Analysis
NAICS 2212 is the 2022 industry group for natural gas distribution, part of 221 (Utilities).
It has only one more detailed code, 221210, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 2,434 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 95,538 people at an average annual payroll of $121,200 per employee (91st percentile of national industries). 34% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Utilities, with 11.9% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 3% and employment rose 5%. 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.