NAICS 236220:
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of commercial and institutional buildings and related structures, such as stadiums, grain elevators, and indoor swimming facilities. This industry includes establishments responsible for the on-site assembly of modular or prefabricated commercial and institutional buildings. Included in this industry are commercial and institutional building general contractors, commercial and institutional building for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building design-build firms, and commercial and institutional building project construction management firms.

Airport building constructionOffice building constructionArena construction+16 examples

Parking garage constructionBarrack constructionPrison constructionFarm building constructionRadio and television broadcast studio constructionFire station constructionGrain elevator or bin constructionData center constructionReligious building (e.g., church, synagogue, mosque, temple) constructionRestaurant constructionHospital constructionSchool building constructionHotel constructionShopping mall constructionIndoor swimming facility constructionWarehouse construction (e.g., commercial, industrial, manufacturing, private)

Also called: general contractor, construction

Matching SIC code: 1542 General Contractors, Nonresidential Buildings, Other than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses (also 1541 General Contractors, Industrial Buildings and Warehouses, 1522 General Contractors-Residential Buildings, Other Than Single-Family)

Where it sits

23ConstructionSector
236Construction of BuildingsSubsector
2362Nonresidential Building ConstructionIndustry group
23622Commercial and Institutional Building ConstructionNAICS industry
236220Commercial and Institutional Building ConstructionNational industry

Largest companies with NAICS 236220

Updated Nov 9, 2026

Rank	Company	Headquarters	Employees
1	Turner Construction Companyturnerconstruction.com	New York, US	21K
2	DPR Constructiondpr.com	Santa Clara, US	10K
3	L & T Construction, Inc.landtconstructioninc.com	Hernando, US	8.7K
4	Mortensonmortenson.com	Minneapolis, US	6.8K
5	STO Building Groupstobuildinggroup.com	New York, US	6.5K
6	McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.mccarthy.com	St. Louis, US	6.4K
7	The Whiting-Turner Contracting Companywhiting-turner.com	Towson, US	5.9K
8	JE Dunn Constructionjedunn.com	Kansas City, US	5.2K
9	Clark Construction Groupclarkconstruction.com	US	5.1K
10	Austin Industriesaustin-ind.com	Dallas, US	4.7K

Not this code?

Similar activities the Census classifies elsewhere.

2371Utility System ConstructionConstructing structures that are integral parts of utility systems (e.g., storage tanks, pumping stations) or are used to produce products for these systems (e.g., power plants, refineries)
238Specialty Trade ContractorsPerforming specialized construction work on commercial and institutional buildings, generally on a subcontract basis
Manufacturing prefabricated commercial or institutional 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).
5311Lessors of Real EstateConstructing buildings on their own account for rent or lease

Questions about NAICS 236220

What is the NAICS code for general contractor?

NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of commercial and institutional buildings and related structures, such as stadiums, grain elevators, and indoor swimming facilities.

Which businesses use NAICS 236220?

Airport building construction, office building construction and arena construction, and similar businesses in the Construction sector.

What SIC code matches NAICS 236220?

SIC 1542, General Contractors, Nonresidential Buildings, Other than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses; SIC 1541, General Contractors, Industrial Buildings and Warehouses; SIC 1522, General Contractors-Residential Buildings, Other Than Single-Family, from the US Census Bureau's concordance between the two systems.

How many companies have NAICS 236220?

67,801 companies with a website carry NAICS 236220 as their primary code in Crustdata's data, worldwide.

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Code titles, definitions, examples and SIC matches: NAICS 2022 and the Census concordances, US Census Bureau. Company counts and lists: Crustdata, companies with a website, each by its primary code, updated weekly. Employee counts are estimates.