Analysis
NAICS 313310 is the 2022 national industry for textile and fabric finishing mills, part of 31331 (Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills). Census lists 36 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 21% and employment fell 28%. 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 570 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 14,366 people at an average annual payroll of $49,219 per employee (17th percentile of national industries). 47% 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 313320, 313240, 315 and 3132. 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 bleaching textile products, apparel, and fabrics, broadwoven fabrics finishing, burling and mending fabrics and calendering textile products, apparel, and fabrics, among 36 in all.
For example, coating or impregnating fabrics are classified in 313320 (Fabric Coating Mills) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in finishing textiles, fabrics, and apparel and (2) establishments of converters who buy fabric goods in the grey, have them finished on contract, and sell at wholesale. Finishing operations include: bleaching, dyeing, printing (e.g., roller, screen, flock, plisse), stonewashing, and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing, and napping; as well as cleaning, scouring, and the preparation of natural fibers and raw stock.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Coating or impregnating fabrics | 313320 Fabric Coating Mills |
| Knitting or knitting and finishing fabric | 313240 Knit Fabric Mills |
| Manufacturing and finishing apparel | 315 Apparel Manufacturing |
| Weaving and finishing fabrics | 3132 Fabric Mills |
| Manufacturing and finishing rugs and carpets | 314110 Carpet and Rug Mills |
| Printing on apparel | 32311 Printing |
Index entries (36)
- Bleaching textile products, apparel, and fabrics
- Broadwoven fabrics finishing
- Burling and mending fabrics
- Calendering textile products, apparel, and fabrics
- Carbonizing textile fibers
- Carding textile fibers
- Chemical finishing (e.g., fire, mildew, water resistance) fabrics
- Combing and converting top
- Combing textile fibers
- Converters, piece goods
- Converting textiles
- Crease resistant finishing of fabrics
- Dyeing gloves, woven or knit, for the trade
- Dyeing textile products and fabrics
- Embossing textile products and fabrics
- Fabric finishing
- Fabric mercerizing
- Gassing yarn (i.e., singeing)
- Mechanical finishing of fabrics
- Mercerizing textile products and fabrics
- Napping textile products and fabrics
- Preshrinking textile products and fabrics
- Printing fabric grey goods
- Printing textile banners (except screen printing)
- Printing textile products (except screen and apparel printing)
- Scouring and combing textile fibers
- Screen printing fabric grey goods
- Shrinking textile products and fabrics
- Sizing of fabrics
- Sponging textile products and fabrics
- Stone washing textile products, apparel, and fabrics
- Sueding textile products and fabrics
- Teaseling fabrics
- Textile products finishing
- Thread finishing
- Wool tops and noils manufacturing