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NAICS 56211
Waste collection

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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
562	Waste management & remediation services	18,662	51,309,276	12,232,258	331,821
5621	Waste collection	8,669	28,205,473	6,387,619	172,274
56211	Waste collection	8,669	28,205,473	6,387,619	172,274
562111	Solid waste collection	7,515	26,416,056	5,876,820	158,317
562112	Hazardous waste collection	491	1,324,676	337,036	8,580
562119	Other waste collection	663	464,741	173,763	5,377

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
562	Waste management & remediation services	37,052	52,393,540	18,390	49.6	1,084,264	2.1	18,662	51,309,276
5621	Waste collection	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,669	28,205,473
56211	Waste collection	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,669	28,205,473

Definition: NAICS 56211 Waste collection

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste, nonhazardous waste, and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or (2) operating hazardous or nonhazardous waste transfer stations. Hazardous waste collection establishments may be responsible for the identification, treatment, packaging, and labeling of waste for the purposes of transport.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Long-distance trucking of waste--are classified in Industry 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance;
Operating facilities for separating and sorting recyclable materials from nonhazardous waste streams (i.e., garbage) and/or for sorting commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, and metal cans, into distinct categories--are classified in Industry 562920, Materials Recovery Facilities; and
Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of waste materials--are classified in Industry 56221, Waste Treatment and Disposal.

Historical comparability

NAICS 56211, Waste collection, 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

56211	Waste collection	2002	8,672	28,206,130	6,387,896	172,283
		1997	8,324	20,144,673	4,565,955	152,744
		% change	4.2	40.0	39.9	12.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Waste collection: 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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ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

8,669

28,205,473

100.00

6,387,619

172,274

California

689

4,289,963

15.21

122

990,461

23,509

New York

644

1,762,243

6.25

365,363

10,266

Texas

406

1,639,425

5.81

380,306

10,755

Florida

319

1,590,375

5.64

349,271

9,332

Illinois

359

1,555,132

5.51

123

379,740

8,334

New Jersey

299

1,388,592

4.92

162

304,043

6,902

Pennsylvania

423

1,222,889

4.34

272,929

7,568

Michigan

294

1,187,908

4.21

118

288,617

7,087

Ohio

348

1,058,886

3.75

244,036

6,791

Massachusetts

236

900,033

3.19

140

187,098

4,381

Washington

167

714,539

2.53

118

148,098

4,017

Georgia

296

687,336

2.44

144,735

4,103

North Carolina

247

673,658

2.39

135,186

4,332

Indiana

180

598,124

2.12

123,826

3,315

Connecticut

181

586,785

2.08

170

113,940

3,651

Maryland

199

578,094

2.05

106

135,957

3,942

Minnesota

271

571,746

2.03

114

135,421

3,676

Virginia

183

567,741

2.01

123,671

3,197

Wisconsin

168

494,366

1.75

118,577

3,405

Louisiana

107

473,870

1.68

106

107,432

3,212

Colorado

178

439,464

1.56

127,563

3,350

Tennessee

130

416,961

1.48

100,162

2,990

Oregon

179

414,459

1.47

118

94,060

2,486

Missouri

188

393,844

1.40

92,236

2,801

Kentucky

117

346,728

1.23

67,634

2,140

South Carolina

113

300,296

1.06

72,277

2,069

Alabama

291,295

1.03

64,220

1,808

Kansas

123

257,331

0.91

82,703

2,643

Mississippi

205,253

0.73

42,782

1,390

Iowa

169

193,495

0.69

46,634

1,814

New Hampshire

179,249

0.64

141

30,920

847

West Virginia

163,241

0.58

32,577

1,178

Oklahoma

131

155,593

0.55

42,840

1,362

Utah

139,549

0.49

32,920

900

Arkansas

134,424

0.48

26,794

1,064

Maine

102

126,681

0.45

28,277

1,011

Delaware

112,508

0.40

140

18,184

574

Vermont

110,918

0.39

180

22,838

736

Nebraska

120

105,049

0.37

28,805

1,116

New Mexico

98,114

0.35

23,702

724

Hawaii

94,767

0.34

18,729

549

Idaho

65,823

0.23

18,423

629

Alaska

55,732

0.20

11,478

311

Rhode Island

50,280

0.18

12,067

334

Montana

49,000

0.17

12,467

395

South Dakota

37,297

0.13

8,990

402

District of Columbia

33,333

0.12

5,625

138

North Dakota

32,347

0.11

6,958

267

Wyoming

20,267

0.07

4,952

187

All other states, including those below

153

640,470

2.27

161,095

4,284

Arizona

111

(2500-4999)

Nevada

(1000-2499)

Products Lines for Waste collection
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	28,205,473	100.00
38731	Nonhazardous waste collection services, non-residential	11,883,598	42.13
38721	Nonhazardous waste collection services, residential	6,215,779	22.04
38771	Operation of nonhazardous waste transfer facilities	1,830,019	6.49
	-Other	8,276,077	29.34

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Waste collection
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-09	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 56211
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