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NAICS 624210
Community food services

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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.
Indus-
try
Detail
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 62 Health care & social assistance Total 704,526 1,207,299,734 495,845,829 15,052,255
Exempt 136,478 617,930,865 254,027,235 8,027,333
Taxable 568,048 589,368,869 241,818,594 7,024,922
Go to this NAICS 624 Social assistance Total 139,752 91,454,799 36,376,408 2,122,503
Exempt 81,445 72,485,099 27,594,459 1,511,175
Taxable 58,307 18,969,700 8,781,949 611,328
Go to this NAICS 6242 Community food & housing/emergency & other relief services Total 12,481 14,005,774 3,275,523 145,929
Exempt 12,133 13,923,572 3,250,281 144,498
Taxable 348 82,202 25,242 1,431
Go to this NAICS 62421 Community food services Total 3,877 3,106,694 528,853 29,179
Exempt 3,770 3,090,585 524,512 28,869
Taxable 107 16,109 4,341 310
  624210 Community food services Total 3,877 3,106,694 528,853 29,179
Exempt 3,770 3,090,585 524,512 28,869
Taxable 107 16,109 4,341 310

 

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		 Receipts ($1,000)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
N = Not available
62 Health care & social assistance 2,024,963 631,637,167 1,456,915 71.9 42,268,298 6.7 568,048 589,368,869
624 Social assistance 775,412 27,640,096 717,105 92.5 8,670,396 31.4 58,307 18,969,700
6242 Community food & housing/emergency & other relief services 4,713 149,239 4,365 92.6 67,037 44.9 348 82,202
62421 Community food services N N N N N N 107 16,109
624210 Community food services N N N N N N 107 16,109

 

Definition: NAICS 624210   Community food services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the collection, preparation, and delivery of food for the needy. Establishments in this industry may also distribute clothing and blankets to the poor. These establishments may prepare and deliver meals to persons who by reason of age, disability, or illness are unable to prepare meals for themselves; collect and distribute salvageable or donated food; or prepare and provide meals at fixed or mobile locations. Food banks, meal delivery programs, and soup kitchens are included in this industry.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 624210, Community food services, 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 Receipts ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Paid employees
624210 Community food services 2002 3,878 3,106,950 529,109 29,184
1997 3,083 1,615,506 328,142 23,305
% change 25.8 92.3 61.2 25.2

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Community food services: 2002

Data for the Health care & social assistance 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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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Receipts
% of
U.S.		 Receipts
per capita
($)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
See other industries in this state United States Total 3,877 3,106,694 100.00 11 528,853 29,179
See other industries in this state California Total 353 511,305 16.46 15 72,811 3,393
See other industries in this state New York Total 239 233,094 7.50 12 48,470 2,291
See other industries in this state Arizona Total 57 156,649 5.04 29 12,162 583
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 123 134,495 4.33 11 36,178 1,435
See other industries in this state Texas Total 295 129,115 4.16 6 30,839 1,914
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 126 124,585 4.01 10 17,480 858
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 120 115,418 3.72 23 19,962 1,190
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 114 109,583 3.53 10 16,038 890
See other industries in this state Washington Total 126 107,618 3.46 18 15,492 859
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 73 101,000 3.25 12 8,875 427
See other industries in this state Florida Total 111 100,511 3.24 6 19,235 1,144
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 93 99,760 3.21 16 18,538 871
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 128 94,887 3.05 9 18,592 1,020
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 55 88,437 2.85 10 13,461 652
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 129 85,480 2.75 15 11,830 754
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 54 83,292 2.68 24 8,098 372
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 66 75,541 2.43 9 9,160 456
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 153 64,108 2.06 18 11,237 890
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 62 60,603 1.95 13 10,028 553
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 60 51,079 1.64 9 8,232 476
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 90 36,037 1.16 6 7,190 445
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 59 29,189 0.94 5 6,239 384
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 56 28,540 0.92 7 4,790 273
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 15 26,535 0.85 46 8,844 230
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 11 25,558 0.82 21 2,274 94
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 38 23,447 0.75 14 2,610 187
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 35 23,428 0.75 5 5,382 299
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 41 22,193 0.71 17 8,958 639
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 10 21,959 0.71 21 3,286 155
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 41 21,098 0.68 5 5,123 326
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 105 18,690 0.60 6 2,435 307
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 55 17,404 0.56 6 5,192 429
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 65 15,931 0.51 3 5,187 407
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 20 15,222 0.49 7 3,321 266
See other industries in this state Montana Total 42 12,381 0.40 14 1,870 216
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 81 11,936 0.38 16 2,527 249
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 26 10,385 0.33 6 2,343 167
See other industries in this state Utah Total 21 10,001 0.32 4 1,967 103
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 22 9,422 0.30 15 2,105 221
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 22 9,004 0.29 15 1,821 125
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 37 7,895 0.25 2 2,696 170
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 17 7,231 0.23 11 2,696 149
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 42 6,700 0.22 5 1,993 215
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 22 6,021 0.19 12 1,773 152
See other industries in this state Maine Total 11 5,652 0.18 4 2,102 123
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 25 5,333 0.17 3 1,045 101
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 18 3,993 0.13 1 1,290 69
  All other states, including those below Total 313 148,949 4.79   25,076 1,650
See other industries in this state     Kansas Total 184 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Virginia Total 77 D     D (500-999)
See other industries in this state     Connecticut Total 39 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Delaware Total 13 D     D (20-99)

 

Products Lines for Community food services
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 3,106,694 100.00
39710 Contributions, gifts, & grants: Private 1,626,057 52.34
30390 Payt-chdcare/csel/cmty food/temp shelt/rehab/rel soc prov ind/fam 653,218 21.03
39700 Contributions, gifts, & grants: Government 514,272 16.55
-Other 313,147 10.08

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Community food services
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 EC02-62SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-62SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue 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/Revenue 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 EC02-62SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Transferred Contributions for Firms Exempt from Federal Income Tax US, states
Link to data in AFF Grants & other Payments for Firms Exempt from Federal Income Tax US, states
link to PDF EC02-62I-04 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-62A 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 624210
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: Health Care and Social Assistance 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 62421 To broader NAICS

 

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