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NAICS 54192
Photographic services

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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	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

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
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
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	66,525	41,693,231	13,779,163	508,389
54192	Photographic services	Taxable	18,741	6,538,064	1,656,052	79,630
541921	Photography studios, portrait	Taxable	14,545	4,751,987	1,143,508	63,880
541922	Commercial photography	Taxable	4,196	1,786,077	512,544	15,750

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)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)
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
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	836,775	69,711,012	770,250	92.0	28,017,781	40.2	66,525	41,693,231
54192	Photographic services	90,691	8,587,983	71,950	79.3	2,049,919	23.9	18,741	6,538,064

Definition: NAICS 54192 Photographic services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing still, video, or digital photography services. These establishments may specialize in a particular field of photography, such as commercial and industrial photography, portrait photography, and special events photography. Commercial or portrait photography studios are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Producing film and videotape for commercial exhibition or sale--are classified in Industry 512110, Motion Picture and Video Production;
Developing still photographs--are classified in Industry 81292, Photofinishing;
Developing motion picture film--are classified in Industry 51219, Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries;
Taking, developing, and selling artistic, news, or other types of photographs on a freelance basis, such as photojournalists,--are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers; and
Supplying and servicing automatic photography machines in places of business operated by others--are classified in Industry 812990, All Other Personal Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 54192, Photographic services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 54192 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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

54192	Photographic services	2002	18,741	6,538,064	1,656,052	79,630
		1997	17,573	5,571,219	1,539,891	83,905
		% change	6.6	17.4	7.5	-5.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Photographic services: 2002

Data for the Professional, scientific, & technical services 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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ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

18,741

6,538,064

100.00

1,656,052

79,630

California

Total

2,047

861,178

13.17

191,183

9,470

New York

Total

1,556

753,135

11.52

199,703

5,965

Texas

Total

1,215

357,125

5.46

89,432

5,125

Illinois

Total

953

345,335

5.28

97,526

4,240

Minnesota

Total

467

338,551

5.18

74,077

3,083

Florida

Total

1,038

287,532

4.40

70,354

3,833

Ohio

Total

757

227,316

3.48

63,510

3,381

Missouri

Total

433

223,582

3.42

69,400

3,520

Virginia

Total

438

219,494

3.36

39,082

2,168

Pennsylvania

Total

729

214,965

3.29

60,323

2,991

North Carolina

Total

533

181,783

2.78

70,280

2,485

Michigan

Total

649

179,649

2.75

43,417

2,237

New Jersey

Total

505

174,492

2.67

49,309

2,170

Tennessee

Total

369

168,057

2.57

47,068

2,299

Indiana

Total

417

147,040

2.25

34,719

1,696

Georgia

Total

552

137,583

2.10

33,904

1,864

Connecticut

Total

182

134,244

2.05

17,961

907

Washington

Total

393

118,250

1.81

32,925

1,713

Massachusetts

Total

362

112,048

1.71

31,745

1,404

Wisconsin

Total

408

108,608

1.66

30,068

1,439

Colorado

Total

388

95,749

1.46

24,591

1,232

Iowa

Total

274

80,519

1.23

19,326

1,060

Alabama

Total

273

80,125

1.23

18,816

985

Maryland

Total

290

79,900

1.22

22,053

1,037

Arizona

Total

260

78,853

1.21

20,665

1,067

Oregon

Total

238

71,385

1.09

18,053

1,101

Oklahoma

Total

217

68,200

1.04

17,615

1,089

Louisiana

Total

256

59,191

0.91

13,543

903

Kentucky

Total

211

58,320

0.89

12,622

736

Nevada

Total

157

55,909

0.86

18,833

882

Kansas

Total

207

54,134

0.83

12,228

741

Utah

Total

166

47,213

0.72

12,185

875

Hawaii

Total

128

44,736

0.68

12,249

755

South Carolina

Total

231

44,684

0.68

10,035

663

Nebraska

Total

172

35,859

0.55

8,371

559

Arkansas

Total

164

32,739

0.50

7,467

484

Rhode Island

Total

30,746

0.47

8,202

330

Mississippi

Total

144

30,418

0.47

5,774

407

New Hampshire

Total

27,444

0.42

5,927

296

West Virginia

Total

26,202

0.40

5,708

356

New Mexico

Total

100

25,186

0.39

5,555

333

Idaho

Total

108

22,716

0.35

5,113

364

South Dakota

Total

19,735

0.30

6,608

304

Maine

Total

17,277

0.26

4,823

242

North Dakota

Total

13,376

0.20

2,897

201

Montana

Total

11,514

0.18

2,278

135

Delaware

Total

9,894

0.15

2,522

133

Wyoming

Total

8,496

0.13

1,814

116

District of Columbia

Total

6,558

0.10

1,745

Vermont

Total

6,155

0.09

1,518

107

Alaska

Total

4,864

0.07

930

Products Lines for Photographic services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	6,538,064	100.00
36751	Portrait photography services	4,490,870	68.69
36752	Commercial photography services	1,688,244	25.82
36753	Film & image processing & printing services	159,416	2.44
	-Other	199,534	3.05

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Photographic services
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
EC02-54SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54I-09	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 54192
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
Service Annual Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
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