Analysis
NAICS 113110 is the 2022 national industry for timber tract operations, part of 11311 (Timber Tract Operations). Census lists 1 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 471 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 3,781 people at an average annual payroll of $66,808 per employee (47th percentile of national industries). 71% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 531190, 111421, 113210 and 113310. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
For example, acting as lessors of land with trees as real estate property are classified in 531190 (Lessors of Other Real Estate Property) instead.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 3% and employment rose 3%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the operation of timber tracts for the purpose of selling standing timber.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Acting as lessors of land with trees as real estate property | 531190 Lessors of Other Real Estate Property |
| Growing short rotation woody trees (i.e., growing and harvesting cycle is 10 years or less) | 111421 Nursery and Tree Production |
| Growing trees for reforestation | 113210 Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products |
| Cutting timber | 113310 Logging |
| Operating sawmills | 321113 Sawmills |
Index entries (1)
- Timber tract operations