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NAICS 31511

Hosiery & Sock Mills

Key Figures

Establishments
89
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
5,521
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$924.4M
Census Economic Census · 2017

Figures are published for NAICS 31511 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in knitting or knitting and finishing hosiery and socks.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 315110, the only detailed industry in this group.

Which code does this activity belong in?

Establishments that knit or knit and finish hosiery and socks are classified in this industry. The boundary with Other Apparel Knitting Mills turns on product type; hosiery and sock producers belong here, while establishments primarily engaged in knitting other apparel items such as shirts, sweaters, or underwear are classified elsewhere in Other Apparel Knitting Mills.

VantaInsights Analysis AI-drafted

Written for NAICS 315110, the only detailed industry in this group.

Where this sits

31-33 Manufacturing315 Apparel Manufacturing3151 Apparel Knitting Mills

Related classifications

31519 Other Apparel Knitting Mills