Lexington, KY · Contractors
Contractors in Lexington, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 257 residential building contractors in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,284 people with $76.9 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
257
131st most of 387 US metro areas
1,284
5.0 per business, against 4.4 across all metros
$76.9 million
$59,879 per employee
88%
of businesses, against 91% across all metros
+9.8%
in the number of businesses (234 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Lexington.
- Lexington ranks 131st of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 5.0 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $59,879 per employee a year, against $73,514.
- The market grew: 23 more businesses than in 2022.
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Questions
Contractors in Lexington
How many residential building contractors are there in Lexington?
257 in the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,284 people and paid $76.9 million in annual payroll.
Is the Lexington market for contractors growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 234 to 257 (+9.8%).
What does VERA do for contractors in Lexington?
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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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