Analysis
NAICS 623210 is the 2022 national industry for residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities, part of 62321 (Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 35,559 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 545,820 people at an average annual payroll of $39,869 per employee (9th percentile of national industries). 24% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include group homes, intellectual and developmental disability, homes with or without health care, intellectual and…, hospitals, intellectual and developmental disability and intellectual and developmental disability facilities (e.g.…, among 8 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 623220, 621420, 622210 and 623990. 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 inpatient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses with an emphasis on counseling rather than medical treatment are classified in 623220 (Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments (e.g., group homes, hospitals, intermediate care facilities) primarily engaged in providing residential care services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These facilities may provide some health care, though the focus is room, board, protective supervision, and counseling.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing inpatient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses with an emphasis on counseling rather than medical treatment | 623220 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities |
| Providing treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses on an exclusively outpatient basis | 621420 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers |
| Establishments known and licensed as hospitals primarily engaged in providing inpatient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses with an emphasis on medical treatment and monitoring | 622210 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
| Operating group homes for the hearing or visually impaired | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities |
Index entries (8)
- Group homes, intellectual and developmental disability
- Homes with or without health care, intellectual and developmental disability
- Hospitals, intellectual and developmental disability
- Intellectual and developmental disability facilities (e.g., homes, hospitals, intermediate care facilities), residential
- Intellectual and developmental disability homes
- Intellectual and developmental disability hospitals
- Intellectual and developmental disability intermediate care facilities
- Intermediate care facilities, intellectual and developmental disability