Woodworking Business Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a woodworking business, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Woodworking Business name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a woodworking business is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a woodworking business usually falls under NAICS 337212: Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing custom designed interiors consisting of architectural woodwork and fixtures utilizing wood, wood products, and plastics laminates. All of the industry output is made to individual order on a job shop basis and requires skilled craftsmen as a labor input. A job might include custom manufacturing of display fixtures, gondolas, wall shelving units, entrance and window architectural detail, sales and reception counters, wall paneling, and matching furniture.
Businesses classified here include
- Architectural woodwork and fixtures (i.e., custom designed interiors) manufacturing
- Custom architectural millwork and fixtures, manufacturing on a job shop basis
- Custom design interiors (i.e., coordinated furniture, architectural woodwork, fixtures), manufacturing
- Millwork, custom architectural, manufacturing
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 337212), U.S. Census Bureau.
Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing 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 custom architectural woodwork and millwork manufacturing locations
- California 204 locations
- Florida 175 locations
- New York 156 locations
- Texas 139 locations
- Ohio 107 locations
- Pennsylvania 105 locations
- Georgia 97 locations
- North Carolina 89 locations
- Illinois 80 locations
- New Jersey 78 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.