2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Orange County, CA

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Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	42	Wholesale trade	7,337	109,881,218	5,231,373	105,606
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	4,656	72,075,795	3,542,316	68,334
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,068	D	D	(25k-49k)
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	613	D	D	(5000-9999)

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	4,656	72,075,795	3,542,316	68,334
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	383	36,885,754	412,668	7,545
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	100	35,461,506	282,898	4,117
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	80	D	D	(2500-4999)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	232	D	D	(2500-4999)
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	118	573,308	61,407	1,718
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	109	D	D	(1000-2499)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(100-249)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	264	D	D	(2500-4999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	108	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	156	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(500-999)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(500-999)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	55	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	200	D	D	(2500-4999)
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	86	D	D	(1000-2499)
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(500-999)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	951	D	D	(10k-24k)
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(500-999)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	94	1,448,415	176,786	4,034
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	491	D	D	(10k-24k)
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	428	D	D	(10k-24k)
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	218	D	D	(2500-4999)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	210	D	D	(5000-9999)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	63	D	D	(1000-2499)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	70	D	D	(500-999)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	187	D	D	(2500-4999)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	161	D	D	(2500-4999)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(500-999)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	52	D	D	(250-499)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	147	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	143	D	D	(1000-2499)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	101	D	D	(500-999)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(500-999)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(250-499)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	940	9,768,250	755,098	13,534
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	268	D	D	(2500-4999)
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	66	2,002,846	66,295	1,134
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	606	D	D	(5000-9999)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	170	1,652,794	195,217	3,008
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	436	D	D	(5000-9999)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	264	D	D	(2500-4999)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	141	D	D	(1000-2499)
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	71	D	D	(500-999)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(100-249)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	14	36,473	5,911	136
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	841	3,615,614	394,133	8,512
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	16	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	492	D	D	(2500-4999)
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	17	85,858	9,682	172
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	200	967,781	108,934	2,337
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	82	D	D	(500-999)
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	100	D	D	(500-999)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	164	D	D	(1000-2499)
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(100-249)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	56	D	D	(500-999)
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(250-499)
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	64	D	D	(500-999)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(500-999)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	666	D	D	(5000-9999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	198	D	D	(1000-2499)
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	69	282,920	20,051	575
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(250-499)
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	62	D	D	(250-499)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	272	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	77	D	D	(500-999)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	59	D	D	(500-999)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(250-499)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	85	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,068	D	D	(25k-49k)
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	267	2,144,872	162,708	5,878
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	124	1,029,494	93,020	4,541
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	100	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	209	5,448,804	382,716	4,756
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	107	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	102	D	D	(2500-4999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	336	D	D	(2500-4999)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	77	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	60	D	D	(250-499)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	115	D	D	(1000-2499)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	96	D	D	(1000-2499)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(500-999)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	396	6,760,288	286,671	7,311
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(500-999)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(500-999)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	65	942,294	58,886	1,369
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	149	D	D	(2500-4999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(250-499)
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	28	673,830	30,187	745
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	26	376,526	36,958	1,007
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(1000-2499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	237	D	D	(1000-2499)
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	83	483,795	38,657	809
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	154	D	D	(1000-2499)
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	50	D	D	(500-999)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	18	D	D	(250-499)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	15	D	D	(100-249)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	7	D	D	(100-249)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	3	D	D	(100-249)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	32	D	D	(100-249)
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(1000-2499)
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(500-999)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	514	D	D	(2500-4999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(100-249)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	17	D	D	(20-99)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(500-999)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	62	D	D	(500-999)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	33	D	D	(250-499)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	334	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	111	D	D	(500-999)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(250-499)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(20-99)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	149	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	613	D	D	(5000-9999)
42511	Business to business electronic markets	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	612	D	D	(5000-9999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	444	D	D	(2500-4999)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	23	D	D	(500-999)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	38	D	D	(250-499)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	42	D	D	(250-499)
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	22	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	125	1,967,845	46,776	792
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	38	831,950	15,639	247
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	88	D	D	(250-499)
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	58	793,004	13,886	234
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	168	D	D	(2500-4999)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	17	D	D	(20-99)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	28	D	D	(100-249)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	57	6,359,447	99,402	2,885
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	18	D	D	(20-99)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	39	D	D	(100-249)