Analysis
NAICS 51229 is the 2022 NAICS industry for other sound recording industries, part of 5122 (Sound Recording Industries).
It has only one more detailed code, 512290, 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 77% 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 733 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 2,605 people at an average annual payroll of $79,044 per employee (67th percentile of national industries). 86% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 4th of the 4 codes at this level within Sound Recording Industries, with 16% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 512290.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.