Analysis
NAICS 2211 is the 2022 industry group for electric power generation, transmission and distribution, part of 221 (Utilities). Census lists 26 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 12,735 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 519,711 people at an average annual payroll of $133,287 per employee (95th percentile of national industries). 39% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Utilities, with 62.5% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 10% and employment rose 2%. 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.
Across its national industries Census lists 26 index entries; typical ones are electric power generation, hydroelectric, electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil…, electric power generation, nuclear and electric power generation, solar.
It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 22112 (Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution) with 8,543.
Official definition
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in generating, transmitting, and/or distributing electric power. Establishments in this industry group may perform one or more of the following activities: (1) operate generation facilities that produce electric energy; (2) operate transmission systems that convey the electricity from the generation facility to the distribution system; and (3) operate distribution systems that convey electric power received from the generation facility or the transmission system to the final consumer.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (26)
- Electric power generation, hydroelectric
- Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas)
- Electric power generation, nuclear
- Electric power generation, solar
- Electric power generation, wind
- Electric power generation, geothermal
- Biomass electric power generation
- Electric power generation, tidal
- Electric power control
- Distribution of electric power