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NAICS 44221
Floor covering stores

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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
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	65,204	91,814,210	12,843,300	535,029
4422	Home furnishings stores	36,960	41,592,558	5,924,460	285,222
44221	Floor covering stores	15,290	18,206,361	2,890,984	93,706
442210	Floor covering stores	15,290	18,206,361	2,890,984	93,706

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
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	105,915	94,608,692	40,711	38.4	2,794,482	3.0	65,204	91,814,210
4422	Home furnishings stores	63,278	43,266,842	26,318	41.6	1,674,284	3.9	36,960	41,592,558
44221	Floor covering stores	N	N	N	N	N	N	15,290	18,206,361

Definition: NAICS 44221 Floor covering stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new floor coverings, such as rugs and carpets, vinyl floor coverings, and floor tile (except ceramic or wood only); or retailing new floor coverings in combination with installation and repair services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Retailing floor coverings via electronic home shopping, mail-order, or direct sale--are classified in Subsector 454, Nonstore Retailers;
Installing floor coverings without retailing new floor coverings--are classified in Industry 238330, Flooring Contractors;
Retailing ceramic floor tile or wood floor coverings only--are classified in Industry 444190, Other Building Material Dealers; and
Retailing used rugs and carpets--are classified in Industry 453310, Used Merchandise Stores.

Historical comparability

NAICS 44221, Floor covering stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 44221 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Floor covering stores: 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

15,290

18,206,361

100.00

2,890,984

93,706

California

1,517

2,192,904

12.04

381,079

11,335

Texas

889

1,227,026

6.74

165,808

5,199

Florida

958

1,108,132

6.09

145,702

4,786

Illinois

633

927,404

5.09

160,833

4,585

New York

877

850,896

4.67

153,411

4,760

Georgia

496

758,915

4.17

101,042

3,092

Ohio

668

757,214

4.16

118,041

4,077

Michigan

524

710,535

3.90

119,407

3,700

Pennsylvania

622

649,612

3.57

111,077

3,731

North Carolina

487

534,167

2.93

78,153

2,703

Virginia

450

501,560

2.75

87,897

2,691

Minnesota

343

482,950

2.65

70,915

2,218

New Jersey

433

479,695

2.63

78,107

2,318

Washington

353

450,424

2.47

71,922

2,326

Wisconsin

376

445,369

2.45

76,694

2,561

Maryland

314

412,873

2.27

64,843

1,964

Massachusetts

347

412,714

2.27

73,197

2,091

Indiana

388

404,518

2.22

63,321

2,319

Colorado

280

399,084

2.19

63,886

1,816

Missouri

322

351,361

1.93

56,986

1,978

Tennessee

282

299,527

1.65

42,578

1,485

Oregon

218

293,971

1.61

45,040

1,555

Kentucky

243

232,191

1.28

33,651

1,375

Alabama

253

228,658

1.26

34,299

1,335

South Carolina

231

214,332

1.18

30,099

1,128

Louisiana

209

194,703

1.07

31,250

1,222

Iowa

198

189,559

1.04

34,161

1,209

Kansas

175

188,402

1.03

35,041

1,222

Nevada

187,748

1.03

29,515

1,056

Connecticut

198

179,990

0.99

29,722

859

Oklahoma

168

160,787

0.88

23,576

906

Utah

134

159,635

0.88

20,639

752

Arkansas

138

120,372

0.66

17,266

644

Idaho

111,288

0.61

14,537

592

New Mexico

107

103,821

0.57

16,140

621

Mississippi

137

103,766

0.57

16,531

645

New Hampshire

100,275

0.55

16,759

498

Nebraska

95,241

0.52

17,815

668

Montana

78,115

0.43

11,943

404

Delaware

76,633

0.42

14,251

424

West Virginia

104

73,075

0.40

11,453

536

Maine

64,280

0.35

8,690

347

North Dakota

59,803

0.33

10,099

415

Hawaii

54,276

0.30

9,516

312

Rhode Island

45,637

0.25

7,797

254

Alaska

45,402

0.25

7,264

222

South Dakota

42,934

0.24

6,031

245

Vermont

40,136

0.22

6,991

255

Wyoming

39,287

0.22

5,229

208

All other states, including those below

279

365,164

2.01

60,780

2,062

Arizona

269

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(20-99)

Products Lines for Floor covering stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	18,206,361	100.00
20361	Soft-surface (textile) floor coverings & accessories	9,874,255	54.24
20363	Hardwood flooring	1,960,395	10.77
29911	Delivery & installation charges	801,546	4.40
	-Other	5,570,165	30.59

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Floor covering stores
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-10	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 44221
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
	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