2022 NAICS national industry in sector 56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
561790 Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
NAICS 561790 is the US industry code for other services to buildings and dwellings. It covers establishments primarily engaged in providing services to buildings and dwellings (except exterminating and pest control; janitorial; landscaping care and maintenance; and carpet and upholstery cleaning).
- Code
- 561790 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
- Part of
- Services to Buildings and Dwellings
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 81291, 81299 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing services to buildings and dwellings (except exterminating and pest control; janitorial; landscaping care and maintenance; and carpet and upholstery cleaning).
Examples Census gives
- Building exterior cleaning services (except sandblasting, window cleaning)
- Swimming pool cleaning and maintenance services
- Chimney cleaning services
- Ventilation duct cleaning services
- Drain or gutter cleaning services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Providing exterminating and pest control services are classified in Industry 561710, Exterminating and Pest Control Services.
- Providing janitorial services are classified in Industry 561720, Janitorial Services.
- Providing landscaping care and maintenance are classified in Industry 561730, Landscaping Services.
- Providing carpet and upholstery cleaning services are classified in Industry 561740, Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services.
- Installing gutters, downspouts, and siding are classified in Industry 238170, Siding Contractors.
- Resurfacing hardwood flooring and/or wood floor finishing are classified in Industry 238330, Flooring Contractors.
- Sandblasting building exteriors are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 561790
The Census index assigns these 20 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Building exterior cleaning services (except sandblasting, window cleaning)
- Building gas systems conversion (e.g., from manufactured to natural gas) services
- Chimney cleaning services
- Chimney sweep (i.e., cleaning) services
- Cleaning (e.g., power sweeping, washing) driveways and parking lots
- Cleaning building exteriors (except sandblasting, window cleaning)
- Cleaning swimming pools
- Commercial kitchen exhaust hood cleaning services
- Drain cleaning services
- Driveway cleaning (e.g., power sweeping, washing) services
- Duct cleaning services
- Gutter cleaning services
- Lighting maintenance services (e.g., bulb and fuse replacement and cleaning)
- Parking lot cleaning (e.g., power sweeping, washing) services
- Power washing building exteriors
- Pressure washing (e.g., buildings, decks, fences)
- Snow plowing driveways and parking lots (i.e., not combined with any other service)
- Steam cleaning building exteriors
- Swimming pool cleaning and maintenance services
- Ventilation duct cleaning services
SBA size standard for 561790
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 561790, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9 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: 4390, 8129), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.