Analysis
NAICS 624229 is the 2022 national industry for other community housing services, part of 62422 (Community Housing Services). Census lists 7 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 4,819 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 63,178 people at an average annual payroll of $52,828 per employee (21st percentile of national industries). 43% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Community Housing Services, with 50.3% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include energy assistance programs, home construction organizations, work (sweat) equity, housing assistance agencies and housing repair organizations, volunteer, among 7 in all.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 8% and employment rose 16%. 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.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 623990, 23, 531110 and 925110. 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.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of the following community housing services: (1) transitional housing to low-income individuals and families; (2) volunteer construction or repair of low-cost housing, in partnership with the homeowner who may assist in the construction or repair work; and (3) the repair of homes for elderly or disabled homeowners. These establishments may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels or may require a low-cost mortgage or sweat equity. These establishments may also provide low-income families with furniture and household supplies.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Halfway group homes for delinquents and ex-offenders and homes for unwed mothers | 623990 Other Residential Care Facilities |
| General contractors, specialty trade contractors, and similar construction establishments primarily responsible for the construction of buildings or performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis | 23 Construction |
| Leasing residential buildings on their own account | 531110 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings |
| Central offices of government housing programs | 925110 Administration of Housing Programs |
Index entries (7)
- Energy assistance programs
- Home construction organizations, work (sweat) equity
- Housing assistance agencies
- Housing repair organizations, volunteer
- Transitional housing agencies
- Volunteer housing repair organizations
- Work (sweat) equity home construction organizations