Analysis
NAICS 314999 is the 2022 national industry for all other miscellaneous textile product mills, part of 31499 (All Other Textile Product Mills). Census lists 59 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 2,241 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 26,500 people at an average annual payroll of $41,875 per employee (10th percentile of national industries). 57% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within All Other Textile Product Mills, with 94.8% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 10% and employment fell 9%. 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.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 313110, 314110, 315 and 314120. 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 aircraft tie-down strap assemblies (except leather)…, apparel fillings (e.g., cotton mill waste, kapok)…, appliqueing on textile products (except apparel) and art needlework contractors on apparel, among 59 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing textile products (except carpets and rugs; curtains and linens; textile bags and canvas products; rope, cordage, and twine; and tire cords and tire fabrics) from purchased materials. These establishments may further embellish the textile products they manufacture with decorative stitching. Establishments primarily engaged in adding decorative stitching such as embroidery or other art needlework on textile products, including apparel, on a contract or fee basis for the trade, are included in this industry.
Illustrative Examples:
Batts and batting (except nonwoven fabrics) manufacturing Embroidering on textile products or apparel for the trade Fishing nets made from purchased materials Carpet cutting and binding Sleeping bags manufacturing Diapers (except disposable) made from purchased materials Textile fire hoses made from purchased materials Dust cloths made from purchased fabric Weatherstripping made from purchased textiles
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing yarns and thread | 313110 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills |
| Manufacturing carpets and rugs | 314110 Carpet and Rug Mills |
| Manufacturing apparel | 315 Apparel Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing curtains and linens | 314120 Curtain and Linen Mills |
| Manufacturing textile bags and canvas products | 314910 Textile Bag and Canvas Mills |
| Manufacturing rope, cordage, twine, tire cord, and tire fabrics | 314994 Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills |
Index entries (59)
- Aircraft tie-down strap assemblies (except leather) manufacturing
- Apparel fillings (e.g., cotton mill waste, kapok) manufacturing
- Appliqueing on textile products (except apparel)
- Art needlework contractors on apparel
- Art needlework on clothing for the trade
- Automotive pad and upholstery filling (except foam rubber and plastics) manufacturing
- Badges, fabric, manufacturing
- Bags, sleeping, manufacturing
- Banners made from purchased fabrics (except banner printing)
- Batts and batting (except nonwoven fabrics) manufacturing
- Beading on textile products (except apparel) for the trade
- Belting made from purchased fabrics
- Bias bindings made from purchased fabrics
- Binding carpets and rugs for the trade
- Bindings, bias, made from purchased fabrics
- Bows made from purchased fabrics
- Burnt-out laces manufacturing
- Carpet cutting and binding
- Cotton battings (except nonwoven batting) manufacturing
- Crochet ware made from purchased materials
- Decorative stitching contractors on apparel
- Decorative stitching on textile articles and apparel
- Diapers (except disposable) made from purchased fabrics
- Dust cloths made from purchased fabrics
- Embroidering contractors on apparel
- Embroidering on textile products or apparel for the trade
- Fiber, textile recovery from textile mill waste and rags
- Filling (except nonwoven textile), upholstery, manufacturing
- Fire hose, textile, made from purchased materials
- Fishing nets made from purchased materials
- Flags, textile (e.g., banners, bunting, emblems, pennants), made from purchased fabrics
- Furniture trimmings made from purchased fabrics
- Garnetting of textile waste and rags
- Hammocks, fabric, manufacturing
- Lace, burnt-out, manufacturing
- Laundry nets made from purchased materials
- Linings, casket, manufacturing
- Linings, luggage, manufacturing
- Luggage linings manufacturing
- Military insignia, textile, manufacturing