Analysis
NAICS 459310 is the 2022 national industry for florists, part of 45931 (Florists). Census lists 2 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include florists and flower shops, fresh.
For example, retailing flowers or nursery stock grown on premises are classified in 11142 (Nursery and Floriculture Production) instead.
Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 11142 and 444240. 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 industry comprises establishments generally known as florists primarily engaged in retailing cut flowers, floral arrangements, and potted plants grown elsewhere. These establishments may prepare the arrangements they sell.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (2)
- Florists
- Flower shops, fresh