North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 71121 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.
Official definition
This industry comprises (1) sports teams or clubs primarily participating in live sporting events before a paying audience; (2) establishments primarily engaged in operating racetracks without casinos; (3) independent athletes engaged in participating in live sporting or racing events before a paying audience; (4) owners of racing participants, such as cars, dogs, and horses, primarily engaged in entering them in racing events or other spectator sports events; and (5) establishments, such as sports trainers, primarily engaged in providing specialized services to support participants in sports events or competitions. The sports teams and clubs included in this industry may or may not operate their own arena, stadium, or other facility for presenting their games or other spectator sports events.
- Official title
- Spectator Sports
- Code level
- 5
- Parent industry
- Spectator Sports 7112
- Open opportunities
- 0 open · 0 active
Excluded or separately classified activities
Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Amateur, semiprofessional, or professional athletic associations or leagues are classified in Industry 81399, Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations);
Establishments primarily engaged in operating casino hotels, with or without racetracks, are classified in Industry 72112, Casino Hotels;
Establishments primarily engaged in operating casinos (except casino hotels), with or without racetracks, are classified in Industry 71321, Casinos (except Casino Hotels);
Establishments primarily engaged in operating off-track betting parlors or online sports betting sites are classified in Industry 71329, Other Gambling Industries; and
Establishments primarily engaged in promoting sporting events without participating in sporting events are classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events;
Establishments primarily engaged in raising horses, mules, donkeys, and other equines are classified in Industry 11292, Horses and Other Equine Production.
Establishments primarily engaged in representing or managing the careers of sports figures are classified in Industry 71141, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures;
Independent athletes engaged in providing sports instruction without participating in sporting events before a paying audience are classified in Industry 61162, Sports and Recreation Instruction;
Independent athletes exclusively engaged in endorsing products or making speeches are classified in Industry 71151, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers;
Recreational sports clubs (i.e., sports teams) not operating sports facilities are classified in Industry 71399, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries;
Source and edition
2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.