32552

Analysis

NAICS 32552 is the 2022 NAICS industry for adhesive manufacturing, part of 3255 (Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing).

It has only one more detailed code, 325520, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 539 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 31,470 people at an average annual payroll of $79,729 per employee (68th percentile of national industries). 21% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.

By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing, with 32.4% of them.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 5% and employment rose 23%. 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.