813910

Analysis

NAICS 813910 is the 2022 national industry for business associations, part of 81391 (Business Associations). Census lists 30 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 14,855 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 105,286 people at an average annual payroll of $99,173 per employee (84th percentile of national industries). 71% 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 agricultural organizations (except youth farming…, animal breeders' associations, bankers' associations and better business bureaus, among 30 in all.

Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 813920, 813930 and 541820. 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.

For example, promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole are classified in 813920 (Professional Organizations) instead.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 5% and employment fell 4%. 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.