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NAICS 446130
Optical goods 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
446	Health & personal care stores	81,797	177,947,091	20,266,157	1,024,429
4461	Health & personal care stores	81,797	177,947,091	20,266,157	1,024,429
44613	Optical goods stores	13,037	6,649,362	1,629,817	70,175
446130	Optical goods stores	13,037	6,649,362	1,629,817	70,175

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
446	Health & personal care stores	185,615	180,143,095	103,818	55.9	2,196,004	1.2	81,797	177,947,091
4461	Health & personal care stores	185,615	180,143,095	103,818	55.9	2,196,004	1.2	81,797	177,947,091
44613	Optical goods stores	15,287	6,834,025	2,250	14.7	184,663	2.7	13,037	6,649,362
446130	Optical goods stores	15,287	6,834,025	2,250	14.7	184,663	2.7	13,037	6,649,362

Definition: NAICS 446130 Optical goods stores

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) retailing and fitting prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses; (2) retailing prescription eyeglasses in combination with the grinding of lenses to order on the premises; and (3) selling nonprescription eyeglasses.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Grinding lenses without retailing lenses--are classified in U.S. Industry 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing;
The private or group practice of optometry, even though glasses and contact lenses are sold at these establishments--are classified in Industry 621320, Offices of Optometrists; and
Retailing eyeglasses and contact lenses via mail-order--are classified in U.S. Industry 454113, Mail-Order Houses.

Historical comparability

NAICS 446130, Optical goods stores, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 446130 is comparable to SIC 5995. 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

446130	Optical goods stores	2002	13,037	6,649,362	1,629,817	70,175
		1997	15,192	6,432,078	1,401,239	73,049
		% change	-14.2	3.4	16.3	-3.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Optical goods 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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Description

Estab-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

13,037

6,649,362

100.00

1,629,817

70,175

New York

1,206

650,015

9.78

171,282

6,478

California

1,027

610,260

9.18

151,135

6,179

Florida

1,067

483,527

7.27

117,466

5,497

Texas

922

452,001

6.80

98,709

4,766

Pennsylvania

704

324,481

4.88

78,717

3,428

Illinois

528

310,621

4.67

76,180

3,630

Michigan

449

274,052

4.12

78,300

2,723

Ohio

545

259,785

3.91

62,304

2,669

New Jersey

497

255,784

3.85

66,558

2,359

Georgia

346

201,448

3.03

46,901

2,104

Virginia

361

197,955

2.98

50,143

2,012

Maryland

338

185,317

2.79

45,139

1,839

Massachusetts

310

160,941

2.42

41,519

1,620

Colorado

292

139,990

2.11

31,238

1,416

North Carolina

289

136,918

2.06

34,644

1,540

Minnesota

263

135,702

2.04

33,459

1,447

Missouri

250

127,062

1.91

32,664

1,434

Washington

257

124,623

1.87

28,009

1,203

Wisconsin

238

117,174

1.76

27,975

1,327

Indiana

219

114,781

1.73

28,880

1,404

Connecticut

190

111,968

1.68

30,281

1,086

Tennessee

201

107,476

1.62

25,697

1,222

Louisiana

182

79,419

1.19

18,212

982

South Carolina

176

76,751

1.15

18,584

882

Oregon

163

72,698

1.09

17,163

736

Alabama

167

68,357

1.03

16,242

816

Kentucky

101

67,375

1.01

14,303

680

Nevada

57,463

0.86

11,958

468

Iowa

139

56,105

0.84

13,185

635

Kansas

122

49,380

0.74

11,117

555

Oklahoma

112

49,340

0.74

11,448

592

Utah

113

48,141

0.72

11,499

564

New Mexico

35,405

0.53

7,794

441

New Hampshire

34,972

0.53

8,545

357

Mississippi

33,397

0.50

7,808

400

Nebraska

33,157

0.50

8,396

423

Hawaii

33,077

0.50

6,644

338

West Virginia

29,993

0.45

6,608

355

Delaware

23,074

0.35

5,467

253

Maine

19,108

0.29

4,580

211

Arkansas

17,823

0.27

4,124

221

Idaho

17,604

0.26

3,746

189

Rhode Island

16,711

0.25

4,043

161

North Dakota

15,156

0.23

3,446

183

Alaska

14,873

0.22

3,616

139

Montana

14,838

0.22

3,460

168

Vermont

10,741

0.16

2,769

107

South Dakota

10,334

0.16

2,185

125

Wyoming

7,007

0.11

1,590

All other states, including those below

304

175,182

2.63

44,085

1,728

Arizona

263

(1000-2499)

District of Columbia

(250-499)

Products Lines for Optical goods stores
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	6,649,362	100.00
20491	Prescription eyeglasses	4,797,510	72.15
20493	Nonprescription eyeglasses & sunglasses	726,206	10.92
20492	Contact lenses	549,733	8.27
	-Other	575,913	8.66

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Optical goods 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-06	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 446130
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