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NAICS 23891
Site preparation contractors

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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.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
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Value of business done
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 23 Construction 710,307 1,196,555,587 254,292,144 7,193,069
Go to this NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors 448,636 480,487,838 147,557,914 4,380,432
Go to this NAICS 2389 Other specialty trade contractors 62,687 64,515,077 16,744,084 523,626
  23891 Site preparation contractors 30,589 37,754,592 9,769,890 284,528
Go to this NAICS 238910 Site preparation contractors 30,589 37,754,592 9,769,890 284,528

 

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
Value of business done ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
23 Construction 2,781,624 1,311,825,020 2,071,317 74.5 115,269,433 8.8 710,307 1,196,555,587
238 Specialty trade contractors 1,988,001 548,898,546 1,539,365 77.4 68,410,708 12.5 448,636 480,487,838
2389 Other specialty trade contractors 487,905 85,095,892 425,218 87.2 20,580,815 24.2 62,687 64,515,077
23891 Site preparation contractors N N N N N N 30,589 37,754,592

 

Definition: NAICS 23891   Site preparation contractors

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating and grading, demolition of buildings and other structures, septic system installation, and house moving. Earth moving and land clearing for all types of sites (e.g., building, nonbuilding, mining) is included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in construction equipment rental with operator (except cranes) are also included.

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Historical comparability

Not Comparable   NAICS 23891, Site preparation contractors, has no direct counterpart in 1997 NAICS. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS is comparable to SIC . See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.



Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

 

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Site preparation contractors: 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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Description Estab-
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Value of business done
($1,000)
Value of business done
% of
U.S.
Value of business done
per capita
($)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 30,589 37,754,592 100.00 131 9,769,890 284,528
See other industries in this state California 1,876 4,723,404 12.51 135 1,224,552 30,529
See other industries in this state New York 1,478 2,061,158 5.46 108 512,012 14,040
See other industries in this state Illinois 1,010 1,854,863 4.91 147 518,608 12,204
See other industries in this state Florida 1,360 1,846,242 4.89 111 402,885 13,870
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 1,593 1,687,165 4.47 137 447,222 13,166
See other industries in this state Texas 1,467 1,589,169 4.21 73 421,779 14,066
See other industries in this state New Jersey 817 1,584,728 4.20 185 398,432 9,964
See other industries in this state Ohio 1,452 1,347,949 3.57 118 341,169 10,602
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 917 1,324,374 3.51 206 344,173 8,595
See other industries in this state Michigan 1,328 1,200,895 3.18 120 325,127 9,040
See other industries in this state Colorado 963 1,111,148 2.94 247 294,135 8,612
See other industries in this state Washington 904 1,099,682 2.91 181 275,438 7,563
See other industries in this state North Carolina 1,222 1,085,035 2.87 131 253,534 9,120
See other industries in this state Virginia 739 1,083,338 2.87 149 294,777 9,006
See other industries in this state Georgia 933 1,071,979 2.84 125 260,212 8,027
See other industries in this state Minnesota 780 926,119 2.45 184 230,520 5,753
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 766 872,451 2.31 160 227,531 6,572
See other industries in this state Indiana 859 854,809 2.26 139 227,994 6,727
See other industries in this state Arizona 565 747,726 1.98 137 198,696 6,017
See other industries in this state Maryland 474 708,465 1.88 130 196,489 5,787
See other industries in this state Connecticut 557 676,849 1.79 196 190,633 4,327
See other industries in this state Missouri 681 622,798 1.65 110 150,924 4,793
See other industries in this state South Carolina 573 555,675 1.47 135 128,522 4,442
See other industries in this state Nevada 204 540,678 1.43 249 139,785 3,610
See other industries in this state Tennessee 676 524,935 1.39 91 143,859 4,958
See other industries in this state Oregon 598 521,369 1.38 148 123,592 4,357
See other industries in this state Alabama 394 519,646 1.38 116 119,238 4,616
See other industries in this state Maine 408 504,382 1.34 389 111,272 3,817
See other industries in this state Louisiana 165 472,550 1.25 106 124,049 3,590
See other industries in this state Kentucky 420 371,052 0.98 91 95,561 3,219
See other industries in this state Kansas 230 354,907 0.94 131 100,266 2,957
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 360 330,958 0.88 260 88,006 2,508
See other industries in this state Iowa 325 327,222 0.87 111 70,867 1,957
See other industries in this state Utah 348 312,310 0.83 134 75,114 2,763
See other industries in this state Nebraska 158 269,756 0.71 156 63,915 1,889
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 288 264,970 0.70 76 62,237 2,134
See other industries in this state Mississippi 227 245,975 0.65 86 47,094 1,820
See other industries in this state Hawaii 53 224,655 0.60 182 61,243 1,409
See other industries in this state Alaska 224 213,227 0.56 333 52,934 1,275
See other industries in this state Vermont 296 205,536 0.54 334 50,663 1,622
See other industries in this state Idaho 332 194,904 0.52 145 48,252 1,818
See other industries in this state West Virginia 328 194,391 0.51 108 52,249 2,099
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 154 192,127 0.51 180 56,865 1,478
See other industries in this state Arkansas 279 167,424 0.44 62 39,866 1,528
See other industries in this state New Mexico 89 131,632 0.35 71 33,472 1,083
See other industries in this state North Dakota 88 128,348 0.34 203 27,551 865
See other industries in this state Delaware 82 128,246 0.34 159 32,617 955
See other industries in this state Montana 261 119,293 0.32 131 33,737 1,416
See other industries in this state Wyoming 126 77,086 0.20 154 D 929
  All other states, including those below 131 s     24,817 1,049
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 157 D     25,405 914
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 3 D     D 49

 

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Site preparation contractors
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Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
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Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
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 EC02-23SG-1 Industry Summary Link to data in AFF Employment & General Statistics for Establishments by Industry US
Link to data in AFF Selected Statistics for Establishments by Industry & Legal Form of Organization US
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PDF EC02-23A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF General Statistics for Establishments by State States
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 23891
Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Contents Geography
  County Business Patterns Annual Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment US, states, metro areas, counties
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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
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