About the Boat Building in Illinois Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Boat Building in Illinois Market Research Report
Definition of the Boat Building in Illinois?
Manufacturers in this industry build boats, defined as watercraft not built in shipyards, intended for personal, commercial and government use. This industry does not include shipbuilding (IBISWorld report 33661a).
What’s included in the Boat Building in Illinois?
The Boat Building in Illinois includes motorboat building, rowboat manufacturing, sailboat building, personal watercraft manufacturing, yacht building and dinghy manufacturing. Related terms covered in the Boat Building in Illinois industry report includes a recreational watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather than inside of, such as a boat, a process used to make boat hulls stronger against collision and exposure, mid-sized boats powered by an attached engine located inside the hull, small- to medium-sized boats powered by a self-contained detachable engine and propulsion system attached to the transom, framework that forms the back of a boat vessel and small boats commonly used as lifeboats or to connect larger boats to land.
Industry Performance of the Boat Building industry in Illinois
Benchmark the Boat Building in Illinois industry performance with all IL county and national performance.
Boat Building in Illinois
#21 in Highest Revenue 0.6% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Boat Building in the US
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
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Key Drivers of the Boat Building industry in Illinois
See how key industry drivers, such as population, private investment in non-residential construction, new business formation, per capita disposable income, households earning more than $100,000 and consumer confidence index are impacting Boat Building in Illinois
Illinois Economic Indicators
Population
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
New Business Formation
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US Key External Drivers
Per capita disposable income
Households earning more than $100,000
Consumer confidence index
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County Data of the Boat Building industry in Illinois
Access proprietary data on county in the Boat Building in Illinois, such as Cook County, Peoria County and Madison County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.
Key Statistics of the Boat Building industry in Illinois
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.


