Analysis
NAICS 721191 is the 2022 national industry for bed-and-breakfast inns, part of 72119 (Other Traveler Accommodation). Census lists 2 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 2,304 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 11,933 people at an average annual payroll of $29,854 per employee (3rd percentile of national industries). 69% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 20% and employment fell 10%. 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 2 codes at this level within Other Traveler Accommodation, with 52.8% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include bed and breakfast inns and inns, bed and breakfast.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging in facilities known as bed-and-breakfast inns. These establishments provide short-term lodging in private homes or small buildings converted for this purpose. Bed-and-breakfast inns are characterized by a highly personalized service and inclusion of a full breakfast in the room rate.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Index entries (2)
- Bed and breakfast inns
- Inns, bed and breakfast