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NAICS 45421

Vending Machine Operators

Key Figures

Establishments
3,227
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
40,901
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$7.3B
Census Economic Census · 2017

Figures are published for NAICS 45421 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise through vending machines that they service.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 454210, the only detailed industry in this group.

Which code does this activity belong in?

Vending machine operators retail merchandise through coin-operated or card-operated machines that they own and service at various locations. This classification covers the operation and servicing of the vending machines themselves. Establishments that deliver products directly to customers at their homes or businesses, such as bottled water services or coffee-break supplies providers, are classified in Direct Selling Establishments instead, which focuses on nonstore retailing through personal delivery rather than self-service machines.

VantaInsights Analysis AI-drafted

Written for NAICS 454210, the only detailed industry in this group.

Where this sits

44-45 Retail Trade454 Nonstore Retailers4542 Vending Machine Operators