Analysis
NAICS 81221 is the 2022 NAICS industry for funeral homes and funeral services, part of 8122 (Death Care Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 812210, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 15,183 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 107,566 people at an average annual payroll of $43,650 per employee (11th percentile of national industries). 49% 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 Death Care Services, with 75% of them.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 3% and employment rose 3%. 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.
Official definition
See industry description for 812210.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.