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Logging in North Carolina

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS NC11331

Logging in North Carolina industry analysis

The Logging industry in North Carolina is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to decline -x.x% to x,xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase x% to $x.x million.

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Definition of the Logging in North Carolina?

Logging companies buy and lease log-harvesting equipment and vehicles and use them to fell trees. The trees are then transported as sawlogs to sawmills and pulp mills. The industry excludes breeding, planting or growing trees; companies that provide these services are classified under the Timber Services industry (IBISWorld report 11311). Companies that truck timber are categorized under Local Specialized Freight Trucking (48422).

What’s included in the Logging in North Carolina?

The Logging in North Carolina includes softwood logs and bolts, hardwood logs and bolts and pulpwood. Related terms covered in the Logging in North Carolina industry report includes the greater-in-diameter and straighter part of a tree stem processed at a sawmill; the most financially valuable part of a tree, wood from broad-leaved trees, often used for construction, flooring and furniture, wood from coniferous trees that is water-resistant and generally used for millwork, building components and furniture, timber grown with the purpose of making pulp for paper production, an engineered wood product, similar to plywood but cheaper, formed by layering strands of wood and a short, round section of a log.

Industry Performance of the Logging industry in North Carolina

Benchmark the Logging in North Carolina industry performance with all NC county and national performance.

Logging in North Carolina

#7 in Highest Revenue 5.1% of state's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Logging in the US


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Logging industry in North Carolina

See how key industry drivers, such as population, per capita disposable income, total jobs, value of residential construction, producer price index: sawmill lumber and trade-weighted index are impacting Logging in North Carolina

North Carolina Economic Indicators

Population
Per Capita Disposable Income
Total Jobs

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US Key External Drivers

Value of residential construction
Producer Price Index: Sawmill lumber
Trade-weighted index

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County Data of the Logging industry in North Carolina

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Key Statistics of the Logging industry in North Carolina

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What is the market size of the Logging industry in North Carolina in 2025?

The market size of the Logging industry in North Carolina is $708.0m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Logging industry in North Carolina in 2025?

There are 2,555 businesses in the Logging industry in North Carolina, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.5% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Logging industry in North Carolina grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Logging industry in North Carolina has been declining at an average annual rate of -3.4% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Logging industry in North Carolina in 2025?

There are 4,351 employees in the Logging industry in North Carolina, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.8% from 2020 to 2025.