Analysis
NAICS 7224 is the 2022 industry group for drinking places (alcoholic beverages), part of 722 (Food Services and Drinking Places).
It has only one more detailed code, 722410, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 40,835 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 432,542 people at an average annual payroll of $25,612 per employee (2nd percentile of national industries). 39% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Food Services and Drinking Places, with 5.7% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 2% and employment rose 16%. 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.