Analysis
NAICS 71312 is the 2022 NAICS industry for amusement arcades, part of 7131 (Amusement Parks and Arcades).
It has only one more detailed code, 713120, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 3,630 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 72,363 people at an average annual payroll of $24,458 per employee (1st percentile of national industries). 42% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Amusement Parks and Arcades, with 83% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment rose 9%. 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 713120.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.