541110

Analysis

NAICS 541110 is the 2022 national industry for offices of lawyers, part of 54111 (Offices of Lawyers). Census lists 23 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 165,491 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,093,331 people at an average annual payroll of $125,580 per employee (93rd percentile of national industries). 72% 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 attorneys' offices, attorneys' private practices, barristers' offices and barristers' private practices, among 23 in all.

For example, businesses of legal practitioners (except lawyers or attorneys) primarily engaged in providing specialized legal or paralegal services are classified in 54119 (Other Legal Services) instead.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 4% and employment rose 3%. 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.

Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 54119. 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.