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NAICS 5615
Travel arrangement and reservation services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, quarterly 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
5615	Travel arrangement & reservation services	28,470	25,535,314	8,050,949	264,614
56151	Travel agencies	21,705	9,387,397	4,281,424	147,948
56152	Tour operators	3,144	3,189,844	1,001,285	32,355
56159	Other travel arrangement & reservation services	3,621	12,958,073	2,768,240	84,311

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
5615	Travel arrangement & reservation services	61,463	26,968,356	32,993	53.7	1,433,042	5.3	28,470	25,535,314

Definition: NAICS 5615 Travel arrangement and reservation services

This industry group includes establishments classified in the following industries: 56151 Travel Agencies, 56152 Tour Operators, and 56159 Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 5615, Travel arrangement and reservation services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, 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

5615	Travel arrangement & reservation services	2002	28,472	25,536,514	8,051,341	264,626
		1997	36,578	21,484,040	7,699,391	300,504
		% change	-22.2	18.9	4.6	-11.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Travel arrangement and reservation 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-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

28,470

25,535,314

100.00

8,050,949

264,614

Texas

1,571

3,118,147

12.21

143

709,901

21,397

California

4,080

3,116,734

12.21

1,222,296

36,912

Florida

2,354

2,571,311

10.07

154

824,637

27,314

New York

2,713

1,787,502

7.00

645,025

18,864

Illinois

1,463

1,224,310

4.79

384,187

12,422

Georgia

633

1,135,503

4.45

132

315,879

7,573

Connecticut

489

1,130,963

4.43

327

134,848

4,365

Massachusetts

1,045

892,330

3.49

139

266,121

7,569

Arizona

524

783,463

3.07

144

304,800

9,507

New Jersey

1,236

778,681

3.05

278,518

8,384

Washington

645

745,135

2.92

123

205,264

6,497

Pennsylvania

1,056

679,713

2.66

246,782

9,677

Nevada

261

582,171

2.28

268

102,687

3,468

Missouri

469

556,884

2.18

179,473

5,559

Colorado

602

537,764

2.11

119

171,845

5,754

Virginia

636

535,333

2.10

187,832

7,385

Ohio

892

463,812

1.82

157,679

6,310

Indiana

394

428,772

1.68

137,077

4,565

Hawaii

489

410,616

1.61

333

136,663

4,968

Minnesota

621

390,650

1.53

170,470

5,697

Michigan

709

350,313

1.37

127,933

4,687

Maryland

461

291,881

1.14

82,653

2,940

Wisconsin

493

276,339

1.08

91,278

3,752

Tennessee

307

237,414

0.93

95,724

3,940

Rhode Island

135

219,251

0.86

205

51,490

2,031

North Carolina

471

207,542

0.81

78,552

3,008

North Dakota

184,079

0.72

291

45,726

1,709

Oregon

396

176,283

0.69

56,519

2,264

Oklahoma

188

153,987

0.60

88,891

3,476

Utah

206

152,390

0.60

53,990

2,079

Maine

118

149,574

0.59

115

24,711

884

District of Columbia

229

136,448

0.53

236

53,388

1,661

Alaska

178

110,637

0.43

173

37,362

1,069

Louisiana

244

96,969

0.38

37,336

1,564

South Carolina

228

91,964

0.36

32,065

1,372

Nebraska

147

87,474

0.34

47,493

2,098

Alabama

165

83,781

0.33

30,097

1,150

West Virginia

83,335

0.33

18,999

1,394

Kansas

176

81,444

0.32

26,672

1,071

Iowa

216

65,992

0.26

24,673

1,053

Kentucky

161

65,150

0.26

23,342

1,064

New Mexico

123

61,829

0.24

22,624

944

New Hampshire

149

52,378

0.21

20,999

770

Delaware

49,848

0.20

19,118

594

Idaho

46,895

0.18

18,061

723

South Dakota

39,197

0.15

14,719

971

Arkansas

36,343

0.14

10,840

583

Montana

118

28,921

0.11

10,998

537

Vermont

26,972

0.11

10,418

426

Mississippi

26,541

0.10

7,744

426

Wyoming

15,437

0.06

5,703

319

Products Lines for Travel arrangement and reservation services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	25,535,314	100.00
37910	Res serv, incl comm/fee from sale-pass tran/lodge/oth travel serv	17,024,774	66.67
37930	Pkg tour inc arr/assemb mkt tour pkg to trav agnt/tour whs/indiv	3,149,909	12.34
38070	Automobile clubs, road & travel serv - dues & fees from members	2,111,810	8.27
	-Other	3,248,821	12.72

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Travel arrangement and reservation 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
EC02-56SL-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 Travel Arrangement & Reservation Services	US, states
EC02-56I-05	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Enterprise Support Statistics	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 5615
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	US
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Quarterly Services Survey: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation Services	Quarterly	Estimated revenue for employer firms	US
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