493110

Analysis

NAICS 493110 is the 2022 national industry for general warehousing and storage, part of 49311 (General Warehousing and Storage). Census lists 6 example activities under it in the official index.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 36% and employment rose 80%. 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 16,753 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,514,034 people at an average annual payroll of $50,388 per employee (18th percentile of national industries). 31% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bonded warehousing, general merchandise, general warehousing and storage, private warehousing and storage, general merchandise and public warehousing and storage (except self-storage)…, among 6 in all.

For example, renting or leasing space for self-storage are classified in 531130 (Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 531130 and 42. 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.