NAICS 721310 · Accommodation and Food Services

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps: Business Name Ideas

48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 1,637 U.S. business locations broken down by state.

What this industry covers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating rooming and boarding houses and similar facilities, such as fraternity houses, sorority houses, off campus dormitories, residential clubs, and workers' camps. These establishments provide temporary or longer-term accommodations, which, for the period of occupancy, may serve as a principal residence. These establishments also may provide complementary services, such as housekeeping, meals, and laundry services.

Businesses classified here include

  • Boarding houses
  • Clubs, residential
  • Corporate rooming and boarding houses
  • Dormitories, off campus
  • Fraternity houses
  • Migrant workers' camps
  • Off campus dormitories
  • Residence clubs, organizational
  • Residential clubs
  • Rooming and boarding houses
  • Sorority houses
  • Workers' camps
  • Workers' dormitories

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 721310), U.S. Census Bureau.

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U.S. business numbers

1,637Business locations (establishments)
9,450Paid employees (mid-March)
$341,688,000Annual payroll
$36,157Average pay per employee
5.8Average employees per location

Locations by number of employees nationwide

1-41,147
5-9273
10-19139
20-4963
50-997
100-2497

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.

Top states for rooming and boarding houses, dormitories, and workers' camps

  1. California 198 locations
  2. Texas 112 locations
  3. New York 99 locations
  4. Indiana 90 locations
  5. Michigan 71 locations
  6. Washington 63 locations
  7. Illinois 57 locations
  8. Florida 56 locations
  9. Ohio 56 locations
  10. Kansas 52 locations

All 47 states