812210

Analysis

NAICS 812210 is the 2022 national industry for funeral homes and funeral services, part of 81221 (Funeral Homes and Funeral Services). Census lists 10 example activities under it in the official index.

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.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include director services, funeral, embalming services, funeral director services and funeral homes, among 10 in all.

For example, businesses (except funeral homes) primarily engaged in cremating the dead are classified in 812220 (Cemeteries and Crematories) instead.

Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 812220. 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.

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.