Surveying Company Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a surveying company, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Surveying Company name ideas
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a surveying company is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a surveying company usually falls under NAICS 541370: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing surveying and mapping services of the surface of the earth, including the sea floor. These services may include surveying and mapping of areas above or below the surface of the earth, such as the creation of view easements or segregating rights in parcels of land by creating underground utility easements.
Businesses classified here include
- Aerial surveying (except geophysical) services
- Cadastral surveying services
- Cartographic surveying services
- Construction surveying services
- Geodetic surveying services
- Geographic information system (GIS) base mapping services
- Geospatial mapping services
- Hydrographic mapping services
- Hydrographic surveying services
- Land surveying services
- Mapping (except geophysical) services
- Photogrammetric mapping services
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 541370), U.S. Census Bureau.
Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services 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 surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services locations
- Texas 705 locations
- Florida 691 locations
- California 489 locations
- North Carolina 405 locations
- New York 364 locations
- Georgia 279 locations
- Colorado 255 locations
- Virginia 233 locations
- Pennsylvania 200 locations
- Ohio 183 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.