Analysis
NAICS 3159 is the 2022 industry group for apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing, part of 315 (Apparel Manufacturing).
It has only one more detailed code, 315990, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 25% 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.
County Business Patterns counts 729 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 7,925 people at an average annual payroll of $41,298 per employee (10th percentile of national industries). 59% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 3 codes at this level within Apparel Manufacturing, with 16.8% of them.