Analysis
NAICS 62441 is the 2022 NAICS industry for child care services, part of 6244 (Child Care Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 624410, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 82,162 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,045,052 people at an average annual payroll of $29,695 per employee (3rd percentile of national industries). 36% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 6% and employment rose 6%. 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
See industry description for 624410.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.