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NAICS 56171
Exterminating and pest control 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
5617	Services to buildings & dwellings	156,555	75,315,804	29,133,626	1,583,580
56171	Exterminating & pest control services	11,321	6,597,034	2,622,362	90,948
561710	Exterminating & pest control services	11,321	6,597,034	2,622,362	90,948

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)

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
5617	Services to buildings & dwellings	878,605	88,576,960	722,050	82.2	13,261,156	15.0	156,555	75,315,804
56171	Exterminating & pest control services	19,231	6,911,725	7,910	41.1	314,691	4.6	11,321	6,597,034
561710	Exterminating & pest control services	19,231	6,911,725	7,910	41.1	314,691	4.6	11,321	6,597,034

Definition: NAICS 56171 Exterminating and pest control services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in exterminating and controlling birds, mosquitoes, rodents, termites, and other insects and pests (except for crop production and forestry production). Establishments providing fumigation services are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in providing pest control for crop or forestry production are classified in Subsector 115, Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry.

Historical comparability

NAICS 56171, Exterminating and pest control services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 56171 is nearly comparable to SIC 7342. 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

56171	Exterminating & pest control services	2002	11,321	6,597,034	2,622,362	90,948
		1997	11,062	4,910,668	1,930,155	81,214
		% change	2.3	34.3	35.9	12.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Exterminating and pest control 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

11,321

6,597,034

100.00

2,622,362

90,948

California

1,467

1,268,739

19.23

491,085

14,985

Florida

1,644

891,396

13.51

353,273

14,012

Texas

982

481,802

7.30

187,549

6,706

Georgia

478

298,465

4.52

120,008

4,464

North Carolina

381

244,140

3.70

103,215

3,566

New York

528

218,986

3.32

93,173

2,950

Arizona

369

197,341

2.99

77,339

3,232

Virginia

289

192,453

2.92

78,827

2,639

Pennsylvania

295

187,198

2.84

74,856

2,398

New Jersey

354

179,882

2.73

76,060

2,356

Tennessee

274

171,501

2.60

69,139

2,556

Illinois

301

170,513

2.58

69,764

2,334

Alabama

278

166,830

2.53

65,189

2,466

Louisiana

285

154,369

2.34

60,205

2,284

South Carolina

282

150,580

2.28

61,034

2,195

Maryland

182

138,552

2.10

54,218

1,724

Ohio

244

132,196

2.00

52,682

1,739

Massachusetts

166

104,867

1.59

44,460

1,241

Missouri

247

103,761

1.57

42,262

1,442

Indiana

162

91,342

1.38

37,440

1,255

Arkansas

122

89,348

1.35

34,547

1,274

Michigan

165

78,356

1.19

31,765

1,084

Mississippi

161

74,115

1.12

26,793

1,027

Kentucky

139

71,040

1.08

28,099

1,015

Oklahoma

188

68,465

1.04

25,490

1,004

Washington

132

66,487

1.01

26,095

798

Kansas

137

63,073

0.96

25,330

858

Hawaii

59,234

0.90

22,025

734

Minnesota

58,420

0.89

22,787

615

Connecticut

48,292

0.73

19,662

601

Nevada

117

47,363

0.72

18,686

697

Wisconsin

45,929

0.70

19,841

550

Iowa

105

38,838

0.59

15,532

536

Colorado

38,356

0.58

15,616

474

Oregon

30,886

0.47

12,034

516

West Virginia

28,235

0.43

11,151

439

Nebraska

23,881

0.36

8,973

332

Delaware

21,976

0.33

8,041

274

New Mexico

20,318

0.31

7,813

337

Rhode Island

17,390

0.26

7,368

234

Utah

14,359

0.22

5,136

239

New Hampshire

12,140

0.18

4,716

156

Idaho

11,801

0.18

4,495

250

Maine

7,694

0.12

3,088

130

District of Columbia

4,159

0.06

1,389

Vermont

3,048

0.05

1,155

Montana

2,898

0.04

1,101

Wyoming

1,566

0.02

630

South Dakota

1,195

0.02

390

All other states, including those below

3,259

0.05

836

North Dakota

(20-99)

Alaska

(1-19)

Products Lines for Exterminating and pest control services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	6,597,034	100.00
38230	Exterminating & pest control services	5,929,952	89.89
38240	Building cleaning & maintenance services	576,347	8.74
38250	Landscaping care & maintenance services	46,449	0.70
	-Other	44,286	0.67

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Exterminating and pest control 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-07	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 56171
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
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	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