q2: 21,0652020-Q3: 21,3312020-Q4: 21,4852021-Q1: 21,2822021-Q2: 21,4622021-Q3: 21,7432021-Q4: 21,7802022-Q1: 21,6732022-Q2: 21,7542022-Q3: 21,9152022-Q4: 22,0032023-Q1: 21,9582023-Q2: 22,0972023-Q3: 22,1912023-Q4: 22,1892024-Q1: 22,0182024-Q2: 22,1772024-Q3: 22,2632024-Q4: 22,1992025-Q1: 21,9002025-Q2: 21,9742025-Q3: 21,9922025-Q4: 22,0542026-Q1: 22,022NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q122,0222022
2025-Q422,0542022
2025-Q321,9922022
2025-Q221,9742022
2025-Q121,9002022
2024-Q422,1992022
2024-Q322,2632022
2024-Q222,1772022
2024-Q122,0182022
2023-Q422,1892022
2023-Q322,1912022
2023-Q222,0972022
2023-Q121,9582022
2022-Q422,0032022
2022-Q321,9152022
2022-Q221,7542022
2022-Q121,6732022
2021-Q421,7802017
2021-Q321,7432017
2021-Q221,4622017
2021-Q121,2822017
2020-Q421,4852017
2020-Q321,3312017
2020-Q221,0652017
2020-Q121,0032017
2019-Q421,1132017
2019-Q321,0622017
2019-Q220,8922017
2019-Q120,6322017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 20,760 · 2023
2017: 18,3342018: 19,1642019: 19,4572020: 19,5042021: 19,9862022: 20,1622023: 20,760
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PeriodValue
202320,760
202220,162
202119,986
202019,504
201919,457
201819,164
201718,334

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.5 billion2019-Q2: $3.7 billion2019-Q3: $3.8 billion2019-Q4: $4.1 billion2020-Q1: $3.7 billion2020-Q2: $3.2 billion2020-Q3: $3.7 billion2020-Q4: $4.2 billion2021-Q1: $3.5 billion2021-Q2: $3.7 billion2021-Q3: $3.8 billion2021-Q4: $4.2 billion2022-Q1: $3.6 billion2022-Q2: $3.9 billion2022-Q3: $4.2 billion2022-Q4: $4.3 billion2023-Q1: $3.9 billion2023-Q2: $4.1 billion2023-Q3: $4.2 billion2023-Q4: $4.7 billion2024-Q1: $4.2 billion2024-Q2: $4.3 billion2024-Q3: $4.3 billion2024-Q4: $5.2 billion2025-Q1: $4.2 billion2025-Q2: $4.4 billion2025-Q3: $4.5 billion2025-Q4: $4.9 billion2026-Q1: $4.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$4.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$4.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$4.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$4.4 billion2022
2025-Q1$4.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$5.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$4.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$4.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$4.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$4.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$4.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$4.1 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.9 billion2022
2022-Q4$4.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$4.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$3.9 billion2022
2022-Q1$3.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$4.2 billion2017
2021-Q3$3.8 billion2017
2021-Q2$3.7 billion2017
2021-Q1$3.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$4.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$3.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$3.2 billion2017
2020-Q1$3.7 billion2017
2019-Q4$4.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.8 billion2017
2019-Q2$3.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$3.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $16.7 billion · 2023
2017: $13.4 billion2018: $14.4 billion2019: $15.3 billion2020: $14.6 billion2021: $15.2 billion2022: $16.0 billion2023: $16.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$16.7 billion
2022$16.0 billion
2021$15.2 billion
2020$14.6 billion
2019$15.3 billion
2018$14.4 billion
2017$13.4 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages240,9492026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages22,0222026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$16.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns250,75820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns20,76020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$14.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census238,63720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census20,22620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census19,56820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$57.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Drywall and Insulation Contractors

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
238310Drywall and Insulation Contractors$57.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census250,7582023 · CBP

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.