Analysis
NAICS 562998 is the 2022 national industry for all other miscellaneous waste management services, part of 56299 (All Other Waste Management Services). Census lists 11 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 31% and employment rose 43%. 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.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within All Other Waste Management Services, with 27.9% of them.
Census lists 10 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 56211, 484230, 56221 and 221320. 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 1,568 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 18,982 people at an average annual payroll of $70,914 per employee (54th percentile of national industries). 50% 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 beach maintenance and cleaning services, catch basin cleaning services, disaster recovery services (i.e., cleanup, salvaging)… and grease trap cleaning, among 11 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing waste management services (except waste collection, waste treatment and disposal, remediation, operation of materials recovery facilities, septic tank pumping and related services, and waste management consulting services).
Illustrative Examples:
Beach cleaning and maintenance services Sewer or storm basin cleanout services Catch basin cleaning services Tank cleaning and disposal services, commercial or industrial Sewer cleaning and rodding services
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Collecting and/or hauling waste within a local area | 56211 Waste Collection |
| Long-distance trucking of waste | 484230 Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance |
| Operating treatment or disposal facilities (except sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities) for waste | 56221 Waste Treatment and Disposal |
| Collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities | 221320 Sewage Treatment Facilities |
| Remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water | 562910 Remediation Services |
| Operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) or for sorting commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, and metal cans, into distinct categories | 562920 Materials Recovery Facilities |
| Pumping (i.e., cleaning) cesspools, portable toilets, and septic tanks or renting portable toilets | 562991 Septic Tank and Related Services |
| Providing waste management consulting services, such as developing remedial action plans | 541620 Environmental Consulting Services |
| Providing street cleaning services | 488490 Other Support Activities for Road Transportation |
| Merchant wholesaling waste oil | 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers |
Index entries (11)
- Beach maintenance and cleaning services
- Catch basin cleaning services
- Disaster recovery services (i.e., cleanup, salvaging), without providing remediation services
- Grease trap cleaning
- Lake maintenance and cleaning services
- Pond maintenance and cleaning services
- Reservoir maintenance and cleaning services
- Sewer cleaning and rodding services
- Sewer cleanout services
- Storm basin cleanout services
- Tank cleaning and disposal services, commercial or industrial