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Industrial Building Construction in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Matty O'Malley Matty O'Malley New York, United States Last Updated: October 2024 NAICS 23621

Revenue

$41.0bn

2024

$41.0bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

81,857

Businesses

11,577

Wages

$X.Xbn

Industrial Building Construction in the US industry analysis

Industrial building construction contractors have recently been navigating a landscape of shifting dynamics. Despite the surge in high interest rates making financing tougher than usual, larger projects have continued to stimulate growth. These projects are largely propelled by considerable federal government support and organizations with deep pockets, unfazed by tighter monetary conditions. Companies dedicated to infrastructure enhancements and investments in domestic manufacturing facilities have added new dimensions to this growth. However, the uneven effect of rising rates has left some smaller contractors contending with a challenging lending environment, unable to seize opportunities that would typically come their way because of the pressure of high interest rates. Industry revenue has been climbing at a CAGR of 1.3% over the past five years to total an estimated $41.0 billion in 2024, including an estimated increase of 0.7%.

Trends and Insights

  • Large projects have spurred growth for contractors. Federal initiatives boosting domestic manufacturing, like the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, have encouraged the construction of new manufacturing facilities.
  • General contracting continues to comprise the largest service offering. General contracting continues to carry amid overall declines in industrial building construction as some downstream markets like pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers have increasingly sought out contractors for work.
  • Coastal states play a key role in construction demand. Coastal states are major centers for manufactured goods for domestic and export markets. This means manufacturers require extensive facilities in these regions, boosting demand for industrial contractor services.
  • The industry is characterized by low competition. The majority of manufacturers are either nonemployers or small-time local operations. Most operators employ fewer than 20 employees.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $41.0bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

An influx of larger projects has spurred growth

  • Various larger companies that have chosen to invest in new facilities aren’t as sensitive to high interest rates because of their considerable financial backing. Also, government incentives and investment, with the IIJA providing strong growth by providing federal funds for infrastructure projects, have spurred new construction activity despite higher rates.
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Industrial Building Construction 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

Favorable economic conditions will spur growth

  • Continued interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve will greatly benefit industrial building construction contractors by decreasing their interest expenses on large projects. These cuts will also begin to narrow the gap between the number of smaller versus larger projects downstream markets take on, benefitting less prominent contractors.

Biggest companies in the Industrial Building Construction in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Fluor Corporation
7,631.9
232.6
3.0
Aecom
4,489.2
236.2
5.3
Dpr Construction, Inc.
4,380.4
163.0
3.7

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Products & Services Segmentation

Industrial Building Construction in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Renovations, Construction management services and Infrastructure and other building services. Renovations is the largest segment of the Industrial Building Construction in the US.

Trends and Insights

General industrial construction has expanded strongly

  • Construction companies obtain contracts through tendering or quoting a price the property developer accepts. Contracts normally require the general contractor to oversee all aspects of the project, including quantity surveying, material purchase, skilled labor, subcontractor recruitment and construction, to the lockup stage.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The industry comprises contractors primarily responsible for the construction (e.g., new work, additions, alterations, maintenance and repairs) of industrial and manufacturing buildings. Establishments include general contractors, design-build companies and construction management operators.

What's included in this industry?

Constructing new manufacturing and industrial buildingsPerforming alterations, additions or repairs to manufacturing and industrial buildingsConstructing waste and garbage disposal plantsConstructing factories, plants and millsConstructing industrial laboratories and testing facilities

Companies

Fluor CorporationAecomDpr Construction, Inc.

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Related Terms

DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUMTENDERINDUSTRIAL BUILDING

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 23621 - Industrial Building Construction 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

Large projects have spurred growth for contractors. Federal initiatives boosting domestic manufacturing, like the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, have ...

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

General contracting continues to comprise the largest service offering. General contracting continues to carry amid overall declines in industrial building construction as so...

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

Coastal states play a key role in construction demand. Coastal states are major centers for manufactured goods for domestic and export markets. This means manufacturers requi...

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 characterized by low competition. The majority of manufacturers are either nonemployers or small-time local operations. Most operators employ fewer than 20 em...

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

Fluor and DPR have undertaken large pharmaceutical construction projects. Fluor is building Eli Lilly and Company's $4.5 billion Lilly Medicine Foundry, and DPR oversaw the c...

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 Fluor Corporation's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Aecom's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Dpr Construction, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 4 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Fluor Corporation, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Aecom, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Dpr Construction, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 4 additional companies

External Environment

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

Analyst insights

Contractors must abide by heavy federal and state regulations. Currently, a broad range of codes governs industry activity. Contractors must meet these standards on every con...

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

Wage costs have climbed amid labor shortages. The impact of the great resignation has forced contractors to hike wages to attract and retain workers. Difficulties sourcing la...

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 Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States is $41.0bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in 2024?

There are 11,577 businesses in the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Industrial Building Construction in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Industrial Building Construction market in United States are Fluor Corporation, Aecom and Dpr Construction, Inc.

What does the Industrial Building Construction in the US in United States include?

Constructing new manufacturing and industrial buildings and Performing alterations, additions or repairs to manufacturing and industrial buildings are part of the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Industrial Building Construction in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Fluor Corporation.

How competitive is the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Industrial Building Construction in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

  • Heavy Engineering Construction in the US
  • Commercial Building Construction in the US

Complementors

  • Roofing Contractors in the US
  • Steel Framing in the US
  • Municipal Building Construction in the US

International industries

  • Industrial Building Construction in Canada
  • Commercial and Industrial Building Construction in Australia
  • Commercial and Industrial Building Construction in New Zealand
  • Commercial Building Construction in the UK
  • Building Construction in Ireland

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