Storm Windows
US Window and Door Industry Statistics & Data to Know in 2026
US window and door manufacturing shipments, jobs and payroll, with residential demand findings and clearly labeled industry forecasts.
US window and door industry statistics measure several different things. The Census Bureau's 2024 manufacturing data report $20.23 billion in metal window and door shipments and $18.24 billion in wood window and door shipments. The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance's 2026 study release reports that demand for prime windows fell 5% in 2025.
Those findings are not competing estimates of the same market. Census measures the dollar value of shipments from defined manufacturing industries. FGIA describes product demand and separates new construction from remodeling and replacement.
This reference keeps the reporting period, unit and industry boundary with each figure. It provides current context for 2026 without turning older manufacturing data or a forecast into a completed measurement of this year's sales.
Key Window and Door Industry Statistics at a Glance
- $20.23 billion in metal window and door manufacturing shipments was reported for 2024 in the Census Bureau's AIES.
- $18.24 billion in wood window and door manufacturing shipments was reported for 2024 in the Census Bureau's AIES.
- 58,774 employees were reported in metal window and door manufacturing for the pay period including March 12, 2024 in the Census Bureau's AIES.
- 56,388 employees were reported in wood window and door manufacturing for the pay period including March 12, 2024 in the Census Bureau's AIES.
- Prime-window demand fell 5% in 2025, according to FGIA's May 2026 market-study release.
- Window demand for new housing fell 6% in 2025, according to FGIA's May 2026 release.
- Remodeling and replacement window demand fell 5% in 2025, according to FGIA's May 2026 release.
- A further 4% decline in new-housing window demand was forecast for 2026 in FGIA's May 2026 release. This is a forecast, not a final 2026 result.
Which manufacturing industries do these statistics describe?
Two defined manufacturing industries are shown here, wood window and door manufacturing, NAICS 321911, and metal window and door manufacturing, NAICS 332321, using the Census Bureau's 2024 AIES classifications.
The industry names matter. Both categories include doors, so neither shipment figure should be relabeled as window-only revenue. The metal category is not an aluminum storm-window sales total, and the wood category is not a count of wooden windows installed in homes.
These selected industries do not cover every product sold in the wider fenestration market. They should not be added together and presented as a complete US window-and-door market estimate. Product categories, manufacturing classifications and retail purchasing categories do not share identical boundaries.
For a buyer, this is background on production, rather than a specification for an opening. A primary replacement window, a storm attachment and a door can serve different needs. Our storm windows versus replacement comparison explains the project decisions behind those alternatives.
How large were metal and wood window-and-door shipments?
Metal window and door shipments were $20,225,853,000, and wood window and door shipments were $18,241,464,000 in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's AIES.
| Manufacturing industry | 2024 shipments |
|---|---|
| Metal window and door manufacturing | $20.23 billion |
| Wood window and door manufacturing | $18.24 billion |
The table rounds the original Census dollar values to two decimal places in billions. The source file reports monetary values in thousands of dollars, so the underlying figures must be multiplied by 1,000 before being stated in dollars.
Shipments describe a manufacturing measure. They are different from a homeowner's installed price, which can involve a separate scope of work. These numbers cannot establish the cost of a particular replacement project or a custom storm-window order.
The reporting year is 2024. The page's 2026 title identifies this reference edition; it does not mean these shipments occurred in 2026.
How do the manufacturing figures compare with 2023?
The published shipment estimates were $20.11 billion for metal window and door manufacturing and $18.07 billion for wood window and door manufacturing in 2023, according to the Census Bureau's revised 2023 AIES file.
| Manufacturing industry | 2023 shipments | 2024 shipments |
|---|---|---|
| Metal window and door manufacturing | $20.11 billion | $20.23 billion |
| Wood window and door manufacturing | $18.07 billion | $18.24 billion |
The underlying values are $20,110,304,000 and $18,073,824,000 for 2023, compared with $20,225,853,000 and $18,241,464,000 for 2024 in the corresponding Census release.
These are dollar estimates, not counts of units. A change in dollar shipments can reflect price, product mix or quantity. The neighboring annual estimates alone do not establish a change in physical output.
The files include sampling-uncertainty measures. A larger published number should not be described as statistically significant growth without an appropriate comparison of that uncertainty. Retain the original annual values when comparing them with demand reports based on a different population or unit.
How many people work in these manufacturing industries?
58,774 employees were reported in metal window and door manufacturing, and 56,388 in wood window and door manufacturing, for the pay period including March 12, 2024 in the Census Bureau's AIES.
The 2024 AIES reporting instructions use the pay period including March 12 for total employment.
These are industry employment measures. They are not counts of window installers, independent contractors or every worker employed by a retailer selling windows. Manufacturing, distribution and installation describe different activities.
A manufacturing headcount does not tell a homeowner how many installers are available locally or how soon an order can be completed. It does not identify the share of employees working on storm products within a broader window-and-door business.
For professional projects, local capacity and product fit still need direct confirmation. Storm Windows USA's contractor program supports teams ordering custom storm windows, with installation coordination subject to local availability.
How large was manufacturing payroll?
Annual payroll was $3.85 billion in metal window and door manufacturing and $3.52 billion in wood window and door manufacturing in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's AIES.
The unrounded source values are $3,850,850,000 and $3,520,929,000. These are annual industry totals, rather than an average worker's salary or a project's labor charge.
Dividing annual payroll by the March 12 employment snapshot does not produce a published annual wage estimate. The time periods differ, and a single employment reference point cannot describe every change in staffing through the year.
Payroll is useful for understanding the scale of employment-related spending in the selected manufacturing categories. It should stay separate from revenue, product prices and installation quotes. Those measures answer different questions for researchers and buyers.
What happened to residential window demand in 2025?
Prime-window demand fell 5% in 2025, according to FGIA's May 15, 2026 release, which reports a 6% decline for new-housing windows and a 5% decline for remodeling and replacement windows.
The separate segments help explain where demand changed. New-construction demand concerns windows used in new housing; remodeling and replacement concerns work on the existing stock. Their results should retain those labels.
FGIA's release reports the findings of its industry study, researched on its behalf by Ducker Carlisle. It is a source for the published market findings, rather than a count of every consumer transaction collected by Storm Windows USA.
The demand percentages should not be applied to the earlier Census shipment totals. The data periods and boundaries differ, and one source's percentage is not a conversion factor for the other's dollar measure. A 2025 product-demand decline can coexist with a different movement in an earlier manufacturing-dollar series.
What did the 2026 industry study forecast?
New-housing window demand was forecast to fall 4% in 2026, according to FGIA's May 2026 study release. It forecast a 3% increase in 2027 and a flat market in 2028.
For remodeling and replacement windows, the same FGIA release forecast a 4% decline in 2026, another 4% decline in 2027 and a 2% decline in 2028.
| Window demand segment | 2026 forecast | 2027 forecast | 2028 forecast |
|---|---|---|---|
| New housing | Down 4% | Up 3% | Flat |
| Remodeling and replacement | Down 4% | Down 4% | Down 2% |
These are the outlook figures published in May 2026. They should remain labeled as forecasts until the source publishes observations for the relevant periods.
An outlook describes the study's expected direction. It does not guarantee a particular supplier's orders, lead times or prices. For a scheduled project, ask for a current production estimate and keep that estimate separate from a national market forecast.
Which nonresidential glazing segments were largest?
Site-fabricated windows accounted for 27.7% of nonresidential glazing vision area in 2025, followed by storefront windows at 26.1%, according to FGIA's 2026 release.
The denominator is vision area, rather than residential window units or manufacturing revenue. A percentage of area cannot be substituted for a percentage of units sold.
Nonresidential figures broaden the industry picture, but they should stay distinct from household retrofit statistics. Storefront systems and a supplemental panel on a house are different applications. The segment shares do not establish a storm-window market share.
What can these figures tell buyers about a storm-window order?
None of the industry totals above is a count of storm windows sold. They provide context on selected manufacturing industries and wider window demand, with the source boundaries kept visible.
An individual order still requires opening measurements, a suitable configuration, glazing choices and installation details. For origin and ordering context, our made-in-the-USA guide explains how Storm Windows USA describes its products.
Storm Windows USA offers made-to-measure storm windows for existing openings. Compare the available window styles using the needs of your home or project, then confirm the current order details before purchasing.