713210

Analysis

NAICS 713210 is the 2022 national industry for casinos (except casino hotels), part of 71321 (Casinos (except Casino Hotels)). Census lists 7 example activities under it in the official index.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 39% and employment fell 12%. 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 384 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 73,015 people at an average annual payroll of $47,645 per employee (15th percentile of national industries). 16% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include casinos (except casino hotels), casinos (except casino hotels) with racetrack, cruises, gambling and floating casinos (i.e., gambling cruises, riverboat casinos), among 7 in all.

For example, operating bingo, off-track betting, or slot machine parlors or in supplying and servicing coin- or card-operated gambling devices, such as slot machines and video gaming terminals, in places of business operated by… are classified in 713290 (Other Gambling Industries) instead.

Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 713290 and 721120. 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.