NAICS Code 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

National Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It is the only national industry under 23622 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction).

Code	236220
Title	Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
Level	National Industry (6-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition
SBA size standard	$45 million in average annual receipts

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

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.

Illustrative Examples:

Airport building construction

Office building construction

Arena construction

Parking garage construction

Barrack construction

Prison construction

Farm building construction

Radio and television broadcast studio construction

Fire station construction

Grain elevator or bin construction

Data center construction

Religious building (e.g., church, synagogue, mosque, temple) construction

Restaurant construction

Hospital construction

School building construction

Hotel construction

Shopping mall construction

Indoor swimming facility construction

Warehouse construction (e.g., commercial, industrial, manufacturing, private)

Is a business under 236220 "small"?

Under the SBA size standards (13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023), a business classified in NAICS 236220 qualifies as a small business if it does not exceed $45 million in average annual receipts. Small-business status determines eligibility for federal set-aside contracts, SAM.gov certifications and SBA loan programs — receipts are averaged over the latest 5 fiscal years.

Where 236220 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	23	Construction
Subsector	236	Construction of Buildings
Industry Group	2362	Nonresidential Building Construction
NAICS Industry	23622	Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
National Industry	236220	Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Related SIC codes

Via the official U.S. Census concordance (1987 SIC ↔ NAICS), shown only where the industry definition is unchanged in NAICS 2022.

SIC code	Title
1522	General Contractors-Residential Buildings, Other Than Single-Family
1531	Operative Builders
1541	General Contractors-Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
1542	General Contractors-Nonresidential Buildings, Other than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
1799	Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
8741	Management Services

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.