Analysis
NAICS 459991 is the 2022 national industry for tobacco, electronic cigarette, and other smoking supplies retailers, part of 45999 (All Other Miscellaneous Retailers). Census lists 9 example activities under it in the official index.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include cigar stores, cigarette stands, permanent, cigarette stands, temporary and e-cigarette stores, among 9 in all.
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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, pipes, and other smokers' supplies.
Illustrative Examples:
Cigar retailers E-cigarette retailers Smokers' supply retailers Cigarette retailers Tobacco retailers Vape shops
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (9)
- Cigar stores
- Cigarette stands, permanent
- Cigarette stands, temporary
- E-cigarette stores
- Electronic cigarette stores
- Marijuana stores, medical or recreational
- Smokers' supply stores
- Tobacco stores
- Vape shops