Hardware Store Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a hardware store, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Hardware Store name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a hardware store is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a hardware store usually falls under NAICS 444130: Hardware Stores.
This industry comprises establishments known as hardware stores primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new hardware items, such as tools and builders' hardware.
Businesses classified here include
- Handtools, power-driven, repair and maintenance services retailing new power-driven handtools
- Hardware stores
- Tool stores, power and hand (except outdoor)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 444130), U.S. Census Bureau.
Hardware Stores 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 hardware stores locations
- California 1,187 locations
- New York 1,029 locations
- Texas 1,020 locations
- Florida 777 locations
- Pennsylvania 627 locations
- Michigan 612 locations
- Ohio 601 locations
- Illinois 525 locations
- North Carolina 488 locations
- Minnesota 466 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.