Analysis
NAICS 812922 is the 2022 national industry for one-hour photofinishing, part of 81292 (Photofinishing). Census lists 4 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 49% and employment fell 47%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 59 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 174 people at an average annual payroll of $31,167 per employee (4th percentile of national industries). 81% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Photofinishing, with 15.1% of them.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include film developing and printing, one-hour, one-hour photofinishing services, photofinishing labs, one-hour and photofinishing services, one-hour.
For example, photofinishing laboratories (except those known as "one-hour" photofinishing labs) are classified in 812921 (Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour)) instead.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments known as "one-hour" photofinishing labs primarily engaged in developing film and/or making photographic slides, prints, and enlargements on a short turnaround or while-you-wait basis.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Photofinishing laboratories (except those known as "one-hour" photofinishing labs) | 812921 Photofinishing Laboratories (except One-Hour) |
Index entries (4)
- Film developing and printing, one-hour
- One-hour photofinishing services
- Photofinishing labs, one-hour
- Photofinishing services, one-hour