{
    "code": "721",
    "title": "Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services",
    "sic_manual": "OSHA SIC Manual",
    "level": "Industry group",
    "major_group_code": "72",
    "parent_code": "72",
    "parent_title": "Personal Services",
    "plain_english_definition": "SIC 721 - Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services is an SIC industry group within SIC 72 - Personal Services. It brings together 4-digit industries covering power laundries, family and commercial, garment pressing, and agents for laundries and drycleaners, linen supply, and other industries in this group.\n\nUse SIC 721 when referring to this industry group as a whole. When the establishment's specific activity is known, use the appropriate 4-digit SIC industry within the group.",
    "summary_plain": "",
    "official_definition": "",
    "official_source": "https://www.osha.gov/data/sic-manual/major-group-72",
    "classification_note": "",
    "included_activities": [],
    "excluded_activities": [
        {
            "label": "Photographic Studios, Portrait",
            "code": "722",
            "title": "Photographic Studios, Portrait",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/722/photographic-studios-portrait"
        },
        {
            "label": "Beauty Shops",
            "code": "723",
            "title": "Beauty Shops",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/723/beauty-shops"
        },
        {
            "label": "Barber Shops",
            "code": "724",
            "title": "Barber Shops",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/724/barber-shops"
        },
        {
            "label": "Shoe Repair Shops and Shoeshine Parlors",
            "code": "725",
            "title": "Shoe Repair Shops and Shoeshine Parlors",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/725/shoe-repair-shops-shoeshine-parlors"
        },
        {
            "label": "Funeral Service and Crematories",
            "code": "726",
            "title": "Funeral Service and Crematories",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/726/funeral-service-crematories"
        },
        {
            "label": "Miscellaneous Personal Services",
            "code": "729",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Personal Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/729/personal-services"
        }
    ],
    "confused_codes": [],
    "official_siblings": [
        {
            "code": "721",
            "title": "Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/721/laundry-cleaning-garment-services",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "722",
            "title": "Photographic Studios, Portrait",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/722/photographic-studios-portrait",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "723",
            "title": "Beauty Shops",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/723/beauty-shops",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "724",
            "title": "Barber Shops",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/724/barber-shops",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "725",
            "title": "Shoe Repair Shops and Shoeshine Parlors",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/725/shoe-repair-shops-shoeshine-parlors",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "726",
            "title": "Funeral Service and Crematories",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/726/funeral-service-crematories",
            "label": "Industry group"
        },
        {
            "code": "729",
            "title": "Miscellaneous Personal Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/729/personal-services",
            "label": "Industry group"
        }
    ],
    "official_children": [
        {
            "code": "7211",
            "title": "Power Laundries, Family and Commercial",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7211/power-laundries-family-commercial",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "7212",
            "title": "Garment Pressing, and Agents for Laundries and Drycleaners",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7212/garment-pressing-agents-laundries-drycleaners",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "7213",
            "title": "Linen Supply",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7213/linen-supply",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "7215",
            "title": "Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaning",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7215/coin-operated-laundries-drycleaning",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "7216",
            "title": "Drycleaning Plants, except Rug Cleaning",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7216/drycleaning-plants",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "7217",
            "title": "Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7217/carpet-upholstery-cleaning",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "7218",
            "title": "Industrial Launderers",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7218/industrial-launderers",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "7219",
            "title": "Laundry and Garment Services, Not Elsewhere Classified",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7219/laundry-garment-services",
            "label": "Industry"
        }
    ],
    "related_naics_codes": [
        {
            "code": "5617",
            "title": "Services to Buildings and Dwellings",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/5617/services-buildings-dwellings"
        },
        {
            "code": "8123",
            "title": "Drycleaning and Laundry Services ",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/8123/drycleaning-laundry-services"
        }
    ],
    "example_companies": [
        {
            "name": "Concord Custom Cleaners",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/concord-custom-cleaners",
            "city": "Lexington",
            "state": "KY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Heavens Best Service Group",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/heavens-best-service-group",
            "city": "Rexburg",
            "state": "ID",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Antons Cleaners",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/antons-cleaners",
            "city": "Tewksbury",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Rite Rug Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/rite-rug-corp",
            "city": "Columbus",
            "state": "OH",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Laundry Capital Co, LLC",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/laundry-capital-co-llc",
            "city": "Rego Park",
            "state": "NY",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Paris Cleaners",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/paris-cleaners",
            "city": "Du Bois",
            "state": "PA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Dependable Cleaners",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/dependable-cleaners",
            "city": "Quincy",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Mickeys Linen",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/mickeys-linen",
            "city": "Chicago",
            "state": "IL",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Economy Linen And Towel Service Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/economy-linen-and-towel-service-inc",
            "city": "Dayton",
            "state": "OH",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Linens of The Week",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/linens-of-the-week",
            "city": "Washington",
            "state": "DC",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Clean The Uniform Co",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/clean-the-uniform-co",
            "city": "Saint Louis",
            "state": "MO",
            "reviewed": false
        }
    ],
    "company_count": 41624,
    "email_contact_count": 6881,
    "phone_count": 40776,
    "website_count": 43171,
    "database_as_of": "Nov 13, 2026",
    "count_type": "commercial",
    "count_disclaimer": "These are SICCODE.com commercial database counts, not official government establishment totals. Website-Reviewed & Enriched is a separate review of company websites for products, services, markets, and fit.",
    "canonical_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/721/laundry-cleaning-garment-services",
    "json_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/721.json",
    "reviewed_by": "Industry Classification Review Team",
    "last_updated": "October 2026"
}