115113

Analysis

NAICS 115113 is the 2022 national industry for crop harvesting, primarily by machine, part of 11511 (Support Activities for Crop Production). Census lists 13 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 338 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 2,818 people at an average annual payroll of $73,079 per employee (57th percentile of national industries). 68% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include berries, machine harvesting, chopping and silo filling, combining, agricultural and cotton, machine harvesting, among 13 in all.

For example, providing personnel for manual harvesting are classified in 115115 (Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 115115 and 115116. 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.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 5% and employment fell 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.