Analysis
NAICS 48421 is the 2022 NAICS industry for used household and office goods moving, part of 4842 (Specialized Freight Trucking).
It has only one more detailed code, 484210, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 9,436 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 102,745 people at an average annual payroll of $45,637 per employee (13th percentile of national industries). 54% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 14% and employment rose 6%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Specialized Freight Trucking, with 17.8% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 484210.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.