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NAICS 221210
Natural gas distribution

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Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. 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.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 22 Utilities 17,103 398,907,044 42,417,830 663,044
Go to this NAICS 221 Utilities 17,103 398,907,044 42,417,830 663,044
Go to this NAICS 2212 Natural gas distribution 2,376 66,515,186 5,369,818 85,447
Go to this NAICS 22121 Natural gas distribution 2,376 66,515,186 5,369,818 85,447
  221210 Natural gas distribution 2,376 66,515,186 5,369,818 85,447

 

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code 		NAICS Title
 All firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts ($1,000) Establishments Receipts Establish-
ments		 Revenue ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
22 Utilities 29,778 399,455,910 12,675 42.6 548,866 0.1 17,103 398,907,044
221 Utilities 29,778 399,455,910 12,675 42.6 548,866 0.1 17,103 398,907,044
2212 Natural gas distribution N N N N N N 2,376 66,515,186
22121 Natural gas distribution N N N N N N 2,376 66,515,186
221210 Natural gas distribution N N N N N N 2,376 66,515,186

 

Definition: NAICS 221210   Natural gas distribution

This industry comprises: (1) establishments primarily engaged in operating gas distribution systems (e.g., mains, meters); (2) establishments known as gas marketers that buy gas from the well and sell it to a distribution system; (3) establishments known as gas brokers or agents that arrange the sale of gas over gas distribution systems operated by others; and (4) establishments primarily engaged in transmitting and distributing gas to final consumers.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 221210, Natural gas distribution, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

 

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997
NAICS
code		 1997 NAICS Description Year Establishments Revenue ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
221210 Natural gas distribution 2002 2,376 66,515,186 5,369,818 85,447
1997 2,747 136,995,356 5,109,542 102,878
% change -13.5 -51.4 5.1 -16.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Natural gas distribution: 2002

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Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. 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.
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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Revenue
($1,000)		 Revenue
% of
U.S.		 Revenue
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 2,376 66,515,186 100.00 231 5,369,818 85,447
See other industries in this state     Texas 362 Q     578,989 8,705
See other industries in this state     California 168 Q     559,841 9,172
See other industries in this state     Virginia 51 Q     258,884 3,596
See other industries in this state     Pennsylvania 133 Q     239,933 4,700
See other industries in this state     Massachusetts 51 Q     206,119 3,070
See other industries in this state     Michigan 85 Q     177,589 3,552
See other industries in this state     New Jersey 41 Q     131,931 2,265
See other industries in this state     Ohio 74 Q     122,505 2,173
See other industries in this state     Indiana 83 Q     116,799 2,229
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma 68 Q     108,939 1,914
See other industries in this state     North Carolina 69 Q     101,751 2,276
  All other states, including those below 476 Q 100.00   1,981,657 26,573
See other industries in this state     Arizona 26 Q     97,989 1,667
See other industries in this state     Alabama 47 Q     85,839 1,786
See other industries in this state     Illinois 63 Q     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Missouri 40 Q     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     New York 52 Q     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 26 Q     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Georgia 51 Q     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 57 Q     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 45 Q     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Nevada 16 Q     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Maryland 12 Q     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Utah 6 Q     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Wisconsin 29 Q     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Colorado 71 Q     79,839 1,047
See other industries in this state     Idaho 7 Q     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Iowa 29 Q     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 6 Q     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     South Carolina 13 Q     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 6 Q     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 9 Q     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Oregon 19 Q     78,153 1,392
See other industries in this state     Florida 35 Q     66,212 1,517
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 97 Q     46,544 869
See other industries in this state     Arkansas 44 Q     45,548 1,068
See other industries in this state     Louisiana 60 Q     46,449 1,015
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 51 Q     37,760 606
See other industries in this state     West Virginia 46 Q     36,545 759
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 57 Q     34,256 740
See other industries in this state     Tennessee 23 Q     33,028 671
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 39 Q     31,131 818
See other industries in this state     Washington 14 Q     26,193 437
See other industries in this state     Montana 27 Q     11,846 267
See other industries in this state     New Mexico 10 Q     9,200 175
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 23 Q     8,504 182
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 19 Q     6,249 138
See other industries in this state     Maine 7 Q     3,596 68

 

Products Lines for Natural gas distribution
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
40000 Industry total 66,515,186 100.00
49020 Natural gas distribution to final consumer 40,190,061 60.42
49030 Natural gas - power marketing and brokering sales 20,686,140 31.10
49000 Electricity - generation and distribution sales 4,179,660 6.28
-Other 1,459,325 2.19

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Natural gas distribution
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-22SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US
link to PDF EC02-22SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Revenue Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Revenue Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-22I-01 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-22A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, metros
Drill-down iconDown arrows link to tables in "drill-down" format for easy navigation. AFF iconAFF icons link to tables in American FactFinder, which supports further manipulation and downloading. link to PDF PDF symbols link to reports in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view these files, you will need the Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader which is available free from the Adobe web site.

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 221210
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees US
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
Link to table for this industry Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise US, states, metro areas
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 22121 To broader NAICS

 

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