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NAICS 44121
Recreational vehicle dealers

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual 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
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	15,710	47,135,901	4,290,265	139,228
44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	3,080	14,835,723	1,230,732	35,227
441210	Recreational vehicle dealers	3,080	14,835,723	1,230,732	35,227

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)

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
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	42,610	49,680,087	26,900	63.1	2,544,186	5.1	15,710	47,135,901
44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	6,150	15,162,972	3,070	49.9	327,249	2.2	3,080	14,835,723
441210	Recreational vehicle dealers	6,150	15,162,972	3,070	49.9	327,249	2.2	3,080	14,835,723

Definition: NAICS 44121 Recreational vehicle dealers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new and/or used recreational vehicles commonly referred to as RVs or retailing these new vehicles in combination with activities, such as repair services and selling replacement parts and accessories.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing new or used boat trailers and utility trailers--are classified in Industry 44122, Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers; and
Retailing manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes), parts, and equipment--are classified in Industry 453930, Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 44121, Recreational vehicle dealers, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 44121 is comparable to SIC 5561. 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

44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	2002	3,080	14,835,723	1,230,732	35,227
		1997	3,014	10,069,749	813,962	29,463
		% change	2.2	47.3	51.2	19.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Recreational vehicle 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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Indus-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

3,080

14,835,723

100.00

1,230,732

35,227

California

326

2,130,420

14.36

200,449

5,141

Florida

192

1,497,481

10.09

90,962

2,391

Texas

215

1,037,792

7.00

82,861

2,512

Michigan

158

640,329

4.32

54,813

1,517

Oregon

639,238

4.31

181

51,399

1,273

Washington

550,563

3.71

48,287

1,332

New York

131

501,600

3.38

45,125

1,337

Indiana

460,727

3.11

40,289

1,116

Ohio

114

439,014

2.96

37,692

1,165

Pennsylvania

109

416,897

2.81

31,676

1,039

North Carolina

393,496

2.65

28,416

836

Colorado

356,934

2.41

32,568

849

Nevada

315,076

2.12

145

29,941

633

Illinois

311,346

2.10

27,673

836

Minnesota

305,429

2.06

25,466

754

Tennessee

275,916

1.86

20,841

540

Georgia

274,299

1.85

22,318

655

Wisconsin

265,430

1.79

21,304

788

Missouri

222,046

1.50

21,564

695

Alabama

188,561

1.27

11,235

340

Oklahoma

188,388

1.27

14,135

515

Iowa

186,512

1.26

13,005

414

Louisiana

174,768

1.18

13,328

475

Utah

173,488

1.17

15,695

440

Massachusetts

171,627

1.16

18,087

468

Idaho

163,486

1.10

122

15,771

542

Virginia

148,832

1.00

14,038

405

South Carolina

136,136

0.92

10,763

330

New Jersey

135,506

0.91

14,525

417

New Hampshire

129,589

0.87

102

13,314

320

New Mexico

128,308

0.86

12,224

407

Montana

122,570

0.83

135

9,911

381

Maryland

120,412

0.81

9,171

262

Arkansas

118,188

0.80

9,037

333

Mississippi

115,267

0.78

10,406

294

Kentucky

101,719

0.69

8,714

280

Kansas

77,865

0.52

6,631

289

Maine

74,453

0.50

5,655

179

South Dakota

66,939

0.45

6,001

194

North Dakota

65,393

0.44

103

5,281

154

Connecticut

60,035

0.40

6,537

164

West Virginia

53,843

0.36

5,290

173

Nebraska

48,515

0.33

5,499

168

Alaska

46,593

0.31

5,050

129

Wyoming

43,154

0.29

3,029

115

Delaware

37,500

0.25

3,346

115

Vermont

33,223

0.22

3,543

114

All other states, including those below

690,820

4.66

47,867

1,401

Arizona

(1000-2499)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

Hawaii

(1-19)

Products Lines for Recreational vehicle dealers
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	14,835,723	100.00
20584	New motor homes	4,900,125	33.03
20585	Used recreational vehicles	3,549,310	23.92
20582	New travel trailers, including 5th wheel	3,229,207	21.77
	-Other	3,157,081	21.28

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Recreational vehicle 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 44121
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
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