Analysis
NAICS 62311 is the 2022 NAICS industry for nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities), part of 6231 (Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)).
It has only one more detailed code, 623110, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 18,126 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,426,754 people at an average annual payroll of $44,479 per employee (12th percentile of national industries). 13% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 5% and employment fell 12%. 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 623110.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.