Analysis
NAICS 4922 is the 2022 industry group for local messengers and local delivery, part of 492 (Couriers and Messengers).
It has only one more detailed code, 492210, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 20% and employment rose 170%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 5,367 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 149,558 people at an average annual payroll of $52,835 per employee (21st percentile of national industries). 45% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Couriers and Messengers, with 33.1% of them.