Analysis
NAICS 458310 is the 2022 national industry for jewelry retailers, part of 45831 (Jewelry Retailers). Census lists 4 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include clock shops, gem stone shops, precious and semiprecious, jewelry stores, precious and watch shops.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 458110, 459510, 811490 and 339910. 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 new costume jewelry are classified in 458110 (Clothing and Clothing Accessories 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 one or more of the following items: (1) new jewelry (except costume jewelry); (2) new sterling and plated silverware; and (3) new watches and clocks. Also included are establishments retailing these new products in combination with lapidary work and/or repair services.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Retailing new costume jewelry | 458110 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers |
| Retailing antique or used jewelry, silverware, and watches and clocks | 459510 Used Merchandise Retailers |
| Providing jewelry or watch and clock repair | 811490 Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
| Cutting and setting gem stones | 339910 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing |
Index entries (4)
- Clock shops
- Gem stone shops, precious and semiprecious
- Jewelry stores, precious
- Watch shops