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NAICS 56162
Security systems 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
56162	Security systems services	9,799	11,907,177	3,956,002	116,704
561621	Security systems services (except locksmiths)	5,998	10,592,135	3,532,230	100,933
561622	Locksmiths	3,801	1,315,042	423,772	15,771

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
56162	Security systems services	N	N	N	N	N	N	9,799	11,907,177

Definition: NAICS 56162 Security systems services

This industry comprises establishments engaged in (1) selling security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms and locking devices, along with installation, repair, or monitoring services or (2) remote monitoring of electronic security alarm systems.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Selling security systems for buildings without installation, repair, or monitoring services--are classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade or Sector 44-45, Retail Trade;

Retailing motor vehicle security systems with or without installation or repair services--are classified in Industry 441310, Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores; and
Providing key duplication services--are classified in Industry 811490, Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance.

Historical comparability

NAICS 56162, Security systems services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 56162 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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

56162	Security systems services	2002	9,799	11,907,177	3,956,002	116,704
		1997	8,955	8,073,663	2,938,139	121,915
		% change	9.4	47.5	34.6	-4.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Security systems 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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Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

9,799

11,907,177

100.00

3,956,002

116,704

California

1,233

1,663,047

13.97

538,670

14,702

Texas

722

1,155,181

9.70

362,173

10,862

Florida

817

877,363

7.37

324,413

10,508

New York

774

798,950

6.71

279,333

7,911

Virginia

282

530,504

4.46

192,708

4,971

Illinois

325

519,558

4.36

162,499

4,435

New Jersey

388

468,169

3.93

172,071

4,414

Georgia

355

449,529

3.78

121,139

3,947

Pennsylvania

307

416,019

3.49

141,714

3,900

Maryland

249

389,098

3.27

130,286

4,567

Ohio

306

371,876

3.12

116,649

3,571

Massachusetts

217

369,895

3.11

131,359

3,039

North Carolina

271

296,080

2.49

88,123

2,628

Colorado

208

287,913

2.42

118,091

3,141

Michigan

255

269,307

2.26

90,636

2,821

Tennessee

186

239,415

2.01

70,510

2,076

Washington

205

237,392

1.99

72,878

2,097

Missouri

179

218,320

1.83

68,781

2,159

Arizona

193

213,017

1.79

72,053

2,119

Indiana

146

187,871

1.58

71,166

2,210

Connecticut

126

155,804

1.31

51,274

1,334

Minnesota

134

153,102

1.29

53,350

1,448

Louisiana

167

146,349

1.23

48,456

1,664

Nevada

137,993

1.16

47,744

1,367

South Carolina

142

136,189

1.14

38,232

1,281

Alabama

136

127,244

1.07

38,364

1,267

Wisconsin

128

115,796

0.97

36,485

1,083

Utah

109,345

0.92

29,241

951

Oregon

127

105,733

0.89

31,545

1,066

Oklahoma

125

103,034

0.87

32,360

1,361

Kansas

77,839

0.65

36,837

1,163

Kentucky

75,566

0.63

21,790

775

New Hampshire

55,879

0.47

18,978

506

Arkansas

49,438

0.42

12,577

496

New Mexico

47,882

0.40

13,683

489

Nebraska

44,412

0.37

12,192

377

Mississippi

42,700

0.36

13,895

705

Iowa

40,967

0.34

17,653

861

Delaware

34,649

0.29

11,504

297

Rhode Island

27,289

0.23

8,761

306

Hawaii

26,598

0.22

9,660

283

Idaho

22,499

0.19

5,722

193

Maine

20,564

0.17

8,943

249

Montana

18,924

0.16

6,949

258

West Virginia

18,557

0.16

5,675

239

District of Columbia

16,928

0.14

5,334

183

North Dakota

13,049

0.11

5,180

146

Alaska

8,982

0.08

2,863

South Dakota

6,484

0.05

2,430

Vermont

4,743

0.04

1,984

Wyoming

4,135

0.03

1,089

Products Lines for Security systems services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	11,907,177	100.00
38110	Security system services	10,345,446	86.88
38120	Locksmith services	1,078,803	9.06
39000	Merchandise sales	191,387	1.61
	-Other	291,541	2.45

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Security systems 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
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

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 56162
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