Analysis
NAICS 221122 is the 2022 national industry for electric power distribution, part of 22112 (Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution). Census lists 3 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 8,183 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 364,535 people at an average annual payroll of $131,166 per employee (94th percentile of national industries). 34% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution, with 95.8% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include distribution of electric power, electric power brokers and electric power distribution systems.
For example, generating electric energy are classified in 22111 (Electric Power Generation) instead.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 5% and employment rose 1%. 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 U.S. industry comprises electric power establishments primarily engaged in either (1) operating electric power distribution systems (i.e., consisting of lines, poles, meters, and wiring) or (2) operating as electric power brokers or agents that arrange the sale of electricity via power distribution systems operated by others.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (3)
- Distribution of electric power
- Electric power brokers
- Electric power distribution systems