Analysis
NAICS 812220 is the 2022 national industry for cemeteries and crematories, part of 81222 (Cemeteries and Crematories). Census lists 11 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 5,049 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 33,240 people at an average annual payroll of $52,375 per employee (20th percentile of national industries). 59% 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 animal cemeteries, cemeteries, cemetery associations (i.e., operators) and cemetery management services, among 11 in all.
For example, crematories combined with funeral homes are classified in 812210 (Funeral Homes and Funeral Services) instead.
Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 812210 and 459999. 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 operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains and/or cremating the dead.
Illustrative Examples:
Cemetery associations (i.e., operators of cemeteries) Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places) Pet cemeteries Crematories (except combined with funeral homes) Mausoleums
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
Index entries (11)
- Animal cemeteries
- Cemeteries
- Cemetery associations (i.e., operators)
- Cemetery management services
- Cemetery subdividers
- Columbariums
- Crematories (except combined with funeral homes)
- Mausoleums
- Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places)
- Pet cemeteries
- Pet crematories