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.
The NAICS industry code for New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) is 236115. Included in this industry are:
Cabin construction general contractors
Condominium, single-family, construction general contractors
Construction management, single-family building
Cottage construction general contractors
Custom builders (except operative), single-family home
Duplex (i.e., side-by-side) construction general contractors
Home builders (except operative), single-family
Housing, single-family, construction general contractors
Log home construction general contractors
Low income housing, single-family, construction general contractors
Modular house assembly on site by general contractors
Panelized single-family house assembly on site by general contractors
Precut single-family housing assembly 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
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Building single-family houses on their own account for sale as operative or speculative builders - classified in U.S. Industry 236117, New Housing Operative Builders;
- Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings - classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
- Performing manufactured (mobile) home setup and tie-down work - classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors;
- Performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis - classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors; and
- Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account - classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
