NAICS 2022
444
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
Analysis
NAICS 444 is the 2022 subsector for building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers. Census lists 39 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 72,618 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,424,157 people at an average annual payroll of $38,924 per employee (8th percentile of national industries). 37% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Across its national industries Census lists 39 index entries; typical ones are home centers, building materials, paint stores, handtools, power-driven, stores and building materials supply dealers.
It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 4441 (Building Material and Supplies Dealers) with 55,545.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 3% 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
Industries in the Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers subsector retail new building materials, hardware, paint, and garden and outdoor power equipment and supplies. Establishments in this subsector with fixed point-of-sale locations, including home centers and retail lumber yards, may display merchandise either indoors or outdoors under covered areas. The staff is usually knowledgeable in the use of the specific products being retailed in the construction, repair, and maintenance of the home and associated grounds.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (39)
- Home centers, building materials
- Paint stores
- Handtools, power-driven, stores
- Building materials supply dealers
- Garden power equipment stores
- Christmas trees, cut, direct selling