Analysis
NAICS 31323 is the 2022 NAICS industry for nonwoven fabric mills, part of 3132 (Fabric Mills).
It has only one more detailed code, 313230, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 227 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 16,687 people at an average annual payroll of $64,069 per employee (41st percentile of national industries). 12% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 4 codes at this level within Fabric Mills, with 30.8% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 0% and employment fell 3%. 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.
Official definition
See industry description for 313230.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.