Analysis
NAICS 311111 is the 2022 national industry for dog and cat food manufacturing, part of 31111 (Animal Food Manufacturing). Census lists 11 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 22% and employment rose 31%. 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 Animal Food Manufacturing, with 23.6% of them.
County Business Patterns counts 451 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 30,393 people at an average annual payroll of $72,346 per employee (56th percentile of national industries). 30% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing, animal feeds, prepared, dog and cat, manufacturing, cat food manufacturing and dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist)…, among 11 in all.
Its goods appear in 2 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 2309 (preparations of a kind used in animal feeding). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dog and cat food from ingredients, such as grains, oilseed mill products, and meat products.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (11)
- Animal feed mills, dog and cat, manufacturing
- Animal feeds, prepared, dog and cat, manufacturing
- Cat food manufacturing
- Dog and cat food (e.g., canned, dry, frozen, semimoist), manufacturing
- Dog food manufacturing
- Feed supplements, dog and cat, manufacturing
- Feeds, prepared for dog and cat, manufacturing
- Horsemeat, processing, for dog and cat food
- Meat canning, dog and cat, pet food, made from purchased carcasses
- Meat products, dog and cat, pet food, canning, made from purchased carcasses
- Pet food, dog and cat, manufacturing