531320

Analysis

NAICS 531320 is the 2022 national industry for offices of real estate appraisers, part of 53132 (Offices of Real Estate Appraisers). Census lists 4 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 12,346 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 31,930 people at an average annual payroll of $63,928 per employee (41st percentile of national industries). 91% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include appraisal services, real estate, appraisers' offices, real estate, real estate appraisal services and real estate appraisers' offices.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 6% and employment fell 10%. 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.