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NAICS 561612
Security guards and patrol 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
5616	Investigation & security services	22,957	31,375,440	16,004,123	761,291
56161	Investigation, guard, & armored car services	13,158	19,468,263	12,048,121	644,587
561612	Security guards & patrol services	7,365	14,763,333	10,115,867	566,757

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
5616	Investigation & security services	93,108	32,498,131	70,151	75.3	1,122,691	3.5	22,957	31,375,440
56161	Investigation, guard, & armored car services	N	N	N	N	N	N	13,158	19,468,263
561612	Security guards & patrol services	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,365	14,763,333

Definition: NAICS 561612 Security guards and patrol services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing guard and patrol services, such as bodyguard, guard dog, and parking security services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in selling, installing, monitoring, and maintaining security systems and devices, such as burglar and fire alarms and locking devices, are classified in Industry 56162, Security Systems Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 561612, Security guards and patrol 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

561612	Security guards & patrol services	2002	7,365	14,763,333	10,115,867	566,757
		1997	6,644	9,132,633	6,256,064	476,995
		% change	10.9	61.7	61.7	18.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Security guards and patrol 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

7,365

14,763,333

100.00

10,115,867

566,757

California

1,267

2,527,530

17.12

1,680,750

95,565

New York

536

1,491,663

10.10

1,060,846

59,933

Texas

575

1,156,789

7.84

783,956

42,444

Florida

532

878,874

5.95

579,063

33,799

Illinois

260

781,265

5.29

539,412

30,438

Virginia

199

661,273

4.48

460,632

20,130

New Jersey

187

554,411

3.76

372,380

20,889

Pennsylvania

213

526,843

3.57

385,620

22,402

Georgia

195

416,343

2.82

324,673

17,948

Michigan

220

392,198

2.66

263,636

13,955

Ohio

214

383,373

2.60

272,145

16,587

North Carolina

176

333,749

2.26

219,269

12,900

Massachusetts

150

317,945

2.15

223,316

12,538

Maryland

141

309,298

2.10

223,732

11,656

Tennessee

162

294,729

2.00

208,698

12,323

Washington

142

264,197

1.79

176,355

8,806

Colorado

124

262,369

1.78

173,397

8,389

South Carolina

232,909

1.58

155,138

7,538

Indiana

147

221,046

1.50

155,899

9,046

Arizona

130

215,477

1.46

146,830

9,455

Minnesota

213,853

1.45

144,774

7,305

Missouri

151

174,397

1.18

123,068

8,197

Connecticut

168,610

1.14

125,891

6,967

Louisiana

103

163,592

1.11

110,754

7,554

Nevada

158,368

1.07

99,382

5,468

Alabama

105

142,346

0.96

97,835

7,442

Wisconsin

139,488

0.94

95,828

5,719

Hawaii

133,905

0.91

109

94,515

5,009

New Mexico

127,655

0.86

74,071

3,175

District of Columbia

104,603

0.71

181

69,162

2,267

Kentucky

96,737

0.66

65,925

4,580

Oregon

95,729

0.65

60,759

3,697

Mississippi

91,625

0.62

61,402

4,233

Utah

83,388

0.56

50,120

3,337

West Virginia

60,614

0.41

38,306

2,812

Iowa

58,895

0.40

41,273

2,354

Arkansas

51,416

0.35

37,106

2,213

Nebraska

47,691

0.32

34,671

2,142

Kansas

46,668

0.32

30,481

1,689

New Hampshire

37,934

0.26

25,243

1,506

Rhode Island

34,288

0.23

24,350

1,581

Maine

33,556

0.23

24,135

1,406

Idaho

21,381

0.14

14,477

844

Vermont

13,543

0.09

9,638

360

Montana

13,274

0.09

9,148

555

Wyoming

12,930

0.09

7,455

388

North Dakota

7,699

0.05

5,295

357

South Dakota

5,126

0.03

3,450

292

All other states, including those below

127

201,741

1.37

131,606

6,567

Oklahoma

(2500-4999)

Delaware

(1000-2499)

Alaska

(500-999)

Products Lines for Security guards and patrol services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	14,763,333	100.00
38150	Guard services	14,584,997	98.79
	-Other	178,336	1.21

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Security guards and patrol 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 Selected Industries	US, states
EC02-56I-06	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 561612
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