NAICS Code 624221 - Temporary Shelters
Industry Sector
Health Care and Social AssistanceTotal Companies
2,660Est. Employment
78,619Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing (1) short term emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or child abuse and/or (2) temporary residential shelter for homeless individuals or families, runaway youth, and patients and families caught in medical crises. These establishments may operate their own shelters or may subsidize housing using existing homes, apartments, hotels, or motels.
Snapshot
NAICS Code 624221 - Temporary Shelters is a final level code of the “Health Care and Social Assistance” Sector. There are 2,660 companies classified in this industry in the USA with an estimated employment of 78,619 people.
Industry Examples
Common types of examples within NAICS Code 624221 - Temporary Shelters are:
- Battered women's shelters
- Emergency shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts)
- Homeless shelters
- Runaway youth shelters
- Shelters (except for victims of domestic or international disasters or conflicts), emergency
- Shelters, battered women's
- Shelters, homeless
- Shelters, runaway youth
- Shelters, temporary (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
- Temporary housing for families of medical patients
- Temporary housing for family of medical patients
- Temporary shelters (e.g., battered women's, homeless, runaway youth)
- Women's shelters, battered
