Analysis
NAICS 512199 is the 2022 national industry for other motion picture and video industries, part of 51219 (Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries). Census lists 17 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 32% and employment fell 5%. 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 291 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 865 people at an average annual payroll of $89,504 per employee (77th percentile of national industries). 90% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries, with 8.5% of them.
Census lists 7 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 532281, 532490, 561311 and 512110. 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 booking agencies, motion picture, booking agencies, motion picture or video productions, film libraries, motion picture or video, stock footage and film preservation services, among 17 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing motion picture and video services (except motion picture and video production, distribution, exhibition, and teleproduction and other postproduction services).
Illustrative Examples:
Motion picture film laboratories Stock footage film libraries Film preservation services
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Renting wardrobes and costumes for motion picture production | 532281 Formal Wear and Costume Rental |
| Renting studio equipment | 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing |
| Casting actors and actresses for employment with production companies | 561311 Employment Placement Agencies |
| Motion picture and video production | 512110 Motion Picture and Video Production |
| Acquiring distribution rights and distributing film and video productions to motion picture theaters, television networks and stations, other media broadcast and streaming outlets, and exhibitors | 512120 Motion Picture and Video Distribution |
| Teleproduction and other postproduction services | 512191 Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services |
| Motion picture and video exhibition | 51213 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition |
Index entries (17)
- Booking agencies, motion picture
- Booking agencies, motion picture or video productions
- Film libraries, motion picture or video, stock footage
- Film preservation services
- Film processing laboratories, motion picture
- Film restoration services
- Laboratory services, motion picture
- Libraries, motion picture stock footage film
- Libraries, video tape, stock footage
- Motion picture booking agencies
- Motion picture film laboratories
- Motion picture film libraries, stock footage
- Motion picture film reproduction for theatrical distribution
- Motion picture laboratories
- Reproduction of motion picture films for theatrical distribution
- Stock footage film libraries
- Video tape libraries, stock footage