Industry Description
Membership organizations engaged in promoting the business interests of their members. Associations owned by their members but organized to perform a specific business function, such as common marketing of crops or joint advertising, are classified according to the function performed.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 8611 - Business Associations are:
- Better business bureaus
- Boards of trade, other than security and commodity exchanges
- Business associations, other than civic and social
- Chambers of Commerce
- Contractor's associations
- Growers'associations, not engaged in contract buying or selling
- Growers'marketing advisory services
- Industrial standards committees
- Junior Chambers of Commerce
- Manufacturers'institutes
- Merchants'associations, not engaged in credit investigations
- Public utility associations
- Real estate boards
- Shipping and steamship company associations
- Trade associations
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Civic, Social & Youth Organizations in the US (81341)
Revenue 2025
$22.6bn
Growth 2025
0.67%
Key Trends
Stay-at-home orders significantly affected industry demand
A fall in corporate profit in 2020 reduced the amount of private contributions to the industry
Per capita disposable income is becoming a less significant factor in driving revenue growth
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 8611 - Business Associations
US-SIC Code 8611 - Business Associations sits in the 2-digit Business Associations sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: I
Division Title: Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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701 Hotels and Motels
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702 Rooming and Boarding Houses
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703 Camps and Recreational Vehicle Parks
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704 Organization Hotels and Lodging Houses, On
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721 Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services
- 7211 Power Laundries, Family and Commercial
- 7212 Garment Pressing, and Agents for Laundries and Drycleaners
- 7213 Linen Supply
- 7215 Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaning
- 7216 Drycleaning Plants, Except Rug Cleaning
- 7217 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
- 7218 Industrial Launderers
- 7219 Laundry and Garment Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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722 Photographic Studios, Portrait
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723 Beauty Shops
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724 Barber Shops
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725 Shoe Repair Shops and Shoeshine Parlors
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726 Funeral Service and Crematories
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729 Miscellaneous Personal Services
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731 Advertising
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732 Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, Mercantile
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733 Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art and Photography, and Stenographic Services
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734 Services To Dwellings and Other Buildings
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735 Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing
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736 Personnel Supply Services
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737 Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services
- 7371 Computer Programming Services
- 7372 Prepackaged Software
- 7373 Computer Integrated Systems Design
- 7374 Computer Processing and Data Preparation and Processing Services
- 7375 Information Retrieval Services
- 7376 Computer Facilities Management Services
- 7377 Computer Rental and Leasing
- 7378 Computer Maintenance and Repair
- 7379 Computer Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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738 Miscellaneous Business Services
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751 Automotive Rental and Leasing, Without Drivers
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752 Automobile Parking
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753 Automotive Repair Shops
- 7532 Top, Body, and Upholstery Repair Shops and Paint Shops
- 7533 Automotive Exhaust System Repair Shops
- 7534 Tire Retreading and Repair Shops
- 7536 Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
- 7537 Automotive Transmission Repair Shops
- 7538 General Automotive Repair Shops
- 7539 Automotive Repair Shops, Not Elsewhere Classified
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754 Automotive Services, Except Repair
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762 Electrical Repair Shops
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763 Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Repair
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764 Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
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769 Miscellaneous Repair Shops and Related Services
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781 Motion Picture Production and Allied Services
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782 Motion Picture Distribution and Allied Services
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783 Motion Picture Theaters
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784 Video Tape Rental
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791 Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls
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792 Theatrical Producers (except Motion Picture),
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793 Bowling Centers
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794 Commercial Sports
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799 Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation
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801 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
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802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists
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803 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Osteopathy
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804 Offices and Clinics of Other Health Practitioners
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805 Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
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806 Hospitals
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807 Medical and Dental Laboratories
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808 Home Health Care Services
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809 Miscellaneous Health and Allied Services, Not
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811 Legal Services
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821 Elementary and Secondary Schools
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822 Colleges, Universities, Professional Schools, and
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823 Libraries
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824 Vocational Schools
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829 Schools and Educational Services, Not Elsewhere
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832 Individual and Family Social Services
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833 Job Training and Vocational Rehabilitation
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835 Child Day Care Services
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836 Residential Care
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839 Social Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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841 Museums and Art Galleries
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842 Arboreta and Botanical Or Zoological Gardens
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861 Business Associations
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862 Professional Membership Organizations
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863 Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
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864 Civic, Social, and Fraternal Associations
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865 Political Organizations
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866 Religious Organizations
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869 Membership Organizations, Not Elsewhere
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871 Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying
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872 Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services
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873 Research, Development, and Testing Services
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874 Management and Public Relations Services
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881 Private Households
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899 Miscellaneous Services
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 8611 - Business Associations
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 8611 - Business Associations. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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861101 Business & trade organizations
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861102 Associations
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861103 Sales organizations
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861104 Chambers of commerce
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861105 Ancsa native corporations
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861106 Oil well log libraries
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861107 Farm organizations
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861108 Better business bureaus
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861109 Lumber-inspectors
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861110 Shippers cooperative organizations
8 Digit SIC Codes
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86110000 Business associations
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86110100 Trade associations
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86110101 Contractors' association
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86110102 Manufacturers' institute
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86110103 Merchants' association
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86110104 Public utility association
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86110105 Shipping and steamship company association
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86110200 Growers' associations
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86110201 Growers' marketing advisory service
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86110300 Regulatory associations
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86110301 Better Business Bureau
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86110302 Board of Trade
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86110303 Industrial standards committee
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86110304 Real estate board
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86119900 Business associations, nec
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86119901 Banker's organization, advisory services
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86119902 Chamber of Commerce
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86119903 Community affairs and services
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86119904 Junior Chamber of Commerce
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