Analysis
NAICS 1142 is the 2022 industry group for hunting and trapping, part of 114 (Fishing, Hunting and Trapping).
It has only one more detailed code, 114210, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 446 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 2,034 people at an average annual payroll of $45,962 per employee (14th percentile of national industries). 77% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 16% and employment rose 20%. 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.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Fishing, Hunting and Trapping, with 15.1% of them.