Analysis
NAICS 561210 is the 2022 national industry for facilities support services, part of 56121 (Facilities Support Services). Census lists 10 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 44% and employment rose 4%. 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 9,019 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 283,836 people at an average annual payroll of $56,262 per employee (27th percentile of national industries). 51% 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 base facilities operation support services, correctional facilities, privately operated, correctional facility operation on a contract or fee basis and facilities (except computer operation) support services, among 10 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 621, 531312, 541513 and 922140. 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.
For example, providing ambulatory health care services within a client's facilities are classified in 621 (Ambulatory Health Care Services) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating staff to perform a combination of support services within a client's facilities. Establishments in this industry typically provide a combination of services, such as janitorial, maintenance, trash disposal, guard and security, mail routing, reception, laundry, and related services to support operations within facilities. These establishments provide operating staff to carry out these support activities, but are not involved with or responsible for the core business or activities of the client. Establishments providing facilities (except computer and/or data processing) operation support services and establishments providing private jail services or operating correctional facilities (i.e., jails) on a contract or fee basis are included in this industry.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing ambulatory health care services within a client's facilities | 621 Ambulatory Health Care Services |
| Managing nonresidential property for others without providing operating staff | 531312 Nonresidential Property Managers |
| Providing on-site management and operation of a client's computer systems and/or data processing facilities | 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services |
| Governmental correctional institutions | 922140 Correctional Institutions |
Index entries (10)
- Base facilities operation support services
- Correctional facilities, privately operated
- Correctional facility operation on a contract or fee basis
- Facilities (except computer operation) support services
- Government base facilities operation support services
- Jail operation on a contract or fee basis
- Jails, privately operated
- Military base support services
- Prison operation on a contract or fee basis
- Prisons, privately operated