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NAICS 56152
Tour operators

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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.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 350,583 432,577,580 206,439,329 8,741,854
Go to this NAICS 561 Administrative & support services 331,921 381,268,304 194,207,071 8,410,033
Go to this NAICS 5615 Travel arrangement & reservation services 28,470 25,535,314 8,050,949 264,614
  56152 Tour operators 3,144 3,189,844 1,001,285 32,355
Go to this NAICS 561520 Tour operators 3,144 3,189,844 1,001,285 32,355

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
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
56152 Tour operators N N N N N N 3,144 3,189,844

 

Definition: NAICS 56152   Tour operators

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in arranging and assembling tours. The tours are sold through travel agencies or tour operators. Travel or wholesale tour operators are included in this industry.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 56152, Tour operators, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 56152 is comparable to SIC 4725. 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
56152 Tour operators 2002 3,144 3,189,844 1,001,285 32,355
1997 3,501 2,782,285 1,034,433 38,574
% change -10.2 14.6 -3.2 -16.1

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Tour operators: 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.
Other
Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Sales
% of
U.S.		 Sales
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 3,144 3,189,844 100.00 11 1,001,285 32,355
See other industries in this state California 473 556,495 17.45 16 180,561 6,244
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 90 355,997 11.16 55 79,783 1,638
See other industries in this state New York 323 340,027 10.66 18 92,514 2,371
See other industries in this state Florida 349 280,755 8.80 17 93,355 3,838
See other industries in this state Illinois 123 224,163 7.03 18 49,566 1,324
See other industries in this state Washington 78 179,472 5.63 30 77,281 1,701
See other industries in this state Hawaii 151 128,995 4.04 105 45,065 1,654
See other industries in this state Colorado 75 89,714 2.81 20 29,370 805
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 105 86,230 2.70 7 26,875 1,038
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 40 70,544 2.21 13 16,499 651
See other industries in this state New Jersey 95 69,068 2.17 8 25,419 726
See other industries in this state Minnesota 60 65,730 2.06 13 24,023 858
See other industries in this state Texas 133 60,752 1.90 3 23,845 814
See other industries in this state Michigan 68 56,520 1.77 6 21,606 615
See other industries in this state Alaska 54 48,729 1.53 76 13,366 301
See other industries in this state Arizona 86 44,339 1.39 8 13,453 627
See other industries in this state Virginia 78 44,069 1.38 6 19,620 1,046
See other industries in this state Georgia 64 35,673 1.12 4 14,469 444
See other industries in this state Nevada 51 35,598 1.12 16 12,962 489
See other industries in this state Oregon 34 34,470 1.08 10 7,379 269
See other industries in this state Utah 42 33,968 1.06 15 10,238 495
See other industries in this state Missouri 44 30,802 0.97 5 11,554 364
See other industries in this state North Carolina 49 25,302 0.79 3 9,558 378
See other industries in this state Ohio 55 17,713 0.56 2 6,814 314
See other industries in this state New Mexico 19 16,920 0.53 9 4,221 163
See other industries in this state Maryland 30 15,012 0.47 3 5,354 197
See other industries in this state Louisiana 36 14,975 0.47 3 5,891 312
See other industries in this state District of Columbia 17 14,707 0.46 25 6,478 153
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 18 10,526 0.33 8 4,307 110
See other industries in this state Tennessee 32 10,166 0.32 2 3,653 158
See other industries in this state Vermont 11 8,962 0.28 15 2,205 84
See other industries in this state South Carolina 36 6,520 0.20 2 2,563 116
See other industries in this state Kentucky 12 5,878 0.18 1 2,119 125
See other industries in this state Idaho 10 5,022 0.16 4 1,577 77
See other industries in this state Indiana 23 5,013 0.16 1 2,384 69
See other industries in this state Wyoming 12 3,707 0.12 7 1,347 99
See other industries in this state Kansas 12 3,638 0.11 1 1,934 94
See other industries in this state Alabama 11 3,617 0.11 1 1,522 46
See other industries in this state Nebraska 10 3,246 0.10 2 1,418 57
See other industries in this state Mississippi 7 2,483 0.08 1 735 49
See other industries in this state West Virginia 7 2,461 0.08 1 928 48
See other industries in this state South Dakota 12 2,083 0.07 3 644 33
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 10 1,952 0.06 1 695 62
See other industries in this state Montana 22 1,528 0.05 2 729 39
See other industries in this state Arkansas 4 474 0.01 0 165 11
  All other states, including those below 73 135,829 4.26   45,241 1,249
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 35 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 11 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 4 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Iowa 9 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Maine 12 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota 3 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Tour operators
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 3,189,844 100.00
37931 Pkg tour inc arr/assem mkt tour pkg-trav agnt/tour whs/indiv:Intl 1,400,078 43.89
37932 Pkg tour, inc arr/assem mkt tour to trav agnt/tour whs/indiv:Dom 1,035,990 32.48
37933 Pkg tour-arr/assem/mkt pkg-agt/tour whsl/ind: Resell acq fm oth 277,161 8.69
-Other 476,615 14.94

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Tour operators
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
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 EC02-56SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-56SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts 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 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 EC02-56SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts by Class of Customer for Travel Arrangement & Reservation Services US, states
link to PDF EC02-56I-05 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF BE02-00I-1 Business Expenses Link to data in AFF Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
Link to data in AFF Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
link to PDF EC02-56A 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 56152
Hypertext Tables 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
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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 5615 To broader NAICS

 

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