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NAICS 518111
Internet service providers

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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.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 51 Information 137,678 891,845,956 194,670,163 3,736,061
Go to this NAICS 518 Internet service providers, web search portals, & data processing 18,589 74,507,785 25,718,584 514,046
Go to this NAICS 5181 Internet service providers & web search portals 4,820 21,418,640 4,451,406 79,770
Go to this NAICS 51811 Internet service providers & web search portals 4,820 21,418,640 4,451,406 79,770
  518111 Internet service providers 4,370 18,710,967 3,527,917 69,833

 

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		 Revenue ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
51 Information 370,376 899,396,034 232,698 62.8 7,550,078 0.8 137,678 891,845,956
518 Internet service providers, web search portals, & data processing 52,657 75,422,743 34,068 64.7 914,958 1.2 18,589 74,507,785
5181 Internet service providers & web search portals 10,788 21,584,674 5,968 55.3 166,034 0.8 4,820 21,418,640
51811 Internet service providers & web search portals 10,788 21,584,674 5,968 55.3 166,034 0.8 4,820 21,418,640
518111 Internet service providers 8,503 18,831,974 4,133 48.6 121,007 0.6 4,370 18,710,967

 

Definition: NAICS 518111   Internet service providers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments known as Internet service providers. Establishments in this industry provide clients access to the Internet and generally provide related services such as web hosting, web page designing, and hardware or software consulting related to Internet connectivity. Establishments in this industry may provide local, regional, or national coverage for clients or provide backbone services (except telecommunications carriers) for other Internet service providers. Internet service providers have the equipment and telecommunication network access required for a point-of-presence on the Internet.

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Historical Comparability - Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS

Figures to the left of 1997 NAICS codes indicate the percent of 2002 receipts (as classified by 1997 NAICS) represented by that part; and link to a complementary table where other parts of the 1997 NAICS are shown. Table description discusses features and symbols.
2002
NAICS
code		 1997
NAICS
code		 Pt. Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees		 Link to
SIC
(1997 data)
($1,000)(Pct)
518111 Comparable Link to NAICS correspondence table Internet service providers 4,374 18,821,571 100.0 3,551,620 70,309  
  all of 514191   Internet service providers 4,374 18,821,571 100.0 3,551,620 70,309 Comparable

 

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 Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
514191 On-line information services 2002 4,374 18,821,571 3,551,620 70,309
1997 4,165 8,042,568 2,355,992 49,935
% change 5.0 134.0 50.7 40.8

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Internet service providers: 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.
Other
Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Receipts
% of
U.S.		 Receipts
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 4,370 18,710,967 100.00 65 3,527,917 69,833
See other industries in this state Virginia 143 7,689,169 41.09 1,055 828,047 15,222
See other industries in this state California 735 3,105,747 16.60 89 780,594 14,929
See other industries in this state Texas 330 1,149,436 6.14 53 338,658 5,598
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 98 934,670 5.00 145 188,181 2,516
See other industries in this state Georgia 95 804,360 4.30 94 155,146 2,562
See other industries in this state New York 256 640,639 3.42 33 164,073 3,000
See other industries in this state Ohio 141 614,089 3.28 54 54,554 1,421
See other industries in this state Florida 307 434,131 2.32 26 118,728 2,612
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 176 347,056 1.85 28 81,919 2,209
See other industries in this state Maryland 80 263,735 1.41 48 83,467 1,702
See other industries in this state Illinois 167 237,878 1.27 19 54,302 1,295
See other industries in this state Colorado 95 226,295 1.21 50 68,076 1,324
See other industries in this state Oregon 89 156,676 0.84 44 70,998 1,205
See other industries in this state Arizona 81 155,899 0.83 29 32,537 894
See other industries in this state New Jersey 96 144,077 0.77 17 53,864 910
See other industries in this state Indiana 83 127,142 0.68 21 22,752 616
See other industries in this state North Carolina 110 95,705 0.51 12 22,424 737
See other industries in this state Utah 61 88,639 0.47 38 23,316 513
See other industries in this state Connecticut 38 81,877 0.44 24 26,845 385
See other industries in this state Michigan 105 80,422 0.43 8 32,695 810
See other industries in this state Missouri 90 80,121 0.43 14 20,726 685
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 62 56,695 0.30 10 12,460 505
See other industries in this state Nevada 74 45,024 0.24 21 8,482 253
See other industries in this state District of Columbia 17 36,854 0.20 64 10,953 161
See other industries in this state Maine 25 32,966 0.18 25 9,720 312
See other industries in this state Vermont 8 29,918 0.16 49 8,206 218
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 47 28,434 0.15 8 5,848 196
See other industries in this state Idaho 27 22,241 0.12 17 5,243 189
See other industries in this state Arkansas 43 19,651 0.11 7 3,850 169
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 9 16,196 0.09 15 2,706 60
See other industries in this state West Virginia 13 10,104 0.05 6 2,270 97
See other industries in this state Delaware 15 7,293 0.04 9 1,693 64
See other industries in this state South Dakota 10 5,205 0.03 7 1,473 64
  All other states, including those below 644 942,623 5.04   233,111 6,400
See other industries in this state     Washington 142 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Minnesota 73 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Montana 31 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Alabama 33 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Kansas 32 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Louisiana 29 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 23 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 28 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Tennessee 57 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 19 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Iowa 32 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Kentucky 40 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     New Hampshire 18 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     New Mexico 28 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     South Carolina 26 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming 18 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Alaska 8 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 7 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Internet service providers
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 18,710,967 100.00
35551 Internet access services: Narrowband 9,626,174 51.45
35552 Internet access services: Broadband 4,106,595 21.95
39043 Sales of merchandise, excluding computer hardware & software 373,860 2.00
-Other 4,604,338 24.61

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Internet service providers
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 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 EC02-51SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-51SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-51SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts by Class of Customer US
link to PDF EC02-51I-12 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-51A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
Drill-down iconDown arrows link to tables in "drill-down" format for easy navigation. AFF iconAFF icons link to tables in American FactFinder, which supports further manipulation and downloading. link to PDF PDF symbols link to reports in Portable Document Format (PDF). In order to view these files, you will need the Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader which is available free from the Adobe web site.

 

Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 518111
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
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
  Service Annual Survey: Information Sector Services Annual Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms US
Link to table for this 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 51811 To broader NAICS

 

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