Analysis
NAICS 459999 is the 2022 national industry for all other miscellaneous retailers, part of 45999 (All Other Miscellaneous Retailers). Census lists 26 example activities under it in the official index.
Census lists 11 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 459910, 459920, 459930 and 459991. 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 architectural supply stores, art supply stores, batteries, except automotive, dealers and beer making supply stores, among 26 in all.
For example, retailing pets and pet supplies are classified in 459910 (Pet and Pet Supplies 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 U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing miscellaneous specialized lines of merchandise (except motor vehicle and parts dealers; building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers; food and beverage retailers; furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers; general merchandise retailers; health and personal care retailers; gasoline stations and fuel dealers; clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers; sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument retailers; book retailers and news dealers; florists; office supplies, stationery, and gift retailers; used merchandise retailers; pet and pet supplies retailers; art dealers; manufactured (mobile) home dealers; and tobacco, electronic cigarette, and other smoking supplies retailers).
Illustrative Examples:
Art supply retailers Candle retailers Home security equipment retailers Cemetery memorial (e.g., headstones, markers, vaults) dealers Hot tub retailers Fireworks retailers Collectors' items (e.g., autograph, coin, card, stamp) retailers (except used rare items) Swimming pool (above-ground) and supply retailers Trophy (e.g., awards and plaques) retailers Flower retailers, artificial or dried
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Retailing pets and pet supplies | 459910 Pet and Pet Supplies Retailers |
| Retailing original and limited edition art works created by others | 459920 Art Dealers |
| Retailing manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) | 459930 Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers |
| Retailing cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, pipes, and other smokers' supplies | 459991 Tobacco, Electronic Cigarette, and Other Smoking Supplies Retailers |
| Retailing new books | 459210 Book Retailers and News Dealers |
| Retailing new jewelry (except costume jewelry) | 458310 Jewelry Retailers |
| Retailing new costume jewelry | 458110 Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers |
| Retailing antiques | 459510 Used Merchandise Retailers |
| Constructing outdoor below-ground swimming pools | 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
| Selling security alarm systems combined with installation, repair, and/or remote alarm monitoring | 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) |
| Operating funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories | 8122 Death Care Services |
Index entries (26)
- Architectural supply stores
- Art supply stores
- Batteries, except automotive, dealers
- Beer making supply stores
- Binocular stores
- Cake decorating supply stores
- Calendar shops
- Candle shops
- Cannabidiol (CBD oil) retailers
- Cemetery memorial dealers (e.g., headstones, markers, vaults)
- Closet organizer stores
- Collectors' items (e.g., autograph, card, coin, stamp) shops (except used rare items)
- Collectors' items (e.g., autograph, card, coin, stamp), mail-order houses (except used rare items)
- Emergency preparedness supply stores
- Fireworks shops (i.e., permanent location)
- Flag and banner shops
- Flower shops, artificial or dried
- Home security equipment stores
- Hot tub stores
- Janitorial equipment and supplies stores
- Monument (i.e., burial marker) dealers
- Police supply stores
- Religious goods (except books) stores
- Swimming pool (above-ground) and supply stores
- Trophy (including awards and plaques) shops
- Wine making supply stores