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NAICS 541191
Title abstract and settlement offices

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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.
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Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
Exempt 5,789 20,553,805 8,129,955 160,973
Taxable 765,516 866,247,233 367,960,097 7,082,532
Go to this NAICS 5411 Legal services Total 179,420 182,098,002 69,869,100 1,160,440
Exempt 2,743 2,055,650 1,053,341 26,016
Taxable 176,677 180,042,352 68,815,759 1,134,424
Go to this NAICS 54119 Other legal services Taxable 10,300 9,234,131 3,107,706 80,012
  541191 Title abstract & settlement offices Taxable 8,013 7,600,419 2,608,123 65,833

 

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		 Receipts ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services 3,318,396 962,642,516 2,552,880 76.9 96,395,283 10.0 765,516 866,247,233
5411 Legal services 403,893 192,941,076 227,216 56.3 12,898,724 6.7 176,677 180,042,352
54119 Other legal services N N N N N N 10,300 9,234,131
541191 Title abstract & settlement offices N N N N N N 8,013 7,600,419

 

Definition: NAICS 541191   Title abstract and settlement offices

This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except offices of lawyers and attorneys) primarily engaged in one or more of the following activities: (1) researching public land records to gather information relating to real estate titles; (2) preparing documents necessary for the transfer of the title, financing, and settlement; (3) conducting final real estate settlements and closings; and (4) filing legal and other documents relating to the sale of real estate. Real estate settlement offices, title abstract companies, and title search companies are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments of lawyers and attorneys primarily engaged in the practice of law are classified in Industry 541110, Offices of Lawyers.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 541191, Title abstract and settlement offices, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 541191 is comparable to SIC 6541. 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 Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
541191 Title abstract & settlement offices 2002 8,026 7,617,052 2,613,593 65,957
1997 6,391 3,489,167 1,386,275 46,711
% change 25.6 118.3 88.5 41.2

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Title abstract and settlement offices: 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.
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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 Total 8,013 7,600,419 100.00 26 2,608,123 65,833
See other industries in this state California Total 341 709,137 9.33 20 267,423 4,703
See other industries in this state New York Total 516 630,948 8.30 33 201,232 4,040
See other industries in this state Texas Total 548 559,674 7.36 26 189,931 4,691
See other industries in this state Florida Total 674 559,186 7.36 34 157,783 4,500
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 430 477,467 6.28 39 120,329 3,440
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 393 366,640 4.82 32 120,566 3,337
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 179 301,463 3.97 67 103,802 2,316
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 269 299,194 3.94 35 102,076 2,085
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 304 295,501 3.89 23 102,183 2,519
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 406 292,804 3.85 54 118,402 2,586
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 283 288,216 3.79 57 101,762 2,553
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 272 257,016 3.38 26 92,150 2,595
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 297 204,576 2.69 28 69,678 1,653
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 190 170,785 2.25 49 67,398 2,055
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 213 157,470 2.07 28 52,989 1,758
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 263 148,760 1.96 24 56,755 1,901
See other industries in this state Washington Total 101 134,432 1.77 22 44,826 1,294
See other industries in this state Arizona Total 68 131,245 1.73 24 34,400 801
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 189 128,706 1.69 24 50,798 1,509
See other industries in this state Utah Total 103 113,810 1.50 49 52,633 1,266
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 45 102,760 1.35 47 41,503 822
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 70 96,676 1.27 27 37,313 968
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 186 95,082 1.25 16 42,140 1,116
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 140 89,651 1.18 33 30,756 1,081
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 139 82,589 1.09 10 21,662 538
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 156 78,489 1.03 18 24,949 834
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 84 72,504 0.95 11 18,993 421
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 144 70,665 0.93 26 31,148 1,112
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 72 58,110 0.76 34 22,179 728
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 33 53,978 0.71 16 12,091 289
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 51 50,677 0.67 6 12,521 328
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 100 47,779 0.63 11 16,968 506
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 16 39,779 0.52 32 17,773 440
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 83 39,486 0.52 10 15,431 433
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 43 37,688 0.50 30 18,837 402
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 53 33,863 0.45 18 14,430 448
See other industries in this state Montana Total 42 31,264 0.41 34 11,064 361
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 7 24,259 0.32 38 9,609 174
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 79 20,058 0.26 5 6,877 258
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 20 19,589 0.26 18 7,520 186
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 30 19,017 0.25 7 5,833 231
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 19 16,702 0.22 29 6,141 119
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 49 14,866 0.20 20 5,621 209
See other industries in this state Maine Total 30 14,164 0.19 11 6,197 185
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 9 6,113 0.08 8 1,238 35
  All other states, including those below Total 274 157,581 2.07   62,213 2,007
See other industries in this state     Idaho Total 66 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Iowa Total 129 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota Total 45 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     West Virginia Total 15 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Wyoming Total 14 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Vermont Total 5 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Title abstract and settlement offices
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 7,600,419 100.00
34000 Rcpt/fee/or rev from prac-law by class-client:Indiv, incl estates 106,024 1.39
-Other 7,494,395 98.61

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Title abstract and settlement offices
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tables		 Contents Geography
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 EC02-54SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue 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/Revenue 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 EC02-54SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-54I-01 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-54A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541191
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  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 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

 

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