2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

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

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.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily 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; and
  • Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.
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NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
236115   236115   236115   Cabin construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Condominium, single-family, construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Construction management, single-family building
236115   236115   236115   Cottage construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Custom builders (except for-sale), single-family home
236115   236115   236115   Duplex (i.e., side-by-side) construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Home builders (except for-sale), single-family
236115   236115   236115   Housing, single-family, construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Log home construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Low income housing, single-family, construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Modular single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Panelized single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Precut single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Premanufactured single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Residential construction, single-family, general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Row house (i.e., single-family type) construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Single-family attached housing construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Single-family detached housing construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Single-family homes built on land owned by others, general contractors of
236115   236115   236115   Single-family house construction by general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Time-share condominium construction general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Town house (i.e., single-family type) construction by general contractors
236115   236115   236115   Vacation home, single-family, construction by general contractors