Analysis
NAICS 445240 is the 2022 national industry for meat retailers, part of 44524 (Meat Retailers). Census lists 7 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include baked ham stores, butcher shops, delicatessens (except grocery store, restaurants) and frozen meat stores, among 7 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 445110, 722513 and 112. 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, retailing a general line of food, such as supermarkets and grocery stores are classified in 445110 (Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)) instead.
County Business Patterns publishes no national count for it, either because the code is out of the survey's scope or because the figures are suppressed to protect individual businesses.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing fresh, frozen, or cured meats and poultry not for immediate consumption. Delicatessen-type establishments primarily engaged in retailing fresh meat are included in this industry.
Illustrative Examples:
Baked ham retailers Meat retailers Butcher shops Poultry dealers Frozen meat retailers
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Retailing a general line of food, such as supermarkets and grocery stores | 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) |
| Providing food services in delicatessen-type establishments | 722513 Limited-Service Restaurants |
| Raising livestock for meat production | 112 Animal Production and Aquaculture |
Index entries (7)
- Baked ham stores
- Butcher shops
- Delicatessens (except grocery store, restaurants)
- Frozen meat stores
- Locker meat provisioners, direct selling
- Meat markets
- Poultry dealers