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NAICS 561510
Travel agencies

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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
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
561510	Travel agencies	21,705	9,387,397	4,281,424	147,948

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
56151	Travel agencies	N	N	N	N	N	N	21,705	9,387,397
561510	Travel agencies	N	N	N	N	N	N	21,705	9,387,397

Definition: NAICS 561510 Travel agencies

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents in selling travel, tour, and accommodation services to the general public and commercial clients.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Arranging and assembling tours that they generally sell through travel agencies or on their own account--are classified in Industry 561520, Tour Operators;
Providing guide services, such as archeological, museum, tourist, hunting, or fishing,--are classified in Industry 713990, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries; and
Providing reservation services (e.g., accommodations, entertainment events, travel)--are classified in U.S. Industry 561599, All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 561510, Travel agencies, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 561510 is comparable to SIC 4724. 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

561510	Travel agencies	2002	21,706	9,387,623	4,281,552	147,953
		1997	29,332	9,977,110	4,463,903	183,178
		% change	-26.0	-5.9	-4.1	-19.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Travel agencies: 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

21,705

9,387,397

100.00

4,281,424

147,948

California

3,187

1,375,043

14.65

590,430

19,490

New York

2,152

879,464

9.37

400,855

12,355

Florida

1,711

879,447

9.37

347,502

12,360

Texas

1,270

772,768

8.23

369,655

11,841

Illinois

1,182

573,278

6.11

255,837

8,551

New Jersey

1,006

404,909

4.31

187,665

5,730

Pennsylvania

777

319,187

3.40

150,772

5,496

Massachusetts

884

302,522

3.22

139,812

4,697

Arizona

363

280,891

2.99

164,272

5,609

Virginia

467

246,587

2.63

115,170

3,927

Georgia

486

241,503

2.57

134,404

3,928

Minnesota

486

238,040

2.54

120,420

3,948

Colorado

444

193,499

2.06

93,852

3,283

Ohio

643

189,660

2.02

85,497

3,529

Washington

489

186,986

1.99

82,868

3,159

Missouri

336

182,199

1.94

91,060

3,121

Connecticut

400

139,733

1.49

64,088

2,226

North Carolina

365

130,625

1.39

56,324

2,265

Hawaii

285

127,269

1.36

103

54,198

2,259

Wisconsin

407

124,595

1.33

58,067

2,478

Oregon

308

117,902

1.26

40,959

1,718

Nevada

151

108,272

1.15

47,508

1,508

Tennessee

226

108,188

1.15

59,638

2,078

Maryland

369

101,156

1.08

45,525

1,660

District of Columbia

186

76,643

0.82

132

37,725

1,176

Indiana

280

74,832

0.80

37,065

1,516

Nebraska

118

62,969

0.67

36,972

1,581

Utah

135

59,951

0.64

29,831

937

South Carolina

159

56,510

0.60

23,551

979

Louisiana

164

44,186

0.47

18,074

797

Alabama

116

40,836

0.44

19,868

765

Iowa

165

39,805

0.42

16,801

727

Kentucky

128

38,735

0.41

16,423

741

Idaho

38,247

0.41

14,835

594

Rhode Island

104

33,356

0.36

14,826

563

Kansas

144

32,329

0.34

13,520

653

Oklahoma

151

31,384

0.33

14,581

646

Alaska

30,044

0.32

15,559

523

New Hampshire

119

27,465

0.29

13,815

529

Delaware

26,763

0.29

13,972

440

New Mexico

21,858

0.23

10,760

500

Arkansas

18,971

0.20

8,352

486

West Virginia

18,607

0.20

7,065

302

Maine

17,947

0.19

8,451

378

Montana

17,684

0.19

7,623

350

Vermont

15,351

0.16

7,526

312

Mississippi

13,130

0.14

5,105

247

South Dakota

11,392

0.12

6,056

268

Wyoming

6,593

0.07

3,242

160

All other states, including those below

613

308,086

3.28

123,448

4,562

Michigan

568

(2500-4999)

North Dakota

(1000-2499)

Products Lines for Travel agencies
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	9,387,397	100.00
37912	Res, inc comm/fee fm sale-pass tran/lodge/oth: Airline seats-Dom	2,075,667	22.11
37917	Res serv, inc comm/fee fm sale-pass trans/lodge/oth trav:Pkg tour	1,709,889	18.21
37911	Res, inc comm/fee fm sale-pass tran/lodge/oth: Airline seats-Intl	1,422,775	15.16
37915	Res serv, incl comm/fee fm sale-pass trans/lodge/oth trav: Cruise	1,192,354	12.70
37916	Res serv, inc comm/fee fm sale-pass tran/lodge/oth trav ser:Lodge	867,698	9.24
	-Other	2,119,014	22.57

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Travel agencies
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
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 561510
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