541310

Analysis

NAICS 541310 is the 2022 national industry for architectural services, part of 54131 (Architectural Services). Census lists 7 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 22,805 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 189,468 people at an average annual payroll of $98,717 per employee (83rd percentile of national industries). 64% 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 architects' (except landscape) offices, architects' (except landscape) private practices, architectural (except landscape) consultants' offices and architectural (except landscape) design services, among 7 in all.

For example, planning and designing the development of land areas are classified in 541320 (Landscape Architectural Services) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 541320 and 23. 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.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 3% and employment rose 7%. 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.