Analysis
NAICS 711219 is the 2022 national industry for other spectator sports, part of 71121 (Spectator Sports). Census lists 36 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 18% and employment rose 4%. 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.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Spectator Sports, with 60.7% of them.
County Business Patterns counts 3,124 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 16,361 people at an average annual payroll of $73,423 per employee (59th percentile of national industries). 79% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Census lists 6 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 711212, 711410, 611620 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include athletes, amateur, independent, athletes, independent (i.e., participating in live sports…, automobile racing teams and boxers, independent professional, among 36 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises (1) independent athletes, such as professional or semiprofessional golfers, boxers, and race car drivers, primarily engaged in participating in live sporting or racing events before a paying audience; (2) owners of racing participants, such as cars, dogs, and horses, primarily engaged in entering them in racing events or other spectator events; and (3) establishments, such as sports trainers, primarily engaged in providing specialized services required to support participants in sports events or competitions.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Operating racetracks without casinos | 711212 Racetracks |
| Representing or managing the careers of sports figures | 711410 Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
| Independent athletes engaged in providing sports instruction without participating in sporting events before a paying audience | 611620 Sports and Recreation Instruction |
| Independent athletes exclusively engaged in endorsing products or making speeches | 711510 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
| Operating off-track betting parlors or online sports betting sites | 713290 Other Gambling Industries |
| Raising horses, mules, donkeys, and other equines | 112920 Horses and Other Equine Production |
Index entries (36)
- Athletes, amateur, independent
- Athletes, independent (i.e., participating in live sports events)
- Automobile racing teams
- Boxers, independent professional
- Dog owners, race (i.e., racing dogs)
- Dog racing kennels
- Drivers, harness or race car
- Figure skaters, independent
- Golfers, independent professional (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Harness drivers
- Horse racing stables
- Jockeys, horse racing
- Kennels, dog racing
- Mixed martial artists, independent professional
- Motorcycle racing teams
- Professional athletes, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Race car drivers
- Race car owners (i.e., racing cars)
- Race dog owners (i.e., racing dogs)
- Racehorse owners (i.e., racing horses)
- Racehorse trainers
- Racehorse training
- Racing stables, horse
- Racing teams (e.g., automobile, motorcycle, snowmobile)
- Referees and umpires
- Skiers, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Snowmobile racing teams
- Sports professionals, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Sports team scouting services, independent
- Sports trainers, independent
- Stables, horse racing
- Stock car racing teams
- Tennis professionals, independent (i.e., participating in sports events)
- Training race dogs
- Training racehorses
- Wrestlers, independent professional