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Carpet Mills in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Qinming Zhang Qinming Zhang New York, United States Last Updated: June 2025 NAICS 31411

Revenue

$9.3bn

2025

$9.3bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

25,003

Businesses

162

Wages

$X.Xbn

Carpet Mills in the US industry analysis

The US Carpet Mills industry has faced a challenging five-year period, with revenue declining at a CAGR of 1.3% to $9.3 billion in 2025. Demand contracted sharply during the pandemic as housing starts and commercial construction activity slowed, while imports surged due to competitive pricing from overseas manufacturers. Although segments such as premium, allergen-free and sustainable carpets offered opportunities, fierce competition, particularly in price-sensitive markets, kept industry profit margins under pressure. Manufacturers struggled to pass rising input costs onto customers, and volatility in raw material prices further squeezed profitability for smaller, less vertically integrated firms.

Trends and Insights

  • Competitive imports challenge domestic carpet millers. Despite leveraging advanced technology and a skilled workforce to produce higher value-added carpets, domestic carpet millers struggle to compete with the price-effectiveness of imported carpets, often forcing smaller companies out of the industry.
  • China’s 45,0% retaliatory tariffs on flooring imports make Chinese goods unviable, accelerating shifts to US or Southeast Asian production, while broader agri-tariffs risk consumer spending pullbacks amid economic uncertainty.
  • The Southeast is the preferred location for carpet millers. This is because of its proximity to downstream markets and substantial population, which drives residential construction activity, making it a strategic choice.
  • Acquisition activity is increasing, but niche players and imports keep market concentration low. Large firms expand through acquisitions, yet fragmentation persists due to specialized producers and strong import competition.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 1.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $9.3bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Sustainable and eco-friendly products reshape consumer expectations and industry strategy

  • Sustainability and eco-conscious choices have become major factors in consumer purchasing behavior, particularly in home improvement and commercial design. More buyers are actively seeking carpets made from recycled or renewable materials, pushing manufacturers to prioritize environmental performance alongside aesthetics and durability. This shift has made sustainability a competitive differentiator rather than just a compliance factor.
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Carpet Mills in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Artificial Intelligence and automation boost long-term growth prospects

  • Carpet manufacturers are integrating AI-driven tools for design optimization, enabling rapid customization and virtual previews. Automated design platforms and digital printing enhance product variety while reducing development time. These innovations help firms meet evolving customer preferences more efficiently, supporting revenue through premium and niche offerings.

Biggest companies in the Carpet Mills in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Profit ($m)
2025
Profit Margin (%)
2025
Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
2,076.5
279.5
13.5
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
879.5
42.2
4.8
Engineered Floors, Llc
494.4
21.3
4.3

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Products & Services Segmentation

Carpet Mills in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Automobile and aircraft carpet and rugs, Woven carpet and rugs and Other carpets, rugs and mats. Automobile and aircraft carpet and rugs is the largest segment of the Carpet Mills in the US.

Trends and Insights

Automotive and aircraft carpet leads industry revenue share

  • Automotive and aircraft carpets and rugs include specialized, durable floor coverings designed for vehicles and airplanes, offering insulation, noise reduction and enhanced interior aesthetics. These products require stringent performance standards, including flame resistance, wear durability and custom fitting, making them high-value, specification-driven goods for transportation manufacturers.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Carpet Mills industry manufactures and finishes carpets and rugs for the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors. These products are generally woven or tufted and made from nylon or other synthetic materials. Although the majority of consumers use most carpets and rugs as final goods, some of the industry’s consumers use industry products as intermediate inputs in the production of a variety of goods, such as automobiles and boats.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States include Carpet manufacturing, Rug manufacturing, Carpet finishing and Rug finishing.

Companies

Companies covered in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States include Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Mohawk Industries, Inc. and Engineered Floors, Llc.

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States include outsource , offshore, research and development (r&d) and underwater mortgage.

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 31411 - Carpet Mills in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Competitive imports challenge domestic carpet millers. Despite leveraging advanced technology and a skilled workforce to produce higher value-added carpets, domestic carpet m...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

China’s 45,0% retaliatory tariffs on flooring imports make Chinese goods unviable, accelerating shifts to US or Southeast Asian production, while broader agri-tariffs risk con...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The Southeast is the preferred location for carpet millers. This is because of its proximity to downstream markets and substantial population, which drives residential constr...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Acquisition activity is increasing, but niche players and imports keep market concentration low. Large firms expand through acquisitions, yet fragmentation persists due to sp...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Industry leaders like Shaw and Mohawk gain advantage through vertical integration. Controlling raw materials and manufacturing allows them to reduce costs, maintain quality, ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Shaw Industries Group, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Mohawk Industries, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of Engineered Floors, Llc's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 2 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Shaw Industries Group, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Mohawk Industries, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Engineered Floors, Llc, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 2 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Synthetic fiber prices and construction activity are critical revenue drivers. Changes in fiber costs affect profitability, while residential and nonresidential construction ...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Rising labor costs and competitive pricing pressure continue to squeeze profit margins. Firms must balance skilled labor demands and raw material costs while competing in a s...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Carpet Mills industry in the United States in 2025?

The market size of the Carpet Mills industry in the United States is $9.3bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States in 2025?

There are 162 businesses in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States, which has declined at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Carpet Mills industry in the United States?

The Carpet Mills industry in the United States is likely to be impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Carpet Mills industry in the United States?

The Carpet Mills industry in the United States is likely to be impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a moderate share of industry revenue.

Has the Carpet Mills industry in the United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Carpet Mills industry in the United States has been declining at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Carpet Mills industry in the United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Carpet Mills industry in the United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States are Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Mohawk Industries, Inc. and Engineered Floors, Llc

What does the Carpet Mills industry in the United States include?

Carpet manufacturing and Rug manufacturing are part of the Carpet Mills industry in the United States.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States?

The company holding the most market share in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States is Shaw Industries Group, Inc..

How competitive is the Carpet Mills industry in the United States?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Carpet Mills industry in the United States.

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