624229 Other Community Housing Services

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of the following community housing services: (1) transitional housing to low-income individuals and families; (2) volunteer construction or repair of low-cost housing, in partnership with the homeowner who may assist in the construction or repair work; and (3) the repair of homes for elderly or disabled homeowners. These establishments may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels or may require a low-cost mortgage or sweat equity. These establishments may also provide low-income families with furniture and household supplies.

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:

• Halfway group homes for delinquents and ex-offenders and homes for unwed mothers are classified in Industry 623990, Other Residential Care Facilities.
• General contractors, specialty trade contractors, and similar construction establishments primarily responsible for the construction of buildings or performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis, are classified in Sector 23, Construction.
• Establishments primarily engaged in leasing residential buildings on their own account are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.
• Central offices of government housing programs are classified in Industry 925110, Administration of Housing Programs.

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

Activities listed under 624229

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

• Energy assistance programs
• Home construction organizations, work (sweat) equity
• Housing assistance agencies
• Housing repair organizations, volunteer
• Transitional housing agencies
• Volunteer housing repair organizations
• Work (sweat) equity home construction organizations

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 624229

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 624229, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $19 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

• 624221Temporary Shelters