Omaha, NE · Contractors
Contractors in Omaha, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 687 residential building contractors in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,414 people with $142.7 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
687
53rd most of 387 US metro areas
2,414
3.5 per business, against 4.4 across all metros
$142.7 million
$59,118 per employee
91%
of businesses, against 91% across all metros
+1.0%
in the number of businesses (680 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Omaha.
- Omaha ranks 53rd of 387 US metro areas by number of residential building contractors.
- Businesses here run smaller than average: 3.5 employees each, against 4.4 across all metros.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $59,118 per employee a year, against $73,514.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
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Questions
Contractors in Omaha
How many residential building contractors are there in Omaha?
687 in the Omaha, NE-IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,414 people and paid $142.7 million in annual payroll.
Is the Omaha market for contractors growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 680 to 687 (+1.0%).
What does VERA do for contractors in Omaha?
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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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