Analysis
NAICS 72233 is the 2022 NAICS industry for mobile food services, part of 7223 (Special Food Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 722330, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 109% and employment rose 137%. 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 12,487 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 38,438 people at an average annual payroll of $25,920 per employee (2nd percentile of national industries). 81% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Special Food Services, with 22.6% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 722330.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.