Analysis
NAICS 424460 is the 2022 national industry for fish and seafood merchant wholesalers, part of 42446 (Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 2,008 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 22,111 people at an average annual payroll of $60,572 per employee (33rd percentile of national industries). 58% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include cured fish merchant wholesalers, fish (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers, fish, salted or preserved (except canned), merchant… and fresh fish merchant wholesalers, among 8 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 424420, 424490 and 311710. 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, merchant wholesale distribution of packaged frozen fish and seafood are classified in 424420 (Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of fish and seafood (except canned or packaged frozen).
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Merchant wholesale distribution of packaged frozen fish and seafood | 424420 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers |
| Merchant wholesale distribution of canned fish and seafood | 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers |
| Canning, smoking, salting, drying, or freezing seafood and shucking and packing fresh shellfish | 311710 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging |
Index entries (8)
- Cured fish merchant wholesalers
- Fish (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers
- Fish, salted or preserved (except canned), merchant wholesalers
- Fresh fish merchant wholesalers
- Fresh seafood merchant wholesalers
- Frozen fish (except packaged) merchant wholesalers
- Frozen seafood (except packaged) merchant wholesalers
- Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers