45619 Other Health and Personal Care Retailers

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing health and personal care items (except drugs, medicines, cosmetics, beauty supplies, perfumes, and optical goods).

Examples Census gives

• Convalescent supply retailers
• Vitamin retailers
• Sick room supply retailers
• Hearing aid retailers
• Wheelchair retailers

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• The independent private or group practice of orthotics or prosthetics, with or without the sale of orthopedic and prosthetic appliances are classified in Industry 62139, Offices of All Other Health Practitioners.
• The independent private or group practice of audiology, with or without the sale of hearing aid devices are classified in Industry 62134, Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists.
• The independent private or group practice of optometry or ophthalmology, with or without the sale of glasses and contact lenses are classified in Subsector 621, Ambulatory Health Care Services.
• Retailing orthopedic shoes are classified in Industry 45821, Shoe Retailers.
• Selling orthopedic and prosthetic appliances made on the premises are classified in Industry 33911, Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing.
• Selling hearing aid devices made on the premises are classified in Industry 33451, Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing.
• Retailing prescription and nonprescription drugs and medicines are classified in Industry 45611, Pharmacies and Drug Retailers.
• Retailing cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfumes are classified in Industry 45612, Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers.
• Retailing eyeglasses and contact lenses (except offices of optometrists and ophthalmologists) are classified in Industry 45613, Optical Goods Retailers.
• Retailing naturally organic foods, such as fruits and vegetables, dairy products, and cereals and grains are classified in Subsector 445, Food and Beverage Retailers.
• Renting home health furniture and equipment are classified in Industry 53228, Other Consumer Goods Rental.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Codes in 45619

• 456191Food (Health) Supplement Retailers
• 456199All Other Health and Personal Care Retailers