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NAICS 561491
Repossession 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	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	350,583	432,577,580	206,439,329	8,741,854
561	Administrative & support services	331,921	381,268,304	194,207,071	8,410,033
5614	Business support services	34,735	43,978,782	17,617,080	769,999
56149	Other business support services	6,725	6,489,733	2,175,885	69,756
561491	Repossession services	978	551,547	162,687	5,900

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
56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	1,613,290	459,487,355	1,262,707	78.3	26,909,775	5.9	350,583	432,577,580
561	Administrative & support services	1,576,238	407,093,815	1,244,317	78.9	25,825,511	6.3	331,921	381,268,304
5614	Business support services	210,662	48,438,941	175,927	83.5	4,460,159	9.2	34,735	43,978,782
56149	Other business support services	101,933	9,378,108	95,208	93.4	2,888,375	30.8	6,725	6,489,733
561491	Repossession services	N	N	N	N	N	N	978	551,547

Definition: NAICS 561491 Repossession services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in repossessing tangible assets (e.g., automobiles, boats, equipment, planes, furniture, appliances) for the creditor as a result of delinquent debts.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing monetary debt collection services are classified in Industry 561440, Collection Agencies.

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	Sales		Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)

2002 NAICS code	1997 NAICS code	Pt.	Description	Estab- lish- ments	($1,000)	(Pct)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees	Link to SIC (1997 data)
561491			Repossession services	978	551,547	100.0	162,687	5,900
98% of	561491		Repossession services (Recovery and repossession services)	978	551,547	100.0	162,687	5,900

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

561491	Repossession services	2002	997	564,231	165,593	6,028
		1997	899	486,652	140,948	5,692
		% change	10.9	15.9	17.5	5.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Repossession services: 2002

Data for the Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 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-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

978

551,547

100.00

1.91

162,687

5,900

California

110

66,970

12.14

1.91

24,496

756

Florida

47,308

8.58

2.84

11,387

427

Texas

100

47,253

8.57

2.17

13,627

589

Tennessee

27,490

4.98

4.75

7,256

285

New York

24,504

4.44

1.28

6,937

221

Ohio

22,068

4.00

1.93

7,539

278

Georgia

21,251

3.85

2.47

5,816

218

Arizona

19,767

3.58

3.63

5,859

181

Nevada

17,308

3.14

7.98

4,228

129

North Carolina

16,634

3.02

2.00

6,651

242

Virginia

16,502

2.99

2.26

5,535

174

Illinois

16,477

2.99

1.31

3,878

156

Pennsylvania

15,734

2.85

1.28

4,789

205

New Jersey

15,269

2.77

1.78

4,361

139

Oklahoma

11,821

2.14

3.39

2,058

Alabama

11,682

2.12

2.61

4,015

171

Washington

10,927

1.98

1.80

4,377

Missouri

9,543

1.73

1.68

2,316

104

Indiana

8,888

1.61

1.44

3,935

123

Oregon

8,588

1.56

2.44

2,436

Massachusetts

8,187

1.48

1.27

1,528

Maryland

8,151

1.48

1.50

2,869

137

Colorado

7,718

1.40

1.72

2,505

South Carolina

7,486

1.36

1.83

2,450

100

Kentucky

6,807

1.23

1.66

2,775

Louisiana

5,248

0.95

1.17

812

Wisconsin

5,065

0.92

0.93

1,350

Utah

4,116

0.75

1.77

1,403

Arkansas

4,014

0.73

1.48

775

Mississippi

3,812

0.69

1.33

1,117

New Hampshire

3,012

0.55

2.36

946

New Mexico

3,005

0.54

1.62

1,018

West Virginia

2,137

0.39

1.18

672

Kansas

1,789

0.32

0.66

557

Iowa

1,782

0.32

0.61

674

Maine

1,635

0.30

1.26

532

South Dakota

1,202

0.22

1.58

172

Idaho

968

0.18

0.72

284

Delaware

613

0.11

0.76

251

All other states, including those below

38,816

7.04

8,501

388

Michigan

(100-249)

Connecticut

(20-99)

Minnesota

(20-99)

Montana

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

Alaska

(1-19)

District of Columbia

(1-19)

Hawaii

(1-19)

Nebraska

(1-19)

North Dakota

(1-19)

Rhode Island

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

Products Lines for Repossession services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	551,547	100.00
37770	Repossess serv (fees from repossess tangible assets-npayt-debt)	529,729	96.04
39000	Merchandise sales	6,878	1.25
	-Other	14,940	2.71

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Repossession services
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-BDG	Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997	Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined	US
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-56SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Receipts by Class of Customer for Administrative & Other Support Services	US, states
EC02-56I-04	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 561491
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
Service Annual Survey: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation 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