Pottery Studio Name Ideas

60 name ideas for a pottery studio, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.

Pottery Studio name ideas

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How a pottery studio is classified

For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a pottery studio usually falls under NAICS 327110: Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing.

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in shaping, molding, glazing, and firing pottery, ceramics, plumbing fixtures, and electrical supplies made entirely or partly of clay or other ceramic materials.

Businesses classified here include

  • Advanced and technical ceramic products manufacturing
  • Alumina porcelain insulators manufacturing
  • Architectural sculptures, clay, manufacturing
  • Ashtrays, pottery, manufacturing
  • Bathroom accessories, vitreous china and earthenware, manufacturing
  • Beryllia porcelain insulators manufacturing
  • Bidets, vitreous china, manufacturing
  • Bone china manufacturing
  • Chemical stoneware (i.e., pottery products) manufacturing
  • China cooking ware manufacturing
  • China tableware, vitreous, manufacturing
  • Clay and ceramic statuary manufacturing

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 327110), U.S. Census Bureau.

Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing in the U.S. by the numbers

567Business locations (establishments)
12,552Paid employees (mid-March)
$664,659,000Annual payroll
$52,952Average pay per employee
22.1Average employees per location

Locations by number of employees nationwide

1-4316
5-982
10-1964
20-4953
50-9927
100-24915
250-4997

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 pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing locations

  1. California 76 locations
  2. Pennsylvania 34 locations
  3. North Carolina 33 locations
  4. Texas 28 locations
  5. Ohio 26 locations
  6. Florida 21 locations
  7. New York 21 locations
  8. Colorado 20 locations
  9. Oregon 17 locations
  10. Georgia 16 locations

Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.