NAICS 451110 · Retail Trade
Sporting Goods Stores: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 20,635 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new sporting goods, such as bicycles and bicycle parts; camping equipment; exercise and fitness equipment; athletic uniforms; specialty sports footwear; and other sporting goods, equipment, and accessories.
Businesses classified here include
- Athletic equipment and supply stores (including uniforms)
- Bicycle (except motorized) shops
- Bowling equipment and supply stores
- Diving equipment stores
- Exercise equipment stores
- Fishing supply stores (e.g., bait)
- Footwear (e.g., bowling, golf, spiked), specialty sports, stores
- Golf pro shops
- Gun shops
- Outdoor sporting equipment stores
- Pro shops (e.g., golf, skiing, tennis)
- Saddlery stores
- Shoe stores, specialty sports footwear (e.g., bowling, golf, spiked)
- Sporting goods stores
- Sports gear stores (e.g., outdoors, scuba, skiing)
- Tack (e.g., harnesses, saddlery) shops
- Tackle shops (i.e., fishing)
- Uniform stores, athletic
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 451110), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for sporting goods stores
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
U.S. business 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.
Top states for sporting goods stores
- California 2,266 locations
- Florida 1,642 locations
- Texas 1,234 locations
- New York 1,000 locations
- Pennsylvania 791 locations
- Colorado 777 locations
- Michigan 721 locations
- North Carolina 700 locations
- Ohio 643 locations
- Illinois 596 locations
All 51 states
- Alabama (271)
- Alaska (86)
- Arizona (472)
- Arkansas (205)
- California (2,266)
- Colorado (777)
- Connecticut (247)
- Delaware (77)
- District of Columbia (15)
- Florida (1,642)
- Georgia (492)
- Hawaii (126)
- Idaho (224)
- Illinois (596)
- Indiana (394)
- Iowa (212)
- Kansas (164)
- Kentucky (240)
- Louisiana (235)
- Maine (146)
- Maryland (264)
- Massachusetts (451)
- Michigan (721)
- Minnesota (470)
- Mississippi (127)
- Missouri (367)
- Montana (194)
- Nebraska (126)
- Nevada (177)
- New Hampshire (176)
- New Jersey (464)
- New Mexico (142)
- New York (1,000)
- North Carolina (700)
- North Dakota (59)
- Ohio (643)
- Oklahoma (208)
- Oregon (417)
- Pennsylvania (791)
- Rhode Island (75)
- South Carolina (296)
- South Dakota (92)
- Tennessee (373)
- Texas (1,234)
- Utah (346)
- Vermont (120)
- Virginia (476)
- Washington (536)
- West Virginia (106)
- Wisconsin (498)
- Wyoming (99)