Analysis
NAICS 621610 is the 2022 national industry for home health care services, part of 62161 (Home Health Care Services). Census lists 9 example activities under it in the official index.
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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include home care of elderly, medical, home health agencies, home health care agencies and home infusion therapy services, among 9 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 624120, 532283 and 456199. 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 non-medical home care or homemaker services for the elderly or persons with disabilities are classified in 624120 (Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services in the home, along with a range of the following: personal care services; homemaker and companion services; physical therapy; medical social services; medications; medical equipment and supplies; counseling; 24-hour home care; occupation and vocational therapy; dietary and nutritional services; speech therapy; audiology; and high-tech care, such as intravenous therapy.
Illustrative Examples:
Home health care agencies Visiting nurse associations Home infusion therapy services In-home hospice care services
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing non-medical home care or homemaker services for the elderly or persons with disabilities | 624120 Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities |
| Renting or leasing products for home health care | 532283 Home Health Equipment Rental |
| Retailing home health care equipment | 456199 All Other Health and Personal Care Retailers |
Index entries (9)
- Home care of elderly, medical
- Home health agencies
- Home health care agencies
- Home infusion therapy services
- Home nursing services (except private practices)
- Hospice care services, in-home
- Nurse associations, visiting
- Nursing agencies, primarily providing home nursing services
- Visiting nurse associations