Analysis
NAICS 31152 is the 2022 NAICS industry for ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing, part of 3115 (Dairy Product Manufacturing).
It has only one more detailed code, 311520, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 19% and employment rose 14%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 514 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 24,435 people at an average annual payroll of $60,218 per employee (32nd percentile of national industries). 40% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Dairy Product Manufacturing, with 29.4% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 311520.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.