Analysis
NAICS 711130 is the 2022 national industry for musical groups and artists, part of 71113 (Musical Groups and Artists). Census lists 30 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 15% 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.
County Business Patterns counts 5,681 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 40,175 people at an average annual payroll of $58,750 per employee (31st percentile of national industries). 79% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bands, bands, dance, bands, musical and chamber musical groups, among 30 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 7113, 711110 and 711510. 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, organizing, promoting, and/or managing concerts and other musical performances without producing their own shows are classified in 7113 (Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises (1) groups primarily engaged in producing live musical entertainment (except theatrical musical or opera productions) and (2) independent (i.e., freelance) artists primarily engaged in providing live musical entertainment. Musical groups and artists may perform in front of a live audience or in a studio, and may or may not operate their own facilities for staging their shows.
Illustrative Examples:
Bands Musical groups (except theatrical musical groups) Drum and bugle corps (i.e., drill teams) Orchestras Independent musicians or vocalists
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Organizing, promoting, and/or managing concerts and other musical performances without producing their own shows | 7113 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events |
| Companies, groups, or theaters primarily engaged in producing theatrical musicals and opera productions | 711110 Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters |
| Freelance producers, song writers, composers, music arrangers, and directors (except musical groups and artists) primarily engaged in musical activities independent of a company or group | 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
Index entries (30)
- Bands
- Bands, dance
- Bands, musical
- Chamber musical groups
- Chamber orchestras
- Choirs
- Classical musical artists, independent
- Classical musical groups
- Concert artists, independent
- Country musical artists, independent
- Country musical groups
- Dance bands
- Drum and bugle corps (i.e., drill teams)
- Ensembles, musical
- Jazz musical artists, independent
- Jazz musical groups
- Musical artists, independent
- Musical groups (except musical theater groups)
- Musical productions (except musical theater productions), live
- Musicians, independent
- Opera singers, independent
- Orchestras
- Popular musical artists, independent
- Popular musical groups
- Rock musical artists, independent
- Rock musical groups
- Singers, independent
- Soloists, independent musical
- Symphony orchestras
- Vocalists, independent