Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

Indus- try Detail	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	23	Construction		710,307	1,196,555,587	254,292,144	7,193,069
	237	Heavy and civil engineering construction		49,826	194,217,995	44,322,355	1,143,246
	2371	Utility system construction		19,808	78,139,578	21,814,937	539,615
	2372	Land subdivision		8,444	13,926,888	2,004,436	52,607
	2373	Highway, street, and bridge construction		11,348	81,412,178	15,654,087	410,822
	2379	Other heavy construction		10,227	20,739,350	4,848,895	140,202

Specialty trade activities are classified in this subsector if the skills and equipment present are specific to heavy or civil engineering construction projects. For example, specialized equipment is needed to paint lines on highways. This equipment is not normally used in building applications so the activity is classified in this subsector. Traffic signal installation, while specific to highways, uses much of the same skills and equipment that are needed for electrical work in building projects and is therefore classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors.

Construction projects involving water resources (e.g., dredging and land drainage) and projects involving open space improvement (e.g., parks and trails) are included in this subsector. Establishments whose primary activity is the subdivision of land into individual building lots usually perform various additional site-improvement activities (e.g., road building and utility line installation) and are included in this subsector.

Establishments in this subsector are classified based on the types of structures that they construct. This classification reflects variations in the requirements of the underlying production processes.

  NAICS 237, Heavy and civil engineering construction, is not directly comparable to 1997 NAICS 234 Heavy construction. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 234 is nearly comparable to SIC 16. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

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Geographic Distribution -- Heavy and civil engineering construction: 2002

Data for the Construction sector are published for the U.S.and states.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

Other Indus- tries	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Value of business done ($1,000)	Value of business done % of U.S.	Value of business done per capita ($)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	United States		49,826	194,217,995	100.00	674	44,322,355	1,143,246
	California		3,904	21,933,771	11.29	626	4,929,101	110,306
	Texas		3,998	20,876,554	10.75	959	5,102,299	140,679
	Florida		2,776	13,526,597	6.96	811	2,028,854	61,530
	New York		1,970	7,710,693	3.97	402	1,750,784	37,146
	Illinois		1,820	7,687,210	3.96	610	1,877,615	40,261
	Georgia		1,941	7,232,619	3.72	841	1,316,922	52,566
	Pennsylvania		1,398	6,982,754	3.60	567	1,766,580	40,742
	Ohio		1,725	6,638,404	3.42	582	1,578,673	36,289
	North Carolina		2,066	6,022,482	3.10	724	1,278,927	42,925
	Washington		1,334	5,628,758	2.90	927	1,360,776	29,955
	Colorado		1,281	5,337,661	2.75	1,186	1,166,788	28,687
	Michigan		1,472	5,216,069	2.69	520	1,197,547	28,074
	Minnesota		1,337	5,204,831	2.68	1,036	1,042,362	22,432
	New Jersey		1,226	4,935,883	2.54	575	1,067,004	27,233
	Massachusetts		1,149	4,919,789	2.53	765	1,156,718	24,623
	Virginia		1,288	4,847,322	2.50	665	1,078,735	30,753
	Louisiana		901	4,675,853	2.41	1,046	1,314,074	36,845
	Arizona		876	3,960,899	2.04	727	939,221	24,224
	Tennessee		977	3,888,000	2.00	672	945,218	24,338
	Wisconsin		892	3,755,310	1.93	691	754,939	16,706
	Missouri		1,232	3,671,967	1.89	646	828,252	19,322
	South Carolina		809	3,369,095	1.73	822	888,890	27,502
	Indiana		1,073	3,199,157	1.65	520	788,426	20,667
	Alabama		835	2,963,658	1.53	662	655,496	17,128
	Maryland		811	2,808,863	1.45	516	634,867	17,397
	Kentucky		716	2,441,487	1.26	597	494,104	13,814
	Kansas		645	2,271,654	1.17	837	507,619	13,463
	Oklahoma		894	2,255,753	1.16	647	446,328	13,322
	Mississippi		543	1,989,766	1.02	695	388,379	13,149
	Nevada		401	1,888,751	0.97	871	585,730	11,294
	Oregon		765	1,851,333	0.95	525	376,397	10,501
	Iowa		610	1,847,700	0.95	629	407,539	9,726
	Connecticut		639	1,840,065	0.95	532	418,404	9,011
	Utah		436	1,515,743	0.78	652	314,176	8,986
	Alaska		295	1,375,925	0.71	2,148	331,317	6,195
	Arkansas		661	1,260,003	0.65	466	254,129	8,505
	New Mexico		393	1,259,033	0.65	679	340,262	10,878
	Nebraska		443	1,046,749	0.54	606	218,591	8,115
	Idaho		419	1,036,441	0.53	771	184,129	5,054
	West Virginia		364	953,017	0.49	528	240,128	6,090
	Montana		423	802,133	0.41	881	173,097	4,183
	Maine		345	659,989	0.34	509	149,935	3,859
	Hawaii		141	637,722	0.33	517	146,568	3,161
	Rhode Island		154	593,230	0.31	555	97,224	4,826
	New Hampshire		265	580,884	0.30	456	152,623	3,904
	North Dakota		182	570,090	0.29	900	117,677	2,810
	Delaware		132	553,630	0.29	687	135,088	3,346
	South Dakota		304	538,060	0.28	708	112,355	3,203
	Vermont		188	375,846	0.19	610	86,471	2,163
	Wyoming		356	D			131,708	4,064
	District of Columbia		19	D			57,363	1,242

 

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Heavy and civil engineering construction

Link to pdf	Series number	Title	Link to AFF or Drill-down tables	Contents	Geography
	EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997		Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
	EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics		2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
	EC02-23SG-1	Industry Summary		Employment & General Statistics for Establishments by Industry	US
	Detailed Statistics for Establishments by Subsector	US
	Relative Standard Error of Estimates for Detailed Statistics for Establishments by Subsector	US
	Selected Statistics for Establishments by Employment Size Class & Subsector	US
	Selected Statistics for Establishments by Value of Business Done Size Class & Subsector	US
	Selected Statistics for Establishments by Industry & Legal Form of Organization	US
	EC02-23SG-2	Kind of Business and Type of Construction		Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Type of Construction	US
	Value of Business Done for Establishments by Kind-of-Business Activity	US
	Value of Construction Work for Establishments by Location of Construction Work	US
	EC02-23A	Geographic Area Series		General Statistics for Establishments by State	States
	SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners		Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 237

Hypertext Tables	Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
	Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
	County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
	Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
	Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas

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