NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

NAICS 236220 is the national industry code for commercial and institutional building construction establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $45.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: $45.0 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

on-site assembly of modular or prefabricated commercial and institutional buildings

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

constructing buildings on their own account for rent or lease (See 5311 Lessors of real estate)
constructing 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) (See 2371 Utility system construction)
performing specialized construction work on commercial and institutional buildings generally on a subcontract basis (See 238 Specialty trade contractors)

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

commercial and institutional building design-build firms construction management, commercial and institutional buildings hotels and motels construction institutional buildings construction (e.g., educational buildings, hospitals, libraries) office buildings and complexes, construction public warehouse construction religious buildings construction (e.g., churches, synagogues, temples, mausoleums) sports facilities, recreational (e.g., arenas, indoor gymnasium and tennis courts), construction transportation facilities building construction (e.g., bus shelter, terminals, hangars, stations)

Complete Index of Activities (44 recognized activities) ▼

additions, alterations and renovations of commercial warehouses, by operative builders

additions, alterations and renovations of hotels and motels, by operative builders

additions, alterations and renovations of industrial warehouses, by operative builders

additions, alterations and renovations, commercial warehouses

additions, alterations and renovations, commercial warehouses, by general contractors

additions, alterations and renovations, hotels and motels

additions, alterations and renovations, hotels and motels, by general contractors

additions, alterations and renovations, industrial warehouses

additions, alterations and renovations, industrial warehouses, by general contractors

animal shelter and clinic construction

barracks, bunkhouses, dormitories construction

bush depots and camps, construction

cold storage plant construction, general contractors

commercial and institutional building design-build firms

commercial building construction by general contractors (e.g., cafeterias, cinemas, garage and service stations)

commercial building construction by general contractors (e.g., restaurants, shopping centres and malls, theatres, casinos)

commercial building construction, by operative builders

commercial buildings construction (e.g., barber shop, beauty salon)

construction management, commercial and institutional buildings

farm building construction (except residential), general contractors

fire and flood restoration of commercial and institutional buildings

grain and storage elevator, construction

handyman construction services, commercial and institutional buildings

health and athletic club construction

health institutions (e.g., medical clinics, hospitals, first-aid station, sanatoria), construction

hotels and motels construction

institutional building construction, by operative builders

institutional buildings construction (e.g., educational buildings, hospitals, libraries)

monuments (i.e., buildings), construction

office buildings and complexes, construction

on-site assembly of modular or prefabricated commercial and institutional buildings

parking garages, construction

penal complexes (e.g., penitentiaries, jails, prisons), construction

public buildings construction (e.g., telephone exchange or stations, post office, fire station, dome, civic centre, bank, auditorium), general contractors

public warehouse construction

radio and television broadcast studio or station construction

religious buildings construction (e.g., churches, synagogues, temples, mausoleums)

renovating and remodelling buildings, commercial and institutional, construction

sports facilities, recreational (e.g., arenas, indoor gymnasium and tennis courts), construction

stadium construction, general contractors

storehouses, construction

swimming pool construction (indoor)

transportation facilities building construction (e.g., bus shelter, terminals, hangars, stations)

warehouse (e.g., commercial, industrial, manufacturing, public or private) construction

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/