Handyman Business Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a handyman business, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Handyman Business name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a handyman business is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a handyman business usually falls under NAICS 236118: Residential Remodelers.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the remodeling construction (including additions, alterations, reconstruction, maintenance, and repairs) of houses and other residential buildings, single-family and multifamily. Included in this industry are remodeling general contractors, for-sale remodelers, remodeling design-build firms, and remodeling project construction management firms.
Businesses classified here include
- Addition, alteration and renovation (i.e., construction), multifamily building
- Addition, alteration and renovation (i.e., construction), residential building
- Addition, alteration and renovation of single-family dwellings
- Addition, alteration and renovation, multifamily building, for-sale builders
- Addition, alteration and renovation, multifamily building, general contractors
- Addition, alteration and renovation, residential building, for-sale builders
- Addition, alteration and renovation, residential building, general contractors
- Addition, alteration and renovation, single-family housing, for-sale builders
- Addition, alteration and renovation, single-family housing, general contractors
- Building, residential, addition, alteration and renovation
- Construction management, residential remodeling
- Fire and flood restoration, multifamily building, general contractors
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 236118), U.S. Census Bureau.
Residential Remodelers in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most residential remodelers locations
- California 16,504 locations
- New York 13,276 locations
- Florida 9,853 locations
- Illinois 6,259 locations
- Texas 6,009 locations
- Pennsylvania 5,835 locations
- Washington 5,218 locations
- Massachusetts 4,920 locations
- New Jersey 4,254 locations
- Michigan 3,878 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.