Analysis
NAICS 311812 is the 2022 national industry for commercial bakeries, part of 31181 (Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing). Census lists 21 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 2,842 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 128,252 people at an average annual payroll of $54,164 per employee (23rd percentile of national industries). 34% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 311811, 311813, 722515 and 445291. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bagels made in commercial bakeries, bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts…, biscuits, bread-type, made in commercial bakeries and bread and bread-type rolls made in commercial bakeries, among 21 in all.
For example, retailing bread and other bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough are classified in 311811 (Retail Bakeries) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fresh and frozen bread and bread-type rolls and other fresh bakery (except cookies and crackers) products.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Retailing bread and other bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough | 311811 Retail Bakeries |
| Manufacturing frozen bakery products (except bread) | 311813 Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing |
| Preparing and selling bakery products (e.g., cookies, pretzels) for immediate consumption | 722515 Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars |
| Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made elsewhere | 445291 Baked Goods Retailers |
| Manufacturing cookies and crackers | 311821 Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing pretzels (except soft) | 311919 Other Snack Food Manufacturing |
Index entries (21)
- Bagels made in commercial bakeries
- Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries
- Biscuits, bread-type, made in commercial bakeries
- Bread and bread-type rolls made in commercial bakeries
- Cakes, baking (except frozen), made in commercial bakeries
- Commercial bakeries
- Communion wafer manufacturing
- Croissants, baking, made in commercial bakeries
- Croutons and bread crumbs made in commercial bakeries
- Crullers (except frozen) made in commercial bakeries
- Doughnuts (except frozen) made in commercial bakeries
- Frozen bread and bread-type rolls, made in commercial bakeries
- Knishes (except frozen) made in commercial bakeries
- Matzo baking made in commercial bakeries
- Pastries (e.g., Danish, French), fresh, made in commercial bakeries
- Pies, fresh, made in commercial bakeries
- Pretzels, soft, manufacturing
- Rolls and buns (including frozen) made in commercial bakeries
- Soft pretzels made in a commercial bakery
- Sweet yeast goods (except frozen) manufacturing
- Unleavened bread made in commercial bakeries