Analysis
NAICS 314120 is the 2022 national industry for curtain and linen mills, part of 31412 (Curtain and Linen Mills). Census lists 18 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 26% and employment fell 21%. 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 1,059 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 17,302 people at an average annual payroll of $42,010 per employee (10th percentile of national industries). 51% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bedspreads and bed sets made from purchased fabrics, blankets (except electric) made from purchased fabrics or…, comforters made from purchased fabrics and curtains and draperies, window, made from purchased fabrics, among 18 in all.
Its goods appear in 176 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 6302 (bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen), 6304 (other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404) and 6307 (other made up articles, including dress patterns). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 313210, 313240, 314910 and 339994. 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.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing household textile products, such as curtains, draperies, linens, bedspreads, sheets, tablecloths, towels, and shower curtains, from purchased materials. The household textile products may be made on a stock or custom basis for sale to individual retail customers.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Weaving broadwoven fabrics | 313210 Broadwoven Fabric Mills |
| Manufacturing lace curtains on lace machines | 313240 Knit Fabric Mills |
| Manufacturing textile blanket, wardrobe, and laundry bags | 314910 Textile Bag and Canvas Mills |
| Manufacturing mops | 339994 Broom, Brush, and Mop Manufacturing |
Index entries (18)
- Bedspreads and bed sets made from purchased fabrics
- Blankets (except electric) made from purchased fabrics or felts
- Comforters made from purchased fabrics
- Curtains and draperies, window, made from purchased fabrics
- Cushions (except carpet, springs) made from purchased fabrics
- Draperies made from purchased fabrics or sheet goods
- Linens made from purchased materials
- Napkins made from purchased fabrics
- Pads and protectors (e.g., ironing board, mattress, table), textile, made from purchased fabrics or felts
- Pillowcases, bed, made from purchased fabrics
- Pillows made from purchased materials
- Placemats, all materials, made from purchased materials
- Quilts made from purchased materials
- Sheets and pillowcases made from purchased fabrics
- Shower and bath curtains, all materials, made from purchased fabric or sheet goods
- Slipcovers, all materials, made from purchased materials
- Tablecloths (except paper) made from purchased materials
- Towels or washcloths made from purchased fabrics