The New York City contractor market in numbers
69,884 licences on the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection register, 3,520 of them due to renew within 90 days. Every figure on this page is counted from the board's own file rather than estimated.
69,884licences on record
1renew within 30 days
3,520renew within 90 days
1trades tracked
Advertisement
By trade
Pick a trade for its county by county breakdown and renewal pipeline.
| Trade | Licences | Renew in 90 days |
|---|---|---|
| Home Improvement Contractors | 69,884 | 3,520 |
Busiest countys
| County | On record | Valid today |
|---|---|---|
| Queens County | 13,129 | 8,369 |
| Brooklyn County | 13,067 | 7,909 |
| Manhattan County | 9,986 | 6,275 |
| Bronx County | 6,144 | 3,638 |
| Outside Nyc County | 3,786 | 2,557 |
| Staten Island County | 2,998 | 2,025 |
Licences issued per year
| Year | Licences issued | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,232 | |
| 2021 | 4,156 | |
| 2022 | 5,159 | |
| 2023 | 5,865 | |
| 2024 | 5,506 | |
| 2025 | 6,661 | |
| 2026 | 1,656 |
Counted from the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection public licence file, reloaded August 18, 2026. Figures describe licences on record, not businesses: one company can hold several. Confirm anything that matters at DCWP.