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Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS KY23731a

Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky industry analysis

The Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

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About the Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky Market Research Report

Definition of the Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky?

Companies in this industry construct new highways, streets, roads and airport runways (excluding elevated roadways). The industry also includes highway and street construction management operators and special-trade contractors that perform subcontracting work on projects (e.g. grading, laying pavement and installing guardrails and public sidewalks). Operators may subcontract some or all of the actual construction work.

What’s included in the Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky?

The Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky includes constructing highways, streets and roads, constructing airport runways, constructing private roads, driveways and parking lots, installing highway and street lighting and signage and constructing laneway and sound barriers. Related terms covered in the Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky industry report includes under this act, the federal government provides funding for pilot toll programs for interstate variable pricing and infrastructure rehabilitation, third in a series of federal multiyear transport infrastructure funding programs, the excavation and piling of earth in connection with construction projects, funds provided by congress for projects or programs in which the congressional direction circumvents executive branch merit-based or competitive allocation processes and a partnership in which the public sector fully or partially hands over construction, financing and management of infrastructure to the private sector.

Industry Performance of the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky

Benchmark the Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky industry performance with all KY county and national performance.

Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky

#31 in Highest Revenue 0.8% of state's GDP
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Road & Highway Construction in the US


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Key Drivers of the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky

See how key industry drivers, such as population, private investment in residential construction, private investment in non-residential construction, federal funding for transportation, local and state government investment and price of cement are impacting Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky

Kentucky Economic Indicators

Population
Private Investment in Residential Construction
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction

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US Key External Drivers

Federal funding for transportation
Local and state government investment
Price of cement

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County Data of the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky

Access proprietary data on county in the Road & Highway Construction in Kentucky, such as Fayette County, Jefferson County and Boone County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky

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What is the market size of the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky in 2025?

The market size of the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky is $1.5bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky in 2025?

There are 170 businesses in the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.3% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky in 2025?

There are 3,657 employees in the Road & Highway Construction industry in Kentucky, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 4.7% from 2020 to 2025.