Analysis
NAICS 457210 is the 2022 national industry for fuel dealers, part of 45721 (Fuel Dealers). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include alternative fuels, direct selling, bottled gas dealers, direct selling, coal dealers, direct selling and firewood dealers, direct selling, among 8 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 457110, 457120 and 4247. 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 automotive fuels in combination with a convenience store or food mart are classified in 457110 (Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores) 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 heating oil, liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, and other fuels via direct selling (i.e., home delivery).
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Retailing automotive fuels in combination with a convenience store or food mart | 457110 Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores |
| Operating truck stops or retailing automotive fuels without a convenience store | 457120 Other Gasoline Stations |
| Merchant wholesale distribution of petroleum and petroleum products, including liquefied petroleum (LP) gas, with or without bulk liquid storage facilities | 4247 Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers |
Index entries (8)
- Alternative fuels, direct selling
- Bottled gas dealers, direct selling
- Coal dealers, direct selling
- Firewood dealers, direct selling
- Fuel oil (i.e., heating) dealers, direct selling
- Heating oil dealers, direct selling
- Jet fuel bulk stations, selling for consumption
- Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dealers, direct selling