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NAICS 56221
Waste treatment and disposal

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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.
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try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 56 Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 350,583 432,577,580 206,439,329 8,741,854
Go to this NAICS 562 Waste management & remediation services 18,662 51,309,276 12,232,258 331,821
Go to this NAICS 5622 Waste treatment & disposal 2,527 10,833,837 2,174,123 50,349
  56221 Waste treatment & disposal 2,527 10,833,837 2,174,123 50,349
Go to this NAICS 562211 Hazardous waste treatment & disposal 701 3,642,301 1,045,659 22,032
Go to this NAICS 562212 Solid waste landfill 1,507 5,271,844 789,058 21,167
Go to this NAICS 562213 Solid waste combustors & incinerators 120 1,364,792 188,666 3,374
Go to this NAICS 562219 Other nonhazardous waste treatment & disposal 199 554,900 150,740 3,776

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
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
5622 Waste treatment & disposal N N N N N N 2,527 10,833,837
56221 Waste treatment & disposal N N N N N N 2,527 10,833,837

 

Definition: NAICS 56221   Waste treatment and disposal

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating waste treatment or disposal facilities (except sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities) or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling of waste materials within a local area and operating waste treatment or disposal facilities. Waste combustors or incinerators (including those that may produce byproducts, such as electricity), solid waste landfills, and compost dumps are included in this industry.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 56221, Waste treatment and disposal, 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
56221 Waste treatment & disposal 2002 2,528 10,834,076 2,174,183 50,353
1997 2,314 10,250,994 1,933,074 53,328
% change 9.2 5.7 12.5 -5.6

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Waste treatment and disposal: 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.
Other
Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Sales
% of
U.S.		 Sales
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States 2,527 10,833,837 100.00 38 2,174,123 50,349
See other industries in this state California 171 968,249 8.94 28 194,834 4,035
See other industries in this state Washington 52 852,193 7.87 140 320,831 5,184
See other industries in this state Texas 183 799,870 7.38 37 162,296 4,686
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania 121 634,507 5.86 51 94,275 2,428
See other industries in this state New York 99 626,643 5.78 33 123,230 3,275
See other industries in this state Massachusetts 63 526,386 4.86 82 75,929 1,546
See other industries in this state Michigan 95 449,360 4.15 45 102,699 2,235
See other industries in this state Ohio 113 439,711 4.06 39 80,539 2,118
See other industries in this state Florida 101 428,364 3.95 26 58,960 1,496
See other industries in this state Tennessee 76 398,865 3.68 69 72,230 1,776
See other industries in this state Illinois 116 376,998 3.48 30 54,297 1,178
See other industries in this state Utah 29 338,766 3.13 146 74,349 1,318
See other industries in this state New Jersey 62 328,362 3.03 38 51,628 1,046
See other industries in this state Maryland 46 292,499 2.70 54 82,643 981
See other industries in this state Louisiana 55 270,893 2.50 61 35,696 946
See other industries in this state Virginia 62 262,119 2.42 36 42,890 1,189
See other industries in this state Alabama 54 233,875 2.16 52 50,264 1,267
See other industries in this state Indiana 53 201,480 1.86 33 41,537 1,028
See other industries in this state Georgia 77 175,134 1.62 20 28,378 744
See other industries in this state Colorado 52 169,260 1.56 38 40,228 910
See other industries in this state South Carolina 44 166,551 1.54 41 28,914 879
See other industries in this state Arkansas 34 157,106 1.45 58 35,463 903
See other industries in this state North Carolina 70 151,744 1.40 18 30,428 856
See other industries in this state Missouri 51 140,021 1.29 25 23,522 635
See other industries in this state Oregon 39 139,880 1.29 40 18,410 550
See other industries in this state Connecticut 22 123,530 1.14 36 20,275 496
See other industries in this state Wisconsin 43 122,121 1.13 22 20,860 550
See other industries in this state Oklahoma 64 121,652 1.12 35 25,836 762
See other industries in this state Kentucky 38 113,977 1.05 28 24,700 685
See other industries in this state Minnesota 62 113,332 1.05 23 18,510 434
See other industries in this state Nebraska 32 104,206 0.96 60 23,616 687
See other industries in this state Rhode Island 11 63,444 0.59 59 11,515 325
See other industries in this state Kansas 32 58,618 0.54 22 9,265 271
See other industries in this state Hawaii 17 56,593 0.52 46 12,990 262
See other industries in this state Mississippi 40 42,938 0.40 15 8,131 293
See other industries in this state West Virginia 21 41,650 0.38 23 8,148 305
See other industries in this state Maine 9 38,422 0.35 30 6,573 159
See other industries in this state New Hampshire 15 36,494 0.34 29 5,408 145
See other industries in this state Nevada 8 34,674 0.32 16 7,359 299
See other industries in this state New Mexico 25 33,893 0.31 18 7,498 239
See other industries in this state Iowa 40 27,207 0.25 9 6,404 225
See other industries in this state Idaho 11 27,153 0.25 20 3,071 96
See other industries in this state Alaska 9 17,921 0.17 28 3,434 87
See other industries in this state Montana 12 13,616 0.13 15 1,861 77
See other industries in this state Delaware 9 8,109 0.07 10 1,965 79
See other industries in this state Vermont 8 6,206 0.06 10 1,384 49
See other industries in this state North Dakota 12 4,758 0.04 8 1,010 32
See other industries in this state Wyoming 9 3,283 0.03 7 1,154 40
  All other states, including those below 60 91,204 0.84   18,686 543
See other industries in this state     Arizona 49 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     South Dakota 10 D     D (100-249)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia 1 D     D (1-19)

 

Products Lines for Waste treatment and disposal
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 10,833,837 100.00
38790 Nonhazardous waste disposal services 5,713,423 52.74
38480 Hazardous waste treatment services 1,853,441 17.11
38440 Hazardous waste disposal services by confinement 834,213 7.70
-Other 2,432,760 22.46

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Waste treatment and disposal
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-56SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-56SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-56SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts by Class of Customer for Selected Industries US, states
link to PDF EC02-56I-09 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-56A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 56221
Hypertext Tables 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
Link to table for this industry 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
For more data sets, check a broader NAICS category, such as NAICS 5622 To broader NAICS

 

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