Manufacturing Area Building Conditions
From the second quarter of 2019, NAHB classified all counties in the U.S. into manufacturing vs. non-manufacturing, based on the share of local employment associated with the manufacturing sector. For each area, NAHB tracked single-family and multifamily growth rates (not seasonally adjusted) and market shares.
Manufacturing Areas
Total population 43,550,904; 13.7% of total U.S. population
- 10.0% of single-family construction for 4Q19
- -15.4% single-family quarterly growth rate for the 4Q19
- 3.8% single-family year-over-year growth rate (4Q19 vs 4Q18)
- -1.6% single-family 4-quarter MA of the year-over-year growth rate
![Map of Manufacturing Counties](/-/media/NAHB/news-and-economics/images/housing-economics/housing-indices/hbgi/featured-category/hbgi-q4-2019-manufacturing-area-building-conditions.jpg?rev=526a3f752e644cd2880721e186b7ecbf&h=726&w=1290&la=en&hash=1E7CC64787A2968955CE8AAB52CDE5E3)
- 6.5% of multifamily construction for 4Q19
- 5.7% multifamily quarterly growth rate for the 4Q19
- 19.6% multifamily year-over year growth rate (4Q19 vs 4Q18)
- 5.6% multifamily 4-quarter MA of the year-over-year growth rate