Analysis
NAICS 811121 is the 2022 national industry for automotive body, paint, and interior repair and maintenance, part of 81112 (Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair). Census lists 13 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 35,029 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 246,720 people at an average annual payroll of $60,721 per employee (34th percentile of national industries). 54% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 2 codes at this level within Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair, with 82.9% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include antique and classic automotive restoration, automotive body shops, automotive paint shops and automotive upholstery shops, among 13 in all.
Census lists 4 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 811122, 811198, 336 and 811490. 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.
For example, automotive glass replacement, repair, and/or tinting are classified in 811122 (Automotive Glass Replacement Shops) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in repairing or customizing automotive vehicle and trailer bodies and interiors; and/or painting automotive vehicles and trailer bodies.
Illustrative Examples:
Automotive body shops Automotive body conversion services Restoration shops, antique and classic automotive Automotive paint shops
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Automotive glass replacement, repair, and/or tinting | 811122 Automotive Glass Replacement Shops |
| Automotive rustproofing and undercoating services | 811198 All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
| Manufacturing automotive vehicles and trailers or customizing these vehicles on an assembly line basis | 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing |
| Motorcycle repair and maintenance services | 811490 Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
Index entries (13)
- Antique and classic automotive restoration
- Automotive body shops
- Automotive paint shops
- Automotive upholstery shops
- Body conversion services, automotive
- Body shops, automotive
- Interior repair shops, automotive
- Paint shops, automotive
- Restoration shops, antique and classic automotive
- Truck trailer body shops
- Truck trailer paint and body repair
- Upholstery shops, automotive
- Van conversion shops (except on assembly line or factory basis)