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NAICS 2022

313

Textile Mills

Analysis

NAICS 313 is the 2022 subsector for textile mills. Census lists 247 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 1,703 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 79,765 people at an average annual payroll of $52,239 per employee (20th percentile of national industries). 34% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 14% and employment fell 15%. 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.

Across its national industries Census lists 247 index entries; typical ones are acetate spun yarns made from purchased fiber, blankets and bedspreads made in broadwoven fabric mills, apparel webbings manufacturing and air laid nonwoven fabrics manufacturing.

Its goods appear in 1580 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 5208 (woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 percent or more by…), 5407 (woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven…) and 5516 (woven fabrics of artificial staple fibers). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.

It splits into 3 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 3132 (Fabric Mills) with 736.

Official definition

Industries in the Textile Mills subsector group establishments that transform a basic fiber (natural or synthetic) into a product, such as yarn or fabric that is further manufactured into usable items, such as apparel, sheets, towels, and textile bags for individual or industrial consumption. The further manufacturing may be performed in the same establishment and classified in this subsector, or it may be performed at a separate establishment and be classified elsewhere in the Manufacturing sector.

The main processes in this subsector include preparation and spinning of fiber, knitting or weaving of fabric, and the finishing of the textile. The NAICS structure follows and captures this process flow. Major industries in this flow, such as preparation of fibers, weaving of fabric, knitting of fabric, and fiber and fabric finishing, are uniquely identified. Texturizing, throwing, twisting, and winding of yarn contain aspects of both fiber preparation and fiber finishing and are classified with preparation of fibers rather than with finishing of fibers.

NAICS separates the manufacturing of primary textiles and the manufacturing of textile products (except apparel) produced from purchased primary textiles, such as fabric. The manufacturing of textile products (except apparel) from purchased fabric is classified in Subsector 314, Textile Product Mills, and apparel from purchased fabric is classified in Subsector 315, Apparel Manufacturing.

Excluded from this subsector are establishments that weave or knit fabric and make garments. These establishments are included in Subsector 315, Apparel Manufacturing.

Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.

Index entries (247)

  • Acetate spun yarns made from purchased fiber
  • Blankets and bedspreads made in broadwoven fabric mills
  • Apparel webbings manufacturing
  • Air laid nonwoven fabrics manufacturing
  • Bags and bagging fabrics made in warp or weft knitting mills
  • Bleaching textile products, apparel, and fabrics
  • Garments, oiling (i.e., waterproofing)