Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

NAICS Code: 624200

Employment 2024
233,300
Projected 2034
252,500
Growth Rate
+8.2%
Net Job Change
+19,200
The verdict

BLS projects Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services to grow +8.2% through 2034 - 5.8 points faster than the 2.4% average across 291 U.S. industries, faster-growing than 87% of them. It is one of the faster-growing industries in the dataset.

+8.2%
Growth 2024-34
87th
growth percentile
233,300
Workers (2024, ×1k)
+19,200
Net jobs (×1k)

Where Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services sits among all industries

Projected 2024-2034 growth across 291 U.S. industries (BLS). This industry is marked in rose.

Where Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services sits by projected growth

Projected employment change across tracked industries

8.2% Top 13% higher than 87% of 291 industries

Industries, banded by projected growth

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Source BLS Employment Projections · 2026-05-15

Expansion read

Signature: 39.2% mean employer AI exposure across 31 tracked public companies .

BLS still projects expansion, but our public-company overlay for this sector is thin - lean on the employment numbers above and open individual employer pages before generalizing AI risk.

NAICS 624200 · 233,300 workers (2024, ×1k) · source BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034. Employer AI grades are occupation-weighted scores from our SEC cohort, not automation predictions for every establishment in Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services.

Public companies in this NAICS sector

NAICS sector 62 bucket (includes sibling industries). 31 companies scored · mean AI exposure 39.2%.

B · 31
Tracked public companies tied to this industry sector with AI risk grades
Company AI grade
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. B
BillionToOne, Inc. B
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. B
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. B
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. B
Caris Life Sciences, Inc. B
Celcuity Inc. B
Chemed Corp B

Grades are occupation-weighted AI exposure from our employer corpus - not a claim that every establishment in Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services shares the same risk. Source: SEC company metadata + O*NET-weighted scores · as of 2026-05-15.

Peer Industries by Employment

How Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services (NAICS 624200) compares to industries of similar size, ordered by 2024 BLS employment.

Peer industries by 2024 employment, with 2034 projections and growth rates
Industry 2024 Growth
Other wood product manufacturing 244,200 +1.2%
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance 243,600 +7.9%
Power and communication line and related structures construction 238,400 +7.9%
Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services 233,300 +8.2%
Amusement parks and arcades 232,700 +4.4%
Media streaming distribution services, social networks, and other media networks and content providers 222,100 +4.4%

Peers are selected by similarity in 2024 employment. Figures in thousands. Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many people work in Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services?

As of 2024, the Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services industry employs approximately 233,300 workers in the United States, according to BLS Employment Projections data.

Is Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services growing or declining?

The Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services industry is projected to grow by 8.2% from 2024 to 2034, a net change of +19,200 jobs over the decade.

Which public companies sit near Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services?

31 tracked public companies in NAICS sector 62 (sibling industries included). Sample names include Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., BillionToOne, Inc., Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. Grades are occupation-weighted AI exposure scores, not company-specific automation forecasts.

How will AI affect the Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services industry?

Among 31 tracked public companies tied to this industry's sector, the mean occupation-weighted AI exposure score is 39.2% (most common grade B). That is a staffing-pattern signal from our employer corpus, not a forecast for every firm in Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services. Pair it with occupation-level AI exposure scores for role-specific risk.

What to do with this

Use Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services' employment and exposure numbers above to look up individual employers and occupations, not just the industry aggregate.

Industry-level figures are aggregates; individual employer and occupation outcomes vary.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024-2034; SEC employer metadata for AI grades Employment figures in thousands. Employer grades are occupation-weighted exposure scores, not firm automation forecasts