492210 Local Messengers and Local Delivery

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing local messenger and delivery services of small items within a single metropolitan area or within an urban center. These establishments generally provide point-to-point pick-up and delivery and do not operate as part of an intercity courier network.

Examples Census gives

• Letters, documents, or small parcels local delivery services
• Grocery delivery services (i.e., independent service from grocery store)
• Alcoholic beverages delivery services
• Restaurant meals order and delivery services (i.e., independent order and delivery services)

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:

• Providing local letter and parcel delivery services as part of an intercity courier network are classified in Industry 492110, Couriers and Express Delivery Services.
• Operating the National Postal Service or providing postal services on a contract basis (except the bulk transportation of mail) are classified in Industry 491110, Postal Service.
• Providing the bulk transportation of mail on a contract basis to and from Postal Service establishments are classified in Industry Group 4841, General Freight Trucking.

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

Businesses that use this code

• Courier or delivery business
• Taxi or rideshare driver

Activities listed under 492210

The Census index assigns these 7 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Alcoholic beverage delivery service
• Bicycle courier
• Delivery service (except as part of intercity courier network, U.S. Postal Service)
• Grocery delivery services (i.e., independent service from grocery store)
• Local letter and parcel delivery services (except as part of intercity courier network, U.S. Postal Service)
• Messenger service
• Restaurant meals order and delivery services (i.e., independent order and delivery services)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 492210

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 492210, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $34 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 5320), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 53201Licensed carriersUK SIC
• 53202Unlicensed carrierUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.