Analysis
NAICS 721199 is the 2022 national industry for all other traveler accommodation, part of 72119 (Other Traveler Accommodation). Census lists 9 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 39% and employment rose 49%. 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 2,061 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 12,436 people at an average annual payroll of $40,309 per employee (9th percentile of national industries). 72% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Other Traveler Accommodation, with 47.2% of them.
Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 721110, 721120, 721191 and 72121. 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 cabins, housekeeping, cottages, housekeeping, guest houses and hostels, among 9 in all.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing short-term lodging (except hotels, motels, casino hotels, and bed-and-breakfast inns).
Illustrative Examples:
Guest houses Tourist homes Housekeeping cabins and cottages Hostels
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing short-term lodging in facilities known as hotels without a casino on the premises | 721110 Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels |
| Providing short-term lodging in facilities known as hotels with a casino on the premises | 721120 Casino Hotels |
| Providing short-term lodging in establishments known as bed-and-breakfast inns | 721191 Bed-and-Breakfast Inns |
| Operating recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds and recreational and vacation camps that provide accommodation facilities, such as cabins | 72121 RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
| Acting as lessors of buildings used as residences or dwellings | 531110 Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings |
Index entries (9)
- Cabins, housekeeping
- Cottages, housekeeping
- Guest houses
- Hostels
- Housekeeping cabins
- Housekeeping cottages
- Tourist courts
- Tourist homes
- Youth hostels