Analysis
NAICS 624230 is the 2022 national industry for emergency and other relief services, part of 62423 (Emergency and Other Relief Services). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 16% and employment rose 51%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 1,268 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 35,629 people at an average annual payroll of $57,944 per employee (29th percentile of national industries). 54% 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 disaster relief services, emergency relief services, emergency shelters for victims of domestic or international… and immigrant resettlement services, among 8 in all.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food, shelter, clothing, medical relief, resettlement, and counseling to victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts (e.g., wars).
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (8)
- Disaster relief services
- Emergency relief services
- Emergency shelters for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts
- Immigrant resettlement services
- Refugee settlement services
- Relief services, disaster
- Relief services, emergency
- Shelters for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts, emergency