Analysis
NAICS 541410 is the 2022 national industry for interior design services, part of 54141 (Interior Design Services). Census lists 7 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 23% and employment rose 22%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 16,797 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 55,286 people at an average annual payroll of $66,767 per employee (46th percentile of national industries). 82% 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 decorating consulting services, interior, decoration services for special events, interior decorating consultant services and interior decorating consulting services, among 7 in all.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning, designing, and administering projects in interior spaces to meet the physical and aesthetic needs of people using them, taking into consideration building codes, health and safety regulations, traffic patterns and floor planning, mechanical and electrical needs, and interior fittings and furniture. Interior designers and interior design consultants work in areas, such as hospitality design, health care design, institutional design, commercial and corporate design, and residential design. This industry also includes interior decorating consultants engaged exclusively in providing aesthetic services associated with interior spaces.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (7)
- Decorating consulting services, interior
- Decoration services for special events
- Interior decorating consultant services
- Interior decorating consulting services
- Interior design consulting services
- Interior design services
- Interior designer services