Analysis
NAICS 561499 is the 2022 national industry for all other business support services, part of 56149 (Other Business Support Services). Census lists 9 example activities under it in the official index.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Other Business Support Services, with 48.4% of them.
Census lists 8 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 561410, 56142, 56143 and 323111. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 3,628 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 47,797 people at an average annual payroll of $66,125 per employee (45th percentile of national industries). 71% 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 address bar coding services, bar code imprinting services, charitable fundraising campaign organization services on a… and charitable fundraising using a crowdfunding platform, on a…, among 9 in all.
For example, providing secretarial and other document preparation services are classified in 561410 (Document Preparation Services) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing business support services (except secretarial and other document preparation services; telephone answering and telemarketing services; private mail services or document copying services conducted as separate activities or in conjunction with other office support services; monetary debt collection services; credit reporting services; repossession services; and court reporting and stenotype recording services).
Illustrative Examples:
Address bar coding services Charitable fundraising campaign organization services on a contract or fee basis Bar code imprinting services Mail presorting services
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing secretarial and other document preparation services | 561410 Document Preparation Services |
| Providing telephone answering or telemarketing services | 56142 Telephone Call Centers |
| Providing private mail services, document copying services without printing services, and/or a range of office support services | 56143 Business Service Centers |
| Providing document copying services in combination with printing services, with or without one or more other office support services, and establishments known as quick or digital printers | 323111 Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) |
| Providing monetary debt collection services | 561440 Collection Agencies |
| Providing credit reporting services | 561450 Credit Bureaus |
| Providing repossession services | 561491 Repossession Services |
| Providing court reporting and stenotype services | 561492 Court Reporting and Stenotype Services |
Index entries (9)
- Address bar coding services
- Bar code imprinting services
- Charitable fundraising campaign organization services on a contract or fee basis
- Charitable fundraising using a crowdfunding platform, on a contract or fee basis
- Mail consolidation services
- Mail presorting services
- Medical coding services, not combined with accounting services
- Teleconferencing services
- Videoconferencing services