Print Shop Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a print shop, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Print Shop name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a print shop is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a print shop usually falls under NAICS 323111: Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books).
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in commercial printing (except screen printing, books printing) without publishing (except grey goods printing). The printing processes used in this industry include, but are not limited to, lithographic, gravure, flexographic, letterpress, engraving, and various digital printing technologies. This industry includes establishments engaged in commercial printing on purchased stock materials, such as stationery, invitations, labels, and similar items, on a job-order basis. Establishments primarily engaged in traditional printing activities combined with document photocopying services (i.e., quick printers) or primarily engaged in printing graphical materials using digital printing equipment are included in this industry.
Businesses classified here include
- Address lists commercial printing (except screen) without publishing
- Advertising materials (e.g., coupons, flyers) commercial printing (except screen) without publishing
- Agricultural magazines and periodicals commercial printing (except screen) without publishing
- Albums (e.g., photo, scrap) and refills manufacturing
- Appointment books and refills manufacturing
- Art prints commercial printing (except screen) without publishing
- Atlases commercial printing (except screen) without publishing
- Blankbooks and refills manufacturing
- Books, sales, manifold, printing
- Business directories commercial printing (except screen) without publishing
- Business forms commercial printing (except screen) without publishing
- Business forms, manifold, printing
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 323111), U.S. Census Bureau.
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) 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 commercial printing (except screen and books) locations
- California 1,920 locations
- Texas 1,118 locations
- Florida 1,022 locations
- New York 1,012 locations
- Illinois 810 locations
- Ohio 619 locations
- Pennsylvania 610 locations
- New Jersey 521 locations
- Georgia 504 locations
- Michigan 465 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.