Home Centers
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 444110 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments known as home centers primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new home repair and improvement materials and supplies, such as lumber, plumbing goods, electrical goods, tools, housewares, hardware, and lawn and garden supplies, with no one merchandise line predominating. The merchandise lines are normally arranged in separate departments.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Home centers retail a balanced assortment of home repair and improvement materials across multiple departments, with no single merchandise line dominating. Hardware stores, by contrast, focus primarily on hardware goods and hand tools, while paint and wallpaper stores specialize in paints, wallpapers, and related finishing products. Other building material dealers concentrate on specific material lines such as lumber, plumbing supplies, or electrical goods rather than maintaining the general, multi-department inventory characteristic of home centers.