424430

Analysis

NAICS 424430 is the 2022 national industry for dairy product (except dried or canned) merchant wholesalers, part of 42443 (Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers). Census lists 18 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 1,766 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 38,803 people at an average annual payroll of $73,024 per employee (57th percentile of national industries). 38% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 10% and employment fell 8%. 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.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include butter merchant wholesalers, buttermilk merchant wholesalers, cheese merchant wholesalers and cream merchant wholesalers, among 18 in all.

For example, merchant wholesale distribution of dried or canned dairy products and dairy substitutes are classified in 424490 (Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 424490 and 311511. 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.