Analysis
NAICS 62161 is the 2022 NAICS industry for home health care services, part of 6216 (Home Health Care Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 621610, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 40,762 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,618,759 people at an average annual payroll of $38,091 per employee (7th percentile of national industries). 36% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 20% and employment rose 10%. 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.
Official definition
See industry description for 621610.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.