32512

Analysis

NAICS 32512 is the 2022 NAICS industry for industrial gas manufacturing, part of 3251 (Basic Chemical Manufacturing).

It has only one more detailed code, 325120, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 546 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 13,842 people at an average annual payroll of $105,253 per employee (86th percentile of national industries). 27% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 11% and employment rose 4%. 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.

By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 5 codes at this level within Basic Chemical Manufacturing, with 20.8% of them.