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NAICS 562111
Solid 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

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
562111	Solid waste collection	N	N	N	N	N	N	7,515	26,416,056

Definition: NAICS 562111 Solid waste collection

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) within a local area; (2) operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations; and (3) collecting and/or hauling mixed recyclable materials within a local area.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Long-distance trucking of waste--are classified in Industry 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance;
Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of nonhazardous waste materials--are classified in Industry 56221, Waste Treatment and Disposal;
Collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste within a local area and/or operating hazardous waste transfer stations--are classified in U.S. Industry 562112, Hazardous Waste Collection;
Collecting and removing debris, such as brush or rubble, within a local area--are classified in U.S. Industry 562119, Other Waste Collection; and
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.

Historical comparability

NAICS 562111, Solid 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

562111	Solid waste collection	2002	7,518	26,416,713	5,877,097	158,326
		1997	7,083	18,211,495	4,048,032	137,049
		% change	6.1	45.1	45.2	15.5

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Geographic Distribution -- Solid 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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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

7,515

26,416,056

100.00

5,876,820

158,317

California

552

4,009,740

15.18

114

909,834

21,428

New York

574

1,672,570

6.33

339,040

9,459

Florida

254

1,544,860

5.85

338,375

8,957

Texas

328

1,500,274

5.68

342,875

9,608

Illinois

314

1,426,370

5.40

113

340,474

7,480

New Jersey

254

1,217,919

4.61

142

261,159

5,878

Michigan

245

1,137,356

4.31

113

273,124

6,715

Pennsylvania

368

1,134,749

4.30

250,149

6,941

Ohio

301

1,008,032

3.82

227,480

6,250

Massachusetts

199

811,844

3.07

126

161,091

3,711

Washington

141

666,090

2.52

110

136,797

3,745

Georgia

259

664,712

2.52

138,422

3,914

North Carolina

214

636,595

2.41

123,804

4,037

Indiana

160

577,049

2.18

118,173

3,137

Maryland

177

564,455

2.14

104

130,472

3,737

Connecticut

166

561,283

2.12

162

106,073

3,471

Minnesota

243

550,047

2.08

109

128,958

3,501

Virginia

156

539,678

2.04

116,043

2,997

Wisconsin

151

478,700

1.81

114,558

3,307

Oregon

169

411,339

1.56

117

93,319

2,466

Tennessee

118

401,262

1.52

94,928

2,830

Louisiana

400,365

1.52

85,205

2,567

Colorado

154

396,111

1.50

115,019

2,922

Missouri

174

387,933

1.47

89,463

2,701

Arizona

371,975

1.41

89,081

2,457

Kentucky

108

324,525

1.23

62,908

1,999

South Carolina

264,658

1.00

60,689

1,832

Alabama

260,649

0.99

54,454

1,543

Kansas

115

242,771

0.92

79,739

2,554

Mississippi

203,670

0.77

42,401

1,377

Iowa

162

190,596

0.72

45,339

1,774

Arkansas

129,970

0.49

25,282

1,005

Oklahoma

122,520

0.46

29,702

933

Utah

115,838

0.44

27,279

788

Maine

115,005

0.44

25,687

954

Vermont

107,496

0.41

174

22,308

696

Nebraska

110

99,531

0.38

27,341

1,064

Hawaii

88,963

0.34

17,050

498

New Mexico

81,284

0.31

17,748

574

Idaho

61,175

0.23

17,015

556

Montana

46,166

0.17

12,055

387

Rhode Island

35,988

0.14

7,970

237

North Dakota

29,615

0.11

5,941

236

All other states, including those below

341

824,328

3.12

171,996

5,094

Nevada

(1000-2499)

West Virginia

(1000-2499)

Delaware

(500-999)

New Hampshire

(500-999)

Alaska

(250-499)

South Dakota

(250-499)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Wyoming

(100-249)

Products Lines for Solid waste collection
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	26,416,056	100.00
38731	Nonhazardous waste collection services, non-residential	11,799,400	44.67
38721	Nonhazardous waste collection services, residential	6,204,804	23.49
38771	Operation of nonhazardous waste transfer facilities	1,806,734	6.84
	-Other	6,605,118	25.00

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Solid 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
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 562111
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