Analysis
NAICS 42352 is the 2022 NAICS industry for coal and other mineral and ore merchant wholesalers, part of 4235 (Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers).
It has only one more detailed code, 423520, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 284 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 2,151 people at an average annual payroll of $132,314 per employee (94th percentile of national industries). 65% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 15% and employment fell 25%. 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 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers, with 3.2% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 423520.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.