Analysis
NAICS 7112 is the 2022 industry group for spectator sports, part of 711 (Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries).
It has only one more detailed code, 71121, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 25% 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 5,147 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 140,107 people at an average annual payroll of $235,617 per employee (100th percentile of national industries). 68% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 4th of the 5 codes at this level within Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries, with 7.5% of them.