Analysis
NAICS 44112 is the 2022 NAICS industry for used car dealers, part of 4411 (Automobile Dealers).
It has only one more detailed code, 441120, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 25,147 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 162,048 people at an average annual payroll of $55,819 per employee (26th percentile of national industries). 69% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Automobile Dealers, with 53.4% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 0% and employment rose 5%. 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.
Official definition
See industry description for 441120.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.