Analysis
NAICS 81231 is the 2022 NAICS industry for coin-operated laundries and drycleaners, part of 8123 (Drycleaning and Laundry Services).
It has only one more detailed code, 812310, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.
County Business Patterns counts 10,890 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 41,351 people at an average annual payroll of $26,359 per employee (2nd percentile of national industries). 75% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 2% 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.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 3 codes at this level within Drycleaning and Laundry Services, with 37.5% of them.
Official definition
See industry description for 812310.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.