Residential Home Builders: By the Numbers
227,101 establishments, 928,939 employees and $73.0 billion in annual payroll. Most of them run on software that records how the work gets done. Here's the industry, state by state.
Establishments
Residential Home Builders worksites in the U.S.
Employees
About 4 per location on average
Average annual pay
$73.0 billion in total payroll
Job growth, 1 year
Year-over-year employment change
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2025 annual averages, private ownership. Establishment counts are worksites, not companies. Pulled November 4, 2026. bls.gov/cew
Most jobs
- California: 123,152 employees
- Florida: 78,449 employees
- Texas: 74,136 employees
- New York: 62,279 employees
- North Carolina: 38,379 employees
Fastest growing
- Mississippi: +4.9% jobs in a year
- South Carolina: +4.3% jobs in a year
- Arkansas: +3.9% jobs in a year
- Delaware: +3.9% jobs in a year
- Maine: +3.8% jobs in a year
All States, Ranked by Employment
| State | Establishments | Employees | Avg. pay | 1-yr jobs | Concentration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 28,080 | 123,152 | $80,432 | -3.0% | 1.13 |
| Florida | 18,409 | 78,449 | $90,096 | +0.9% | 1.33 |
| Texas | 13,523 | 74,136 | $101,175 | -0.2% | 0.88 |
| New York | 16,552 | 62,279 | $72,610 | -2.7% | 1.07 |
| North Carolina | 9,512 | 38,379 | $83,951 | 0.0% | 1.30 |
| Washington | 8,644 | 33,363 | $73,858 | -2.5% | 1.55 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,656 | 32,935 | $69,688 | +1.0% | 0.91 |
| Michigan | 6,708 | 25,358 | $66,188 | -0.2% | 0.96 |
| Ohio | 5,253 | 24,038 | $74,192 | -0.2% | 0.73 |
| Virginia | 5,635 | 23,845 | $75,151 | +1.0% | 0.96 |
| New Jersey | 5,881 | 23,565 | $74,559 | -0.9% | 0.92 |
| Illinois | 8,359 | 23,331 | $68,478 | -0.1% | 0.64 |
| Arizona | 3,832 | 23,047 | $83,779 | +0.1% | 1.19 |
| Georgia | 6,865 | 22,800 | $93,714 | -1.5% | 0.78 |
| Oregon | 6,310 | 19,867 | $65,408 | -3.3% | 1.68 |
| Colorado | 4,536 | 19,527 | $93,019 | -4.5% | 1.13 |
| Maryland | 4,116 | 18,532 | $80,568 | -3.5% | 1.13 |
| Massachusetts | 5,239 | 18,077 | $84,240 | -1.0% | 0.83 |
| Utah | 3,683 | 17,867 | $64,627 | +2.0% | 1.72 |
| Indiana | 3,831 | 17,476 | $68,740 | -1.0% | 0.92 |
| Tennessee | 3,488 | 16,807 | $83,206 | +0.8% | 0.86 |
| Wisconsin | 3,559 | 15,982 | $67,260 | +2.8% | 0.91 |
| Minnesota | 4,128 | 15,939 | $74,436 | -1.4% | 0.91 |
| South Carolina | 3,152 | 14,645 | $92,503 | +4.3% | 1.06 |
| Missouri | 3,545 | 13,490 | $61,319 | +0.5% | 0.78 |
| Idaho | 3,032 | 9,398 | $62,450 | +2.1% | 1.80 |
| Nevada | 1,093 | 8,868 | $87,175 | -1.2% | 0.95 |
| Kentucky | 2,516 | 8,796 | $66,707 | +2.8% | 0.74 |
| Alabama | 2,300 | 8,107 | $74,284 | -3.8% | 0.64 |
| Iowa | 1,745 | 6,857 | $59,067 | +1.1% | 0.74 |
| Connecticut | 1,929 | 6,461 | $79,963 | +2.3% | 0.64 |
| Hawaii | 1,150 | 6,461 | $86,116 | +0.6% | 1.68 |
| Montana | 2,159 | 6,153 | $64,874 | -4.8% | 2.01 |
| Maine | 1,766 | 6,021 | $61,965 | +3.8% | 1.55 |
| Kansas | 1,366 | 5,984 | $61,667 | +0.4% | 0.70 |
| Arkansas | 1,651 | 5,121 | $67,414 | +3.9% | 0.66 |
| Nebraska | 1,484 | 5,014 | $57,708 | +0.9% | 0.82 |
| New Hampshire | 1,238 | 4,816 | $75,618 | +0.2% | 1.17 |
| Oklahoma | 1,373 | 4,783 | $69,422 | -4.2% | 0.47 |
| New Mexico | 1,077 | 4,572 | $58,232 | +2.9% | 0.88 |
| West Virginia | 1,320 | 4,167 | $47,654 | -2.7% | 1.00 |
| Delaware | 976 | 3,707 | $84,748 | +3.9% | 1.29 |
| Rhode Island | 1,145 | 3,551 | $68,481 | +1.0% | 1.19 |
| South Dakota | 1,034 | 3,437 | $55,869 | -2.5% | 1.25 |
| Mississippi | 956 | 2,606 | $55,570 | +4.9% | 0.37 |
Concentration = location quotient (1.00 = the industry's national share of jobs). Not disclosed by BLS for privacy: Alaska, District of Columbia, Louisiana, North Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2025 annual averages, private ownership. Establishment counts are worksites, not companies. Pulled November 4, 2026. bls.gov/cew
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Residential Home Builders: Data FAQ
How many residential home builders are there in the U.S.?
About 227,101 private residential home builders establishments employed 928,939 people in 2025 (BLS QCEW annual average).
Which state has the most residential home builders jobs?
California leads with 123,152 employees across 28,080 establishments (2025, BLS QCEW).
What is the average pay in residential home builders?
The average annual pay was $78,553 in 2025, according to BLS QCEW.
Is residential home builders business data valuable to AI companies?
It can be. With about 928,939 people logging daily work in software, established residential home builders create years of operating records. Builder Data helps established firms find out what their business data could be worth, free, by text with Max. Business data only, never personal data.
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