236115 New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises general contractor establishments primarily responsible for the entire construction of new single-family housing, such as single-family detached houses and town houses or row houses where each housing unit (1) is separated from its neighbors by a ground-to-roof wall and (2) has no housing units constructed above or below. This industry includes general contractors responsible for the on-site assembly of modular and prefabricated houses. Single-family housing design-build firms and single-family construction management firms acting as general contractors are included in this industry.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Building single-family houses on their own account for sale as speculative builders or merchant builders are classified in U.S. Industry 236117, New Housing For-Sale Builders.
• Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers.
• Performing manufactured (mobile) home set up and tie-down work are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
• Performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors.
• Manufacturing prefabricated residential buildings and assembling/erecting them at the customers' site are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, based on the primary material (wood, plastic, or metal).
• Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Businesses that use this code

• Home remodeling contractor

Activities listed under 236115

The Census index assigns these 24 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Cabin construction general contractors
• Condominium, single-family, construction general contractors
• Construction management, single-family building
• Cottage construction general contractors
• Custom builders (except for-sale), single-family home
• Duplex (i.e., side-by-side) construction general contractors
• Home builders (except for-sale), single-family
• Housing, single-family, construction general contractors
• Log home construction general contractors
• Low income housing, single-family, construction general contractors
• Modular single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
• Panelized single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
• Precut single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
• Prefabricated residential building erection, single-family
• Premanufactured single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
• Residential construction, single-family, general contractors
• Row house (i.e., single-family type) construction general contractors
• Single-family attached housing construction general contractors
• Single-family detached housing construction general contractors
• Single-family homes built on land owned by others, general contractors of
• Single-family house construction by general contractors
• Time-share condominium construction general contractors
• Town house (i.e., single-family type) construction by general contractors
• Vacation home, single-family, construction by general contractors

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 236115

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 236115, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $45 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Similar codes to compare

• 236116New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)
• 236117New Housing For-Sale Builders
• 236118Residential Remodelers