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NAICS 2022

459

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

Analysis

NAICS 459 is the 2022 subsector for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers. Census lists 138 example activities under it in the official index.

Across its national industries Census lists 138 index entries; typical ones are athletic equipment and supply stores (including uniforms), craft supply stores (except needlecraft), fabric shops and music stores (i.e., instrument).

Its more detailed codes are 4591 Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Retailers, 4592 Book Retailers and News Dealers, 4593 Florists, 4594 Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Retailers, 4595 Used Merchandise Retailers and 4599 Other Miscellaneous Retailers.

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

Industries in the Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers subsector retail new sporting goods; new toys, games, and hobby supplies; new sewing supplies and needlework accessories; new musical instruments; new books, newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals; and other specialized lines of merchandise, such as cut flowers and floral arrangements, new office supplies and stationery, new gifts, novelty merchandise, and souvenirs, used merchandise, pets and pet supplies, art, new or used manufactured (mobile) homes, and tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and other smoking supplies.

Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.

Index entries (138)

  • Athletic equipment and supply stores (including uniforms)
  • Craft supply stores (except needlecraft)
  • Fabric shops
  • Music stores (i.e., instrument)
  • Book clubs, not publishing, new books, mail-order
  • Florists
  • Office supply stores
  • Balloon shops
  • Antique dealers (except motor vehicles)
  • Feed stores, pet
  • Art auctions
  • Manufactured (mobile) home dealers
  • Cigar stores
  • Architectural supply stores