624221 Temporary Shelters

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing (1) short-term emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse and/or (2) temporary residential shelter for homeless individuals or families, runaway youth, and patients and families caught in medical crises. These establishments may operate their own shelters or may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels.

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:

• Establishments primarily engaged in providing emergency shelter for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts are classified in Industry 624230, Emergency and Other Relief Services.
• Halfway group homes for delinquents and ex-offenders and homes for unwed mothers are classified in Industry 623990, Other Residential Care Facilities.

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

Activities listed under 624221

The Census index assigns these 12 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Battered women's shelters
• Emergency shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts)
• Homeless shelters
• Runaway youth shelters
• Shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts), emergency
• Shelters, battered women's
• Shelters, homeless
• Shelters, runaway youth
• Shelters, temporary (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
• Temporary housing for families of medical patients
• Temporary shelters (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
• Women's shelters, battered

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 624221

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 624221, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $13.5 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: 8890), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 88910Child day-care activitiesUK SIC
• 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.UK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 624229Other Community Housing Services