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NAICS 4411
Automobile dealers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, monthly data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

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.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

44-45	Retail trade	1,114,637	3,056,421,997	302,113,581	14,647,675
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	125,139	801,740,162	64,548,763	1,845,496
4411	Automobile dealers	51,731	693,840,253	49,308,063	1,252,800
44111	New car dealers	26,670	645,759,322	46,306,269	1,143,753
44112	Used car dealers	25,061	48,080,931	3,001,794	109,047

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	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
N = Not available
44-45	Retail trade	2,953,629	3,134,317,733	1,838,992	62.3	77,895,736	2.5	1,114,637	3,056,421,997
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	262,673	820,269,631	137,534	52.4	18,529,469	2.3	125,139	801,740,162
4411	Automobile dealers	134,860	707,675,241	83,129	61.6	13,834,988	2.0	51,731	693,840,253
44112	Used car dealers	108,190	61,915,919	83,129	76.8	13,834,988	22.3	25,061	48,080,931

Definition: NAICS 4411 Automobile dealers

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new and used automobiles and light trucks, such as sport utility vehicles, and passenger and cargo vans.

Historical comparability

NAICS 4411, Automobile dealers, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 4411 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

4411	Automobile dealers	2002	51,731	693,840,253	49,308,063	1,252,800
		1997	49,237	553,652,292	37,400,147	1,138,995
		% change	5.1	25.3	31.8	10.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Automobile dealers: 2002

Data for the Retail trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

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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ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

51,731

693,840,253

100.00

2,408

49,308,063

1,252,800

California

3,792

83,474,887

12.03

2,383

6,308,672

138,772

Texas

3,856

59,188,678

8.53

2,720

4,007,515

101,661

Florida

3,010

46,631,965

6.72

2,795

3,141,340

78,041

New York

2,518

33,212,739

4.79

1,733

2,253,791

53,765

Pennsylvania

2,706

29,463,140

4.25

2,391

2,087,019

59,121

Illinois

2,016

29,356,883

4.23

2,331

2,112,963

52,742

Michigan

1,638

27,745,563

4.00

2,764

1,806,519

42,107

Ohio

2,187

26,831,549

3.87

2,351

1,883,791

52,015

New Jersey

1,314

24,142,945

3.48

2,815

1,609,989

34,500

Georgia

1,623

21,715,519

3.13

2,526

1,539,405

38,856

North Carolina

2,014

20,665,743

2.98

2,486

1,405,310

37,991

Virginia

1,414

17,831,451

2.57

2,447

1,410,596

35,531

Massachusetts

1,089

15,776,484

2.27

2,453

1,200,224

27,737

Indiana

1,494

14,715,440

2.12

2,391

974,289

27,651

Maryland

675

14,514,985

2.09

2,668

1,143,255

27,634

Missouri

1,328

14,116,643

2.03

2,485

1,009,845

26,831

Tennessee

1,292

14,034,782

2.02

2,425

1,014,018

27,354

Wisconsin

1,238

13,300,150

1.92

2,446

948,340

28,266

Colorado

767

12,623,096

1.82

2,805

935,459

21,233

Washington

994

12,535,448

1.81

2,065

1,026,204

25,116

Minnesota

964

12,526,727

1.81

2,493

869,090

23,799

Alabama

1,062

10,185,271

1.47

2,275

648,452

19,146

Louisiana

634

9,327,915

1.34

2,087

650,128

18,377

Connecticut

652

9,045,766

1.30

2,616

733,122

16,514

South Carolina

970

8,861,917

1.28

2,161

605,265

16,600

Kentucky

912

8,136,924

1.17

1,990

569,762

17,151

Oklahoma

757

8,056,529

1.16

2,309

512,972

15,148

Oregon

666

7,831,255

1.13

2,223

598,518

15,543

Iowa

787

6,630,081

0.96

2,259

480,659

14,702

Arkansas

730

6,003,901

0.87

2,219

351,315

10,715

Kansas

660

5,851,046

0.84

2,155

416,616

11,556

Nevada

243

5,656,488

0.82

2,608

447,514

10,367

Mississippi

652

5,378,662

0.78

1,879

348,197

10,546

Utah

465

5,356,220

0.77

2,303

350,534

10,188

New Hampshire

361

4,501,370

0.65

3,533

328,160

8,093

Nebraska

511

4,374,929

0.63

2,533

292,519

8,471

New Mexico

346

4,012,710

0.58

2,163

287,268

7,839

West Virginia

441

3,584,452

0.52

1,987

220,027

7,197

Maine

360

3,037,333

0.44

2,342

229,297

6,684

Idaho

312

2,917,092

0.42

2,170

215,577

6,072

Delaware

175

2,397,861

0.35

2,977

176,892

4,750

Rhode Island

226

2,288,569

0.33

2,142

161,261

4,052

Hawaii

107

2,261,080

0.33

1,833

173,306

4,240

Montana

283

2,152,348

0.31

2,364

141,593

4,937

South Dakota

237

1,994,432

0.29

2,623

135,346

4,119

North Dakota

185

1,682,640

0.24

2,655

118,529

3,958

Vermont

206

1,634,932

0.24

2,653

120,918

3,378

Alaska

1,385,894

0.20

2,164

112,030

2,684

Wyoming

123

1,230,709

0.18

2,466

84,279

2,521

All other states, including those below

657

13,657,110

1.97

1,110,373

26,529

Arizona

639

(25k-49k)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Automobile dealers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	693,840,25	100.00
20703	New vans & trucks -- retail	169,553,74	24.44
20701	New passenger cars -- retail, including station wagons	146,568,71	21.12
20705	Used passenger cars -- retail	103,981,55	14.99
20707	Used vans, minivans, trucks, & buses -- retail	66,415,530	9.57
	-Other	207,320,70	29.88

For more product detail, see the AFF links below for Product Lines

Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Automobile dealers
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-44SL-LS	Product Lines	Kinds of Business by Broad Product Line	US, states, metros
EC02-44SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Sales Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Sales Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-44SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Sales by Class of Customer	US
EC02-44I-17	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-44A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 4411
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Annual	Sales by year, starting with 1992	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Monthly Retail Trade Survey	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services, adjusted and unadjusted for seasonal variations	US
Monthly Retail Trade Survey: 1992 to [latest year]	Monthly	Monthly sales for retail and food services back to 1992	US
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
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