Analysis
NAICS 459410 is the 2022 national industry for office supplies and stationery retailers, part of 45941 (Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers). Census lists 3 example activities under it in the official index.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 459420, 449210, 32311 and 449110. 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include office supply stores, school supply stores and stationery stores.
For example, retailing greeting cards are classified in 459420 (Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir 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 one or more of the following: (1) retailing new office supplies, stationery, and school supplies; (2) retailing a combination of new office equipment, furniture, and supplies; and (3) retailing new office equipment, furniture, and supplies in combination with selling new computers.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Retailing greeting cards | 459420 Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers |
| Retailing new computers without retailing office equipment, furniture, and supplies | 449210 Electronics and Appliance Retailers |
| Printing business forms | 32311 Printing |
| Retailing new office furniture without retailing new office equipment and supplies | 449110 Furniture Retailers |
| Retailing used office and school supplies | 459510 Used Merchandise Retailers |
| Providing document copying services (without printing) and other office support services | 56143 Business Service Centers |
Index entries (3)
- Office supply stores
- School supply stores
- Stationery stores