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NAICS 562212
Solid waste landfill

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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
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
562212	Solid waste landfill	1,507	5,271,844	789,058	21,167

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
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
562212	Solid waste landfill	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,507	5,271,844

Definition: NAICS 562212 Solid waste landfill

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous waste materials within a local area and operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal;
Operating combustors and incinerators for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562213, Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators;
Collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities--are classified in Industry 221320, Sewage Treatment Facilities;
Operating nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except landfills, combustors, incinerators, and sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities)--are classified in U.S. Industry 562219, Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal; and
Manufacturing compost--are classified in U.S. Industry 325314, Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing.

Historical comparability

NAICS 562212, Solid waste landfill, 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

562212	Solid waste landfill	2002	1,507	5,271,844	789,058	21,167
		1997	1,403	5,493,433	887,078	27,454
		% change	7.4	-4.0	-11.0	-22.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Solid waste landfill: 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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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

1,507

5,271,844

100.00

789,058

21,167

Texas

497,519

9.44

75,404

2,002

California

494,830

9.39

79,275

1,786

Pennsylvania

421,883

8.00

60,592

1,645

Ohio

250,580

4.75

36,735

1,006

Tennessee

247,997

4.70

29,447

855

Illinois

240,360

4.56

30,855

645

New York

227,095

4.31

33,414

783

Massachusetts

212,739

4.04

27,828

600

Virginia

208,953

3.96

34,028

905

Michigan

173,229

3.29

25,249

594

New Jersey

140,490

2.66

24,746

571

Florida

133,359

2.53

18,535

517

Louisiana

121,715

2.31

12,252

369

Georgia

119,328

2.26

14,997

423

Oregon

115,323

2.19

13,709

390

South Carolina

107,083

2.03

16,233

492

Wisconsin

103,495

1.96

15,893

414

Indiana

93,829

1.78

11,862

330

Minnesota

89,352

1.69

12,411

301

Missouri

86,079

1.63

10,592

350

Alabama

79,900

1.52

13,441

367

North Carolina

79,416

1.51

11,981

383

Oklahoma

68,536

1.30

14,065

483

Arizona

56,979

1.08

7,626

234

West Virginia

40,293

0.76

7,804

298

Mississippi

37,195

0.71

6,988

252

Kansas

31,119

0.59

4,661

150

New Mexico

28,281

0.54

6,191

189

Rhode Island

26,406

0.50

6,480

217

New Hampshire

25,935

0.49

3,841

103

Iowa

19,872

0.38

4,701

164

Montana

10,918

0.21

1,115

North Dakota

3,616

0.07

737

All other states, including those below

231

678,140

12.86

115,370

3,270

Nebraska

(500-999)

Washington

(500-999)

Arkansas

(250-499)

Colorado

(250-499)

Kentucky

(250-499)

Utah

(250-499)

Maryland

(100-249)

Nevada

(100-249)

South Dakota

(100-249)

Connecticut

(20-99)

Delaware

(20-99)

Hawaii

(20-99)

Idaho

(20-99)

Maine

(20-99)

Wyoming

(20-99)

Alaska

(1-19)

District of Columbia

(1-19)

Vermont

(1-19)

Products Lines for Solid waste landfill
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	5,271,844	100.00
38791	Nonhazardous waste landfill disposal services	4,666,857	88.52
38781	Nonhazardous waste transportation services	90,551	1.72
38731	Nonhazardous waste collection services, non-residential	62,677	1.19
	-Other	451,759	8.57

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Solid waste landfill
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 562212
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