31212

Analysis

NAICS 31212 is the 2022 NAICS industry for breweries, part of 3121 (Beverage Manufacturing).

It has only one more detailed code, 312120, 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 34% and employment rose 32%. 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 5,218 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 98,647 people at an average annual payroll of $46,767 per employee (14th percentile of national industries). 26% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

By establishments it ranks 1st of the 4 codes at this level within Beverage Manufacturing, with 41.9% of them.