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NAICS 561591
Convention and visitors bureaus

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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
Go to this NAICS 56159 Other travel arrangement & reservation services 3,621 12,958,073 2,768,240 84,311
  561591 Convention & visitors bureaus 1,035 1,127,898 305,678 11,415

 

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
56159 Other travel arrangement & reservation services N N N N N N 3,621 12,958,073
561591 Convention & visitors bureaus N N N N N N 1,035 1,127,898

 

Definition: NAICS 561591   Convention and visitors bureaus

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in marketing and promoting communities and facilities to businesses and leisure travelers through a range of activities, such as assisting organizations in locating meeting and convention sites; providing travel information on area attractions, lodging accommodations, restaurants; providing maps; and organizing group tours of local historical, recreational, and cultural attractions.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in organizing, promoting, and/or managing events, such as business and trade shows, conventions, conferences, and meetings (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place), are classified in Industry 561920, Convention and Trade Show Organizers.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 561591, Convention and visitors bureaus, 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
561591 Convention & visitors bureaus 2002 1,035 1,127,898 305,678 11,415
1997 975 852,418 217,941 10,236
% change 6.2 32.3 40.3 11.5

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Convention and visitors bureaus: 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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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 1,035 1,127,898 100.00 3.91 305,678 11,415
See other industries in this state Florida 45 182,452 16.18 10.94 24,913 1,045
See other industries in this state California 98 149,355 13.24 4.26 43,477 1,679
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 41 81,674 7.24 6.63 17,510 1,042
See other industries in this state New York 48 61,368 5.44 3.20 15,664 379
See other industries in this state Illinois 45 50,144 4.45 3.98 15,949 523
See other industries in this state Texas 33 44,364 3.93 2.04 13,308 431
See other industries in this state Ohio 61 43,149 3.83 3.78 13,634 521
See other industries in this state District of Columbia 9 31,261 2.77 54.00 5,726 235
See other industries in this state Michigan 41 31,078 2.76 3.10 9,177 320
See other industries in this state Arizona 22 29,508 2.62 5.42 7,252 243
See other industries in this state Georgia 29 28,903 2.56 3.36 8,770 300
See other industries in this state Missouri 15 26,114 2.32 4.60 12,591 414
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 27 24,898 2.21 4.58 6,657 319
See other industries in this state Minnesota 45 22,448 1.99 4.47 6,896 226
See other industries in this state Louisiana 19 22,071 1.96 4.94 7,947 205
See other industries in this state North Carolina 32 21,459 1.90 2.58 5,848 200
See other industries in this state Colorado 22 20,059 1.78 4.46 5,442 264
See other industries in this state Alaska 13 19,065 1.69 29.76 4,745 140
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 12 18,664 1.65 2.90 5,477 222
See other industries in this state Alabama 16 18,212 1.61 4.07 4,793 203
See other industries in this state Washington 30 18,098 1.60 2.98 6,650 243
See other industries in this state Maryland 18 17,066 1.51 3.14 5,197 215
See other industries in this state Virginia 18 12,341 1.09 1.69 3,947 176
See other industries in this state Oregon 22 12,161 1.08 3.45 4,829 152
See other industries in this state Tennessee 13 10,183 0.90 1.76 3,247 104
See other industries in this state South Carolina 13 9,719 0.86 2.37 2,745 64
See other industries in this state New Mexico 13 8,886 0.79 4.79 2,539 98
See other industries in this state West Virginia 23 6,395 0.57 3.54 1,601 79
See other industries in this state Iowa 17 6,258 0.55 2.13 2,529 92
See other industries in this state Kentucky 12 3,721 0.33 0.91 889 46
See other industries in this state North Dakota 6 3,654 0.32 5.77 1,419 76
See other industries in this state New Jersey 7 3,078 0.27 0.36 826 22
See other industries in this state Wyoming 12 2,912 0.26 5.84 664 32
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 12 2,595 0.23 0.74 599 29
See other industries in this state Kansas 5 2,313 0.21 0.85 848 25
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 4 2,083 0.18 1.64 502 18
See other industries in this state Arkansas 4 885 0.08 0.33 176 13
  All other states, including those below 133 79,304 7.03   30,695 1,020
See other industries in this state     Indiana 38 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Hawaii 17 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Maine 16 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 3 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Utah 12 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut 13 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Idaho 3 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Rhode Island 7 D     D (20-99)
See other industries in this state     Delaware 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Mississippi 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Montana 8 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Nebraska 2 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Nevada 3 D     D (1-19)
See other industries in this state     Vermont 5 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Convention and visitors bureaus
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 1,127,898 100.00
38050 Serv prov to supp conv & promo tour:Vis info & sightsee tour serv 491,281 43.56
38030 Serv provided to supp conv & promote tourism: Pre-conv organ serv 278,782 24.72
38040 Serv provided to supp conv & promote tourism: Conv supp serv 183,092 16.23
38060 Serv provided to supp conv & promote tourism: Res serv on tourism 77,605 6.88
-Other 97,138 8.61

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Convention and visitors bureaus
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 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 561591
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 56159 To broader NAICS

 

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