Analysis
NAICS 325315 is the 2022 national industry for compost manufacturing, part of 32531 (Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing). Census lists 2 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include compost manufacturing and sewage and animal waste compost manufacturing.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 325311, 325312 and 325314. 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 nitrogenous fertilizer materials or fertilizer materials from sewage or animal waste and mixing these ingredients into nitrogenous fertilizers are classified in 325311 (Nitrogenous Fertilizer 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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing compost through the controlled aerobic, biological decomposition and curing of biodegradable materials.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing nitrogenous fertilizer materials or fertilizer materials from sewage or animal waste and mixing these ingredients into nitrogenous fertilizers | 325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing phosphatic fertilizer materials and mixing these ingredients into phosphatic fertilizers | 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing |
| Mixing ingredients made elsewhere into fertilizers | 325314 Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing |
Index entries (2)
- Compost manufacturing
- Sewage and animal waste compost manufacturing