541370

Analysis

NAICS 541370 is the 2022 national industry for surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services, part of 54137 (Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services). Census lists 15 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 7,288 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 58,087 people at an average annual payroll of $74,108 per employee (60th percentile of national industries). 58% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include aerial surveying (except geophysical) services, cadastral surveying services, cartographic surveying services and construction surveying services, among 15 in all.

For example, providing geophysical surveying and mapping services are classified in 541360 (Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 541360 and 513130. 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 fell 5% and employment rose 12%. 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.