Analysis
NAICS 624120 is the 2022 national industry for services for the elderly and persons with disabilities, part of 62412 (Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities). Census lists 13 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 40,265 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,527,355 people at an average annual payroll of $29,098 per employee (3rd percentile of national industries). 35% 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 activity centers for disabled persons and the elderly, adult day care centers, centers, senior citizens' and community centers (except recreational only), adult, among 13 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 624310, 623, 621 and 485991. 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 job training for persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities are classified in 624310 (Vocational Rehabilitation Services) instead.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 5% and employment rose 22%. 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
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing nonresidential social assistance services to improve the quality of life for the elderly or persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. These establishments provide for the welfare of these individuals in such areas as day care, non-medical home care or homemaker services, social activities, group support, and companionship.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing job training for persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities | 624310 Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
| Providing residential care for the elderly or persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities | 623 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities |
| Providing in-home health care services | 621 Ambulatory Health Care Services |
| Providing transportation of the disabled or elderly (without medical care) | 485991 Special Needs Transportation |
Index entries (13)
- Activity centers for disabled persons and the elderly
- Adult day care centers
- Centers, senior citizens'
- Community centers (except recreational only), adult
- Companion services for disabled persons and the elderly
- Day care centers for disabled persons and the elderly
- Day care centers, adult
- Disability support groups
- Home care of elderly, non-medical
- Homemaker's service for elderly or disabled persons, non-medical
- Self-help organizations for disabled persons and the elderly
- Senior citizens activity centers
- Senior citizens centers