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Millwork in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Jullian Guirguis Jullian Guirguis New York, United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS 32191

Revenue

$37.5bn

2025

$37.5bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

113k

Businesses

9,590

Wages

$X.Xbn

Millwork in the US industry analysis

Over the past five years, the industry has grown as demand for solid wood cabinetry, interior doors and decorative moldings surged. Demand for custom window casings and energy-efficient door assemblies increased as builders sought to meet new International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) standards. Fluctuations in hardwood and engineered wood prices influenced manufacturers’ shift toward medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and polyurethane products. Adoption of computerized wood routers and automated finishing lines improved consistency for large-scale projects. Renovation trends in the Northeast and Midwest supported elevated sales of replacement sash windows. Downstream, multipurpose living spaces boosted orders for custom shelving.

Trends and Insights

  • Efforts to streamline operations and manage costs have mitigated profit declines amid volatile input costs. Millworkers have optimized production processes, using technologies like CNC (computer numerical control) machining to reduce material waste and improve output accuracy.
  • Fluctuating tariffs on Canadian lumber have created market uncertainty for millwork. While temporary exemptions on Canadian lumber tariffs have offered a brief reprieve, potential reinstatements will continue to pressure raw material costs.
  • The Southeast and Great Lakes regions house the largest millwork industry locations. These areas are rich in forestry resources, which are vital for raw material sourcing and strategic advantages for manufacturing and distribution operations.
  • The industry is characterized by low market concentration, representing a fragmented competitive environment. Many small and medium-sized companies offer specialized millwork products tailored to clients' needs.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 1.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $37.5bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Housing starts decline redirects millwork toward remodeling and commercial work

  • According to the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, residential construction has decreased from $963,902 million in May 2024 to $901,086 million in May 2025, reducing demand for builder-grade wood windows and entry doors. Producers adjusted by increasing the production of replacement parts for multi-decade homes, now common in US suburbs. Project mix shifted toward smaller-batch, customized trim and window casings that fit older home profiles instead of new, standard sizes.
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Millwork in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Growth in home improvement spending fuels premium millwork demand and product customization

  • Private spending on home improvements is projected to grow at a 1.8% CAGR over five years, supporting industry revenue gains. Homeowners are investing in kitchen and bath remodels, with interest in custom woodwork, decorative moldings and high-performance windows. Retailers expand offerings to meet changing interior preferences, including shaker-style cabinet fronts and wide-plank engineered flooring. This demand boosts orders for unique, project-specific profiles. Installers are requesting adaptable trims and stair parts for open-plan renovations.

Biggest companies in the Millwork in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Profit ($m)
2025
Profit Margin (%)
2025
Weyerhaeuser Company
4,424.7
364.4
8.2
Jeld-Wen
403.0
-8.7
-2.2

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Products & Services Segmentation

Millwork in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Wood windows and doors, Cut stock, resawed lumber and planed lumber and Flooring and other millwork products. Wood windows and doors is the largest segment of the Millwork in the US.

Trends and Insights

Wood windows and doors remain the primary driver of sales with sustained demand from building construction

  • Wood windows and doors include pre-fabricated and custom-framed windows, entry doors and sliding doors made of solid or engineered wood. Builders, contractors and homeowners order these products for both new construction and remodeling projects. Architectural trends in residential and light commercial spaces influence demand, especially for upscale designs and energy efficiency. Companies benefit from repeat orders on multi-unit residential developments and home upgrades. Wood’s visual appeal and perceived quality continue to make it a preferred choice.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry manufactures hardwood and softwood cut stock and dimension stock (lumber and worked wood products cut or shaped into specific sizes); wood windows and doors; and other millwork including wood flooring. The reshaped wood products are sold mainly to housing and other building construction industries and their contractors, in addition to other wood product distributors.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Millwork industry in the United States include Wood windows and doors, Cut stock, resawed lumber and planed lumber and Flooring and other millwork products.

Companies

Companies covered in the Millwork industry in the United States include Weyerhaeuser Company and Jeld-Wen.

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Millwork industry in the United States include millwork, cut stock, hardwood, softwood and dimension stock.

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 32191 - Millwork in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Efforts to streamline operations and manage costs have mitigated profit declines amid volatile input costs. Millworkers have optimized production processes, using technologie...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Fluctuating tariffs on Canadian lumber have created market uncertainty for millwork. While temporary exemptions on Canadian lumber tariffs have offered a brief reprieve, pote...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The Southeast and Great Lakes regions house the largest millwork industry locations. These areas are rich in forestry resources, which are vital for raw material sourcing and...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

The industry is characterized by low market concentration, representing a fragmented competitive environment. Many small and medium-sized companies offer specialized millwork...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

WEYERHAEUSER CO is an industry leader with a strong commitment to sustainability and responsible forestry resource management. The company leverages its extensive timberlands...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Weyerhaeuser Company's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Jeld-Wen's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Weyerhaeuser Company, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Jeld-Wen, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Environmental regulations, particularly the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, have significantly influenced industry practices. These standards...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit constitutes a substantial segment of the industry's financial structure. Efficient operational management allows companies to navigate cost fluctuations in raw materia...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Millwork industry in the United States in 2025?

The market size of the Millwork industry in the United States is $37.5bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Millwork industry in the United States in 2025?

There are 9,590 businesses in the Millwork industry in the United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Millwork industry in the United States?

The Millwork industry in the United States is likely to be impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Millwork industry in the United States?

The Millwork industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

Has the Millwork industry in the United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Millwork industry in the United States has been growing at a CAGR of 1.7 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Millwork industry in the United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Millwork industry in the United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Millwork industry in the United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Millwork industry in the United States are Weyerhaeuser Company and Jeld-Wen

What does the Millwork industry in the United States include?

Wood windows and doors and Cut stock, resawed lumber and planed lumber are part of the Millwork industry in the United States.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Millwork industry in the United States?

The company holding the most market share in the Millwork industry in the United States is Weyerhaeuser Company.

How competitive is the Millwork industry in the United States?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Millwork industry in the United States.

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  • US Census Bureau
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  • US International Trade Commission

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