32592

Analysis

NAICS 32592 is the 2022 NAICS industry for explosives manufacturing, part of 3259 (Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing).

It has only one more detailed code, 325920, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 80 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 7,034 people at an average annual payroll of $77,326 per employee (65th percentile of national industries). 29% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 13% and employment fell 11%. 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 3 codes at this level within Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing, with 3.6% of them.