Cemeteries and Crematories
Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains and/or cremating the dead. Illustrative Examples: Cemetery associations (i.e., operators of cemeteries) Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places) Pet cemeteries Crematories (except combined with funeral homes) Mausoleums
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Other Services (except Public Administration) sector comprises establishments engaged in providing services not specifically provided for elsewhere in the classification system. Establishments in this sector are primarily engaged in activities such as equipment and machinery repairing, promoting or administering religious activities, grantmaking, advocacy, and providing drycleaning and laundry services, personal care services, death care services, pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. Private households that engage in employing workers on or about the premises in activities primarily concerned with the operation of the household are included in this sector. Excluded from this sector are establishments primarily engaged in retailing new equipment and also performing repairs and general maintenance on equipment. These establishments are classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade. |
| 812 | Personal and Laundry Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Personal and Laundry Services subsector group establishments that provide personal and laundry services to individuals, households, and businesses. Services performed include: personal care services; death care services; laundry and drycleaning services; and a wide range of other personal services, such as pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services. The Personal and Laundry Services subsector is by no means all-inclusive of the services that could be termed personal services (i.e., those provided to individuals rather than businesses). There are many other subsectors, as well as sectors, that provide services to persons. Establishments providing legal, accounting, tax preparation, architectural, portrait photography, and similar professional services are classified in Sector 54, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; those providing job placement, travel arrangement, home security, interior and exterior house cleaning, exterminating, lawn and garden care, and similar support services are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; those providing health and social services are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance; those providing amusement and recreation services are classified in Sector 71, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; those providing educational instruction are classified in Sector 61, Educational Services; those providing repair services are classified in Subsector 811, Repair and Maintenance; and those providing spiritual, civic, and advocacy services are classified in Subsector 813, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations. |
| 8122 | Death Care Services 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing the dead for burial or interment, conducting funerals, operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animals remains, and/or cremating the dead. |
| 81222 | Cemeteries and Crematories 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 812220. |
| 812220 | Cemeteries and Crematories 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains and/or cremating the dead. Illustrative Examples: Cemetery associations (i.e., operators of cemeteries) Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places) Pet cemeteries Crematories (except combined with funeral homes) Mausoleums |
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Classification References
- 01Crematories combined with funeral homes are classified in Industry 812210, Funeral Homes and Funeral Services; and
- 02Cemetery memorial dealers (e.g., headstones, markers, vaults) are classified in U.S. Industry 459999, All Other Miscellaneous Retailers.
Index Items
Animal cemeteries
Cemeteries
Cemetery associations (i.e., operators)
Cemetery management services
Cemetery subdividers
Columbariums
Crematories (except combined with funeral homes)
Mausoleums
Memorial gardens (i.e., burial places)
Pet cemeteries
Pet crematories
How Item Can Help
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The Order Management System streamlines the fulfillment of complex multi-item orders often found in funeral arrangements, coordinating pickups, deliveries, and third-party vendor integrations seamlessly. It reduces errors in custom orders like engraved stones by automating validation and ensuring timely dispatch.
Data Intelligence provides predictive analytics on seasonal demand for cemetery supplies such as fresh flowers and caskets, allowing proactive stock rebalancing. This helps cemeteries and crematories minimize waste and out-of-stock situations during peak mourning periods.
External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 812220.
National Funeral Directors Association
Industry directory providing a searchable database of funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau - North American Industry Classification System
Official government source defining code 812220 as establishments primarily engaged in operating cemeteries.
State Funeral Association of Arizona
Trade association for funeral directors and cemeteries in Arizona offering resources, training, and industry standards.
