Analysis
NAICS 811420 is the 2022 national industry for reupholstery and furniture repair, part of 81142 (Reupholstery and Furniture Repair). Census lists 8 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 3,168 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 10,920 people at an average annual payroll of $40,682 per employee (9th percentile of national industries). 78% 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 11% 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.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include aircraft upholstery repair, antique furniture repair and restoration shops, furniture refinishing shops and furniture repair shops, among 8 in all.
For example, automotive vehicle and trailer upholstery repair are classified in 811121 (Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance) instead.
Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 811121 and 711510. 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.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) reupholstering furniture; (2) refinishing furniture; (3) repairing furniture; and (4) repairing and restoring furniture.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (8)
- Aircraft upholstery repair
- Antique furniture repair and restoration shops
- Furniture refinishing shops
- Furniture repair shops
- Furniture reupholstering shops
- Restoration and repair of antique furniture
- Reupholstery shops, furniture
- Upholstery (except motor vehicle) repair services