Analysis
NAICS 456191 is the 2022 national industry for food (health) supplement retailers, part of 45619 (Other Health and Personal Care Retailers). Census lists 3 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include herbal supplement stores, nutrition (i.e., food supplement) stores and vitamin stores.
For example, retailing prescription and nonprescription drugs and medicines are classified in 456110 (Pharmacies and Drug Retailers) instead.
Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 456110 and 445. 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.
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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing food supplement products, such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (3)
- Herbal supplement stores
- Nutrition (i.e., food supplement) stores
- Vitamin stores