About the Demolition & Wrecking in Washington Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Demolition & Wrecking in Washington Market Research Report
Definition of the Demolition & Wrecking in Washington?
Operators in this industry primarily wreck and demolish buildings and structures and sometimes sell salvaged materials. Other industry services include clearing and recycling debris, interior strip-outs, handling asbestos and hazardous materials, remediating sites (decontamination and waste disposal) and cutting and exploding concrete. Excavation and land-clearing work is excluded from this industry.
What’s included in the Demolition & Wrecking in Washington?
The Demolition & Wrecking in Washington includes predemolition planning and analysis, total or selective demolition of buildings (e.g. offices, warehouses and apartments), total or selective demolition of structures (e.g. sport stadiums and oil rigs), demolition and rehabilitation of sites following fire or industrial explosion, environmental cleanup, asbestos removal, selective dismantling and facade preservation of historic buildings, implosion demolition of buildings and structures and removal, disposal and sale of materials from demolition sites, including recycling. Related terms covered in the Demolition & Wrecking in Washington industry report includes the removal of asbestos-containing materials prior to building demolition through encapsulation to control fiber release and compliance with tight safety procedures for the personnel involved, the removal of unwanted materials from buildings, soils or equipment by washing, chemical action, mechanical cleansing or other techniques, abandoned or underused industrial and commercial sites available for redevelopment and the process of removing pollutants and contaminants from a plot of land.
Industry Performance of the Demolition & Wrecking industry in Washington
Benchmark the Demolition & Wrecking in Washington industry performance with all WA county and national performance.
Demolition & Wrecking in Washington
#6 in Highest Revenue 3.8% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Demolition & Wrecking in the US
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Demolition & Wrecking industry in Washington
See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, new business formation, demand from bridge and elevated highway construction, government funding for highways and value of private nonresidential construction are impacting Demolition & Wrecking in Washington
Washington Economic Indicators
Population
Median Houshold Income
New Business Formation
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US Key External Drivers
Demand from bridge and elevated highway construction
Government funding for highways
Value of private nonresidential construction
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County Data of the Demolition & Wrecking industry in Washington
Access proprietary data on county in the Demolition & Wrecking in Washington, such as King County, Snohomish County and Pierce County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.
Key Statistics of the Demolition & Wrecking industry in Washington
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.