Analysis
NAICS 51225 is the 2022 NAICS industry for record production and distribution, part of 5122 (Sound Recording Industries).
It has only one more detailed code, 512250, 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 36% and employment rose 20%. 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 888 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 11,458 people at an average annual payroll of $177,355 per employee (99th percentile of national industries). 76% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 4 codes at this level within Sound Recording Industries, with 19.4% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 512250.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.