Candle Business Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a candle business, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Candle Business name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a candle business is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a candle business usually falls under NAICS 339999: All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing.
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in miscellaneous manufacturing (except medical equipment and supplies, jewelry and flatware, sporting and athletic goods, dolls, toys, games, office supplies (except paper), musical instruments, fasteners, buttons, needles, pins, brooms, brushes, mops, and burial caskets).
Businesses classified here include
- Amusement machines, coin-operated, manufacturing
- Artificial flower arrangements assembled from purchased components
- Atomizers (e.g., perfumes) manufacturing
- Beach umbrellas manufacturing
- Bone novelties manufacturing
- Candles manufacturing
- Canes (except orthopedic) manufacturing
- Christmas tree ornaments (except electric, glass) manufacturing
- Christmas trees, artificial, manufacturing
- Cigarette holders manufacturing
- Cigarette lighter flints manufacturing
- Cigarette lighters (except precious metal) manufacturing
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 339999), U.S. Census Bureau.
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most all other miscellaneous manufacturing locations
- California 359 locations
- Michigan 286 locations
- Florida 218 locations
- Texas 201 locations
- New York 170 locations
- Minnesota 151 locations
- Illinois 141 locations
- Pennsylvania 129 locations
- Ohio 117 locations
- South Carolina 78 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.