Analysis
NAICS 812930 is the 2022 national industry for parking lots and garages, part of 81293 (Parking Lots and Garages). Census lists 6 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 12,189 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 128,501 people at an average annual payroll of $31,264 per employee (4th percentile of national industries). 61% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include automobile parking garages or lots, garages, automobile parking, parking garages, automobile and parking lots, automobile, among 6 in all.
For example, providing extended or dead storage of motor vehicles are classified in 493190 (Other Warehousing and Storage) instead.
Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 493190. 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 providing parking space for motor vehicles, usually on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis and/or valet parking services.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing extended or dead storage of motor vehicles | 493190 Other Warehousing and Storage |
Index entries (6)
- Automobile parking garages or lots
- Garages, automobile parking
- Parking garages, automobile
- Parking lots, automobile
- Parking services, valet
- Valet parking services