Albuquerque, NM · Contractors

Contractors in Albuquerque, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 393 residential building contractors in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,183 people with $119.1 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

393

90th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

2,183

5.6 per business, against 4.4 across all metros

Annual payroll

$119.1 million

$54,578 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

90%

of businesses, against 91% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.6%

in the number of businesses (383 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Albuquerque.

  • Albuquerque ranks 90th of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 5.6 employees each, against 4.4 across all metros.
  • Pay runs below the metro average: $54,578 per employee a year, against $73,514.
  • The market grew: 10 more businesses than in 2022.

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Questions

Contractors in Albuquerque

How many residential building contractors are there in Albuquerque?

393 in the Albuquerque, NM Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,183 people and paid $119.1 million in annual payroll.

Is the Albuquerque market for contractors growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 383 to 393 (+2.6%).

What does VERA do for contractors in Albuquerque?

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is residential building contractors, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.

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