Analysis
NAICS 315120 is the 2022 national industry for apparel knitting mills, part of 31512 (Apparel Knitting Mills). Census lists 103 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include anklets, sheer hosiery or socks, knitting or knitting and…, athletic clothing made in apparel knitting mills, athletic socks knitting or knitting and finishing and bathing suits made in apparel knitting mills, among 103 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 3152, 313310, 316210 and 339113. 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.
For example, manufacturing outerwear, underwear, and nightwear from purchased fabric are classified in 3152 (Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing) instead.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in knitting apparel or knitting fabric and then manufacturing apparel. Jobbers, performing entrepreneurial functions involved in knitting apparel and accessories, are included.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing outerwear, underwear, and nightwear from purchased fabric | 3152 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing |
| Finishing apparel products only | 313310 Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills |
| Manufacturing slipper socks from purchased socks | 316210 Footwear Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing orthopedic hosiery | 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing |
Index entries (103)
- Anklets, sheer hosiery or socks, knitting or knitting and finishing
- Athletic clothing made in apparel knitting mills
- Athletic socks knitting or knitting and finishing
- Bathing suits made in apparel knitting mills
- Bathrobes made in apparel knitting mills
- Beachwear made in apparel knitting mills
- Blouses made in apparel knitting mills
- Body stockings made in apparel knitting mills
- Boys' socks manufacturing
- Briefs, underwear, made in apparel knitting mills
- Calf high sheer hosiery knitting or knitting and finishing
- Caps made in apparel knitting mills
- Chemises made in apparel knitting mills
- Children's socks manufacturing
- Clerical vestments made in apparel knitting mills
- Collar and cuff sets made in apparel knitting mills
- Crew socks knitting or knitting and finishing
- Drawers, apparel, made in apparel knitting mills
- Dress and semidress gloves made in apparel knitting mills
- Dresses made in apparel knitting mills
- Dresses, hand-knit, manufacturing
- Ensemble dresses made in apparel knitting mills
- Footies, sheer, knitting or knitting and finishing
- Girdles and other foundation garments made in apparel knitting mills
- Girls' hosiery, sheer, full-length and knee-length, knitting or knitting and finishing
- Girls' socks manufacturing
- Gloves, knit, made in apparel knitting mills
- Hats made in apparel knitting mills
- Hosiery, sheer, women's, misses', and girls' full-length and knee-length, knitting or knitting and finishing
- Hosiery, women's, girls', and infants', manufacturing
- Housecoats made in apparel knitting mills
- Jackets made in apparel knitting mills
- Jerseys made in apparel knitting mills
- Jogging suits made in apparel knitting mills
- Knit gloves made in apparel knitting mills
- Leggings knitting or knitting and finishing
- Leotards made in apparel knitting mills
- Lounging robes and dressing gowns made in apparel knitting mills
- Men's socks knitting or knitting and finishing
- Mittens, knit, made in apparel knitting mills