Analysis
NAICS 532120 is the 2022 national industry for truck, utility trailer, and rv (recreational vehicle) rental and leasing, part of 53212 (Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing). Census lists 16 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 6,386 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 81,850 people at an average annual payroll of $62,800 per employee (39th percentile of national industries). 44% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 53211, 532284, 532490 and 531190. 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 bus rental or leasing, camper rental, dump truck rental or leasing without operator and mobile home rental, off-site, among 16 in all.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment rose 19%. 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.
For example, renting or leasing light duty passenger trucks and sport utility vehicles without drivers are classified in 53211 (Passenger Car Rental and Leasing) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting or leasing, without drivers, one or more of the following: trucks, truck tractors, buses, semi-trailers, utility trailers, or RVs (recreational vehicles).
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Renting or leasing light duty passenger trucks and sport utility vehicles without drivers | 53211 Passenger Car Rental and Leasing |
| Renting recreational goods, such as pleasure boats, canoes, motorcycles, mopeds, or bicycles | 532284 Recreational Goods Rental |
| Renting or leasing farm tractors, industrial equipment, and industrial trucks, such as forklifts and other material handling equipment | 532490 Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing |
| Renting or leasing mobile home sites | 531190 Lessors of Other Real Estate Property |
| Retailing vehicles commonly referred to as RVs through sales or lease arrangements | 441210 Recreational Vehicle Dealers |
| Leasing trucks, utility trailers, and RVs in combination with providing loans to buyers of such vehicles | 52 Finance and Insurance |
Index entries (16)
- Bus rental or leasing
- Camper rental
- Dump truck rental or leasing without operator
- Mobile home rental, off-site
- Motor home rental, off-site
- Popup camper rental
- Recreational trailer rental
- Recreational vehicle (RV) rental or leasing
- RV (recreational vehicle) rental or leasing
- School bus rental or leasing
- Semi-trailer rental or leasing
- Trailer rental or leasing
- Truck (except industrial, light duty passenger) rental or leasing
- Truck tractor rental or leasing without driver
- Utility trailer rental or leasing
- Van (except passenger) rental or leasing without driver