Analysis
NAICS 311813 is the 2022 national industry for frozen cakes, pies, and other pastries manufacturing, part of 31181 (Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing). Census lists 10 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 237 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 22,960 people at an average annual payroll of $53,801 per employee (22nd percentile of national industries). 21% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing, with 1.9% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 12% 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.
Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 311812, 311811, 722515 and 311821. 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 baked goods (except bread, bread-type rolls), frozen…, cake, frozen, manufacturing, crullers, frozen, made in a commercial bakery and desserts, frozen bakery, manufacturing, among 10 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing frozen bakery products (except bread), such as cakes, pies, and doughnuts.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing frozen breads | 311812 Commercial Bakeries |
| Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made on the premises from flour, not from prepared dough | 311811 Retail Bakeries |
| Preparing and selling bakery products (e.g., cookies, pretzels) for immediate consumption | 722515 Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars |
| Manufacturing cookies and crackers | 311821 Cookie and Cracker Manufacturing |
| Retailing bakery products not for immediate consumption made elsewhere | 445291 Baked Goods Retailers |
Index entries (10)
- Baked goods (except bread, bread-type rolls), frozen, manufacturing
- Cake, frozen, manufacturing
- Crullers, frozen, made in a commercial bakery
- Desserts, frozen bakery, manufacturing
- Doughnuts, frozen, manufacturing
- Frozen cake manufacturing
- Knishes, frozen, manufacturing
- Pastries (e.g., Danish, French), frozen, manufacturing
- Pies, frozen, manufacturing
- Sweet yeast goods, frozen, manufacturing