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Window Installation in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Matthew Pigott Matthew Pigott New York, United States Last Updated: October 2024 NAICS OD4869

Revenue

$5.5bn

2024

$5.5bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

40,500

Businesses

26,034

Wages

$X.Xbn

Window Installation in the US industry analysis

The window installation industry is composed of contractors that specialize in window framing and installation services. A large portion of industry revenue is derived from home and commercial building renovation services. While window installers benefit from an absence of international competition, they compete directly with do-it-yourself homeowners and with other skilled tradespeople in the new building construction market (e.g. general building contractors and concreting contractors). The industry is highly cyclical, with revenue growth closely tied to consumer spending on home improvements and the performance of the industry's downstream construction markets. Revenue is anticipated to contract at a CAGR of 3.1% through the end of 2024 to reach $5.5 billion, including an estimated increase of 2.3% in 2024 alone as interest rate cuts begin.

Trends and Insights

  • High interest rates have dissuaded investment. Lower investment in both residential and nonresidential construction, siphoning demand for window installation services. Residential markets will take advantage of falling interest rates moving forward.
  • Demand for energy-efficient windows has ballooned, motivated by renewed tax credits and other public incentives. Along with aluminum windows, these products have proved an affordable and durable option during poor economic conditions.
  • Window installers find the most success in regions like the Southeast, with dense populations. Factors influencing the geographic distribution of window installation establishments include population and, in turn, the number of residential single-family and multi-family homes.
  • The industry is dominated by small-scale non-employers that compete based on price and quality of work. Due to the localized nature of work and low product differentiation, the market is not very concentrated.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 3.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $5.5bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Industry performance ebbs and flows according to interest rate behavior

  • Before 2022, the industry benefited from an accommodating borrowing environment, with low interest rates encouraging both residential and nonresidential construction activity. The boom in housing started in response to the pandemic, which mitigated the effects of the economic shutdown on the industry.
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Window Installation in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Window installers take advantage of steady demand from reinvigorated nonresidential markets

  • Commercial spending on renovations of existing facilities will strengthen as corporate profit and business operations improve and a growing economy will boost demand for new construction of offices, retail buildings, hotels and other commercial structures, benefiting window installers.

Biggest companies in the Window Installation in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Window World
308.0
13.3
4.3
American Vision Windows
45.2
2.2
4.9

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Products & Services Segmentation

Window Installation in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Vinyl window installation , Wood window installation and Energy efficient window installation. Vinyl window installation is the largest segment of the Window Installation in the US.

Trends and Insights

Vinyl windows' versatility contributes to their success as a product offering

  • The largest service the window installation industry provides is the installation of vinyl windows. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the base material for vinyl windows, which are more cost-effective than other types of windows.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Operators in this industry install windows. This industry does not include work done by general building contractors or automotive glass installation companies.

What's included in this industry?

Vinyl window installationAluminum window installationEnergy efficient window installationWood window installationFiberglass window installationRepair ServicesHybrid/clad window installation

Companies

Window WorldAmerican Vision Windows

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Related Terms

SPACERFENESTRATIONLEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNWINDOW FRAMING

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 23835 - Window Installation in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

High interest rates have dissuaded investment. Lower investment in both residential and nonresidential construction, siphoning demand for window installation services. Reside...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Demand for energy-efficient windows has ballooned, motivated by renewed tax credits and other public incentives. Along with aluminum windows, these products have proved an af...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Window installers find the most success in regions like the Southeast, with dense populations. Factors influencing the geographic distribution of window installation establis...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The industry is dominated by small-scale non-employers that compete based on price and quality of work. Due to the localized nature of work and low product differentiation, t...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

American Vision Windows has become the most prominent company in California for the sales and installation of windows. This is largely due to the company’s success stemming f...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Window World's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of American Vision Windows's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Window World, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for American Vision Windows, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The values of both residential and nonresidential construction have waned. Mounting inflation has been the major contributing factor. As interest rates swell, construction ac...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Purchase costs have been driven up by volatile input price hikes, like oil skyrocketing in 2021. Wage costs have also increased as the industry grows more labor-intensive wit...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Window Installation in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Window Installation in the US industry in United States is $5.5bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Window Installation in the US industry in 2024?

There are 26,034 businesses in the Window Installation in the US industry in United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Window Installation in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Window Installation in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 3.1 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Window Installation in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Window Installation in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Window Installation in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Window Installation market in United States are Window World and American Vision Windows

What does the Window Installation in the US in United States include?

Vinyl window installation and Aluminum window installation are part of the Window Installation in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Window Installation in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Window World.

How competitive is the Window Installation in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Window Installation in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

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Complementors

  • Glass & Glazing Contractors in the US
  • Glass Product Manufacturing in the US
  • Sheet Metal, Window & Door Manufacturing in the US

International industries

  • Carpentry Services in Australia
  • Carpentry Services in New Zealand
  • Joinery Installation in the UK
  • Building Completion & Interior Design in China

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