Analysis
NAICS 624221 is the 2022 national industry for temporary shelters, part of 62422 (Community Housing Services). Census lists 12 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 4,768 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 88,945 people at an average annual payroll of $42,619 per employee (11th percentile of national industries). 26% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Community Housing Services, with 49.7% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 12% and employment rose 13%. 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 battered women's shelters, emergency shelters (except for victims of domestic or…, homeless shelters and runaway youth shelters, among 12 in all.
For example, providing emergency shelter for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts are classified in 624230 (Emergency and Other Relief Services) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing (1) short-term emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse and/or (2) temporary residential shelter for homeless individuals or families, runaway youth, and patients and families caught in medical crises. These establishments may operate their own shelters or may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (12)
- Battered women's shelters
- Emergency shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts)
- Homeless shelters
- Runaway youth shelters
- Shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts), emergency
- Shelters, battered women's
- Shelters, homeless
- Shelters, runaway youth
- Shelters, temporary (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
- Temporary housing for families of medical patients
- Temporary shelters (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
- Women's shelters, battered