List of Painters in the USA

Last updated 21 October 2026

There are 258,797 painters in the USA, one in every 247 US companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 391 firms employ 50 people or more. One in twenty-four painting companies is based in Houston, Miami, Phoenix, Jacksonville and Orlando. Below you find the largest painting companies in the USA, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our US company database or through the Company Data API.

258,797 companies indexed · Data counted on 21 October 2026

Companies258,7971 in247 US companiesCities9,999Largest cityHouston 3,226Sole traders10%Employees1-4 (95%)Revenue< $100K (74%)Email12%Phone49%Website19%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Houston Public Works	USA	Houston	801 Gillette St	Harris	77019-2705	*****.gov	2012	$1,630,575,000	16		N/A	N/A
2	The Brock Group INC	USA	Houston	10343 Sam Houston Park Dr Ste 200	Harris	77064-4656	*****.com	2017	$1,373,694,051	15,666	Corporation	82	4399561
3	Brock Holdings Ii, INC.	USA	Houston	10343 Sam Houston Park Dr	Harris	77064-4656	*****.com	2006	$971,141,918	11,220	Corporation	82	4180341
4	Brock Holdings Iii, LLC	USA	Houston	777 N Eldridge Pkwy Ste 900	Harris	77079-4425	*****.com	2007	$960,379,296	11,219	Corporation	82	4180344
5	Roadsafe Traffic Systems, INC.	USA	Chicago	8750 W Bryn Mawr Ave Ste 400	Cook	60631-3576	*****.com	2021	$471,792,667	1,461	Corporation	106	4404024
6	Kilgore Companies, LLC	USA	West Valley City	7057 W Sr201 South Frontage Rd	Salt Lake	84128-6430	*****.com	2010	$216,971,029	439	Corporation	930	00541311
7	Champion Painting Specialty Services CORP.	USA	Fort Lauderdale	910 Se 17th St Fl 2	Broward	33316	*****.com	2009	$125,372,797	580	Corporation	10	N/A
8	Creative Liquid Coatings, INC.	USA	Kendallville	2620 Marion Dr	Noble	46755-3272	*****.com	1996	$107,774,713	1,271	Corporation	14	1996050867
9	Frontline Road Safety, LLC	USA	Denver	1125 17th St Ste 1575	Denver	80202-2037	*****.com	2025	$100,005,417	88	Corporation	877	5844984
10	Road Safety Services, INC.	USA	Omaha	12120 Shamrock Plz	Douglas	68154-3539	*****.com	2023	$95,663,949	231	Corporation	9	N/A
11	Brock Services, LLC	USA	Houston	10343 Sam Houston Park Dr Ste 200	Harris	77064-4656	*****.com	1995	$87,281,962	9,477	Corporation	82	760467239
12	Schoenfelder Renovations, INC	USA	Minneapolis	7808 Creekridge Cir Ste 310	Hennepin	55439-2647	*****.com	2003	$75,588,235	40	Corporation	N/A	9C-775
13	Valdez Painting, Incorporated	USA	Sacramento	2400 Alhambra Blvd	Sacramento	95817-1125	*****.net	2014	$74,915,609	40	Corporation	N/A	3684908
14	Brock Industrial Services, LLC	USA	Joliet	2210 Oak Leaf St	Will	60436-1894	*****.com	1977	$70,340,538	1,441	Corporation	82	3063410
15	F. D. Thomas, INC.	USA	Central Point	217 Bateman Dr	Clackamas	97502-3277	*****.com	2018	$58,047,066	160	Corporation	290	18441683
16	Industrial Services Group INC	USA	Sumter	318 Neeley St	Sumter	29150-7452	*****.us	2007	$57,790,259	220	Corporation	312	F786291
17	Cherry Painting Company, INC.	USA	Dallas	4630 Olin Rd	Dallas	75244	*****.com	1993	$56,680,917	239	Corporation	4	0127465200
18	Employee Painters Trust	USA	Seattle	201 Queen Anne Ave N Ste 100	King	98109-4835	*****.com	N/A	$53,452,662	3		N/A	910597991
19	National Coatings, INC.	USA	Raleigh	5115 New Bern Ave Ste 110	Wake	27610-1429	*****.biz	2003	$53,318,597	345	Corporation	6	1156264
20	A Brush Above Services, LLC	USA	College Station	4346 Alexis Ct	Brazos	77845-7135	*****.build	2008	$49,397,198	40	Corporation	2	0801776611
21	Taikisha USA, INC	USA	Troy	901 Tower Dr Ste 300	Newaygo	48098-2817	*****.com	1981	$47,740,471	100	Corporation	91	0916448
22	Colorart LLC	USA	Eureka	101 Workman Ct	Perry	63025-1003	*****.com	2021	$45,856,452	200	Corporation	3	2159839
23	Omni Glass & Paint, LLC	USA	Oshkosh	3530 Omni Dr	Winnebago	54904-8512	*****.com	2025	$41,816,705	180	Corporation	4	1 K04818
24	Hughes-Nelson Painting, INC.	USA	Pomona	720 Indigo Ct	Los Angeles	91767-2262	*****.org	1984	$38,088,265	60	Corporation	3	952818024
25	Swanson & Youngdale, INC.	USA	Minneapolis	6565 W 23rd St	Hennepin	55426-2853	*****.com	1946	$38,000,000	265	Corporation	3	O-684 -DCORP

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Largest painting companies in the USA

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Houston, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

The Brock Group is the largest painting company in the USA by headcount. 391 firms employ 50 people or more; 112 employ 100 or more.

1Houston15,666 staff
2Chicago1,461 staff
3Kendallville1,271 staff
4West Monroe837 staff
5New Castle602 staff
6Carlsbad500 staff
7Garland440 staff
8Verona400 staff
9Livermore350 staff
10Raleigh345 staff

By employee size · 258,342 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	246,022	95%
5-9	8,425	3%
10-19	2,383	0.9%
20-49	1,121	0.4%
50-99	279	0.1%
100-199	78	<0.1%
200-499	25	<0.1%
500-999	5	<0.1%
1,000+	4	<0.1%

95% have 1 to 4 people; 1,121 have 20 to 49; 391 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	189,688	74%
$100K-$500K	60,541	24%
$500K-$1M	3,783	1%
$1M-$5M	2,361	0.9%
$5M-$10M	292	0.1%
$10M-$50M	128	<0.1%
$50M-$100M	10	<0.1%
$100M-$500M	5	<0.1%
$500M+	4	<0.1%

74% under $100,000; 2,361 between $1M and $5M; 439 above $5M.

Painting companies in Houston

Houston has 3,226 painters and painting companies, 0.4% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 10% below the national share. Nearly all Houston firms have fewer than five people; 13 have 50 or more. 60 new firms were entered in 2026, 103 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 3,042 · 94%
5-9: 113 · 4%
10-19: 34 · 1%
20-49: 19 · 0.6%
50+: 13 · 0.4%

Legal form

Sole traders: 1,344 · 42%
Partnerships: 138 · 4%
Corporations and LLCs: 904 · 28%
Other or none: 840 · 26%

Of the US total: 1.2%
Of all Houston companies: 0.4%
Against the national share: 0.9×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 60
Entered 2025: 118
Of USA's 2026 entries: 0.7%

Old

Before 1990: 103 · 3%
1990 or later: 3,123 · 97%
Of USA's pre-1990 firms: 0.7%

Reachable

Email: 220 · 7%
Phone: 1,047 · 32%
Website: 397 · 12%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 2,482 · 78%
$100K-$500K: 626 · 20%
$500K-$1M: 39 · 1%
$1M and more: 50 · 2%

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Where in the USA?

Houston has the most painters in the USA (3,226), ahead of Miami (2,165), Phoenix (1,980), Jacksonville (1,831) and Orlando (1,784). Together the five hold one in twenty-four of them. Relative to their size, Bridgeport, Durham and Lawrenceville have the most: 2.6 to 4.0 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

9,999 US cities have at least one painting company; 3,667 have ten or more; 1,879 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Painting companies per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.41. Bridgeport has 4.0 times the national share.

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By county 1,718 counties

County	Firms	%
Orange	5,638	2%
Los Angeles	5,541	2%
Maricopa	5,111	2%
Ct	4,373	2%
Harris	4,038	2%
Miami-Dade	3,674	1%
Hillsborough	3,213	1%
Marion	3,121	1%
Jefferson	2,837	1%
Montgomery	2,775	1%

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Firm sizes in the USA

Of the 258,342 US painting companies with a known headcount, 246,022 (95%) have one to four people, 8,425 have five to nine, 3,504 have ten to 49 and 391 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (189,688, 74%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all US companies

Micro under 10254,447 98%
Small 10 to 493,504 1%
Medium 50 to 249382 0.1%
Large 250+9 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all US companies (96% have under ten staff).

439

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 147 more than $10 million.

8,335

firms were entered in 2026.

How many painters are there in the USA?

Painters and painting companies in the USA

258,797

21 October 2026

There are 258,797 painters and painting companies in the USA in our data (21 October 2026). That is one in every 247 US companies. About 40 new firms are entered in the register every working day this year (8,335 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 255,802 99%
Head offices: 1,392
Branch offices: 1,603

Classification

Our platform filter is SIC 1721.

158,000 of the 258,797 are corporations and LLCs (61%); 26,495 are sole traders. They come from the state business registers and our US register data, through the Company Data API.

The oldest firms in the USA

Our data holds 16 US painting companies from before 1900, 291 from before 1950 and 14,701 from before 1990.

1870
1. Harrisburg
1870
1. Saint Louis
1880
1. Portland
1883
1. Clackamas
1884
1. Saint Louis
1885
1. San Francisco

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14,701

US painting companies date from before 1990

1,112

were entered in 1990

Sole traders or corporations: how they are organised

One in ten US painting companies work as sole traders, against 5% of all US companies. Three in five are corporations and LLCs.

Sole traders26,49510%
Partnerships2,1520.8%
Corporations and LLCs158,00061%
No form on record or other72,15028%

Single-site: 99%
Head offices: 1,392
Branches: 1,603

All US companies: 5% sole traders, 1% partnerships, 68% corporations and LLCs.

How reachable are they?

Painting companies are easier to reach than the average US company: 49% list a phone number and 19% a website.

Email29,768 12%
Phone126,707 49%
Website48,322 19%

Grey line: all US companies (email 15%, phone 42%, website 24%).

The full list with these fields is in our US company database.

Newcomers in the USA in 2026

8,335 painting companies were entered in the US register so far in 2026, about 40 a working day, after 14,597 in 2025. The USA as a whole saw 2,970,531 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.3% of the inflow.

14,6102022
16,2312023
15,8272024
14,5972025
8,3352026 so far

8,297 of this year's 8,335 are corporations and LLCs.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Loxahatchee Club6 staff
2Lubbock6 staff
3Warwick6 staff
4Raeford6 staff
5Pinson5 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 56 painting companies for every one of the door and gate manufacturers in the USA.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Painters	258,797	19%	95%
Electricians	245,675	32%	84%
Drilling, Boring and Pump Services	18,395	35%	84%
Construction Tools Manufacturers and Wholesalers	12,557	44%	72%
Demolition Companies	10,562	28%	80%
Door and Gate Manufacturers	4,602	89%	51%

In other countries

The USA has more painting companies than Brazil or France.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The USA	258,797	4.1
Brazil	256,469	8.9
France	110,738	7.7
Italy	50,649	7.2
Germany	35,371	5.2

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Frequently asked questions

How many painters are there in the USA?

There are 258,797 painters and painting companies in the USA in our data, counted on 21 October 2026. That is one in every 247 US companies.

Which is the largest painting company in the USA?

The Brock Group in Houston, with 15,666 staff.

Which US city has the most painters?

Houston, with 3,226, ahead of Miami (2,165), Phoenix (1,980), Jacksonville (1,831) and Orlando (1,784). Relative to its size, Bridgeport has the most: 4.0 times the national share.

How many painting companies are there in Houston?

3,226, which is 0.4% of all 881,247 Houston companies and 10% below the national share.

How big is a typical painting company?

Small. 95% of the 258,342 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 391 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are US painters sole traders or companies?

One in ten (26,495) are sole traders, 0.8% are partnerships and 61% (158,000) are corporations and LLCs.

How many painting companies started in 2026?

8,335 were entered in the US register so far in 2026, after 14,597 in 2025. 8,297 of them are corporations and LLCs.

What is the oldest painting company in the USA?

District Council 21 in Harrisburg, 1870, followed by Jos. Ward Painting Co. in Saint Louis (1870) and Theodore Logan & Sons in Portland (1880). 16 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers painters?

Our platform filters them on SIC 1721 (painting and paper hanging).

Can I download the full list?

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