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NAICS 722211
Limited-service restaurants

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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

72	Accommodation & food services	565,590	449,498,718	127,554,483	10,120,951
722	Food services & drinking places	504,641	321,400,508	92,599,239	8,307,625
7222	Limited-service eating places	228,789	135,324,135	35,441,793	3,526,264
72221	Limited-service eating places	228,789	135,324,135	35,441,793	3,526,264
722211	Limited-service restaurants	186,942	116,516,316	30,426,880	3,060,937

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
72	Accommodation & food services	807,278	463,676,922	241,688	29.9	14,178,204	3.1	565,590	449,498,718
722	Food services & drinking places	694,310	331,812,820	189,669	27.3	10,412,312	3.1	504,641	321,400,508
7222	Limited-service eating places	271,581	138,301,951	42,792	15.8	2,977,816	2.2	228,789	135,324,135
72221	Limited-service eating places	271,581	138,301,951	42,792	15.8	2,977,816	2.2	228,789	135,324,135
722211	Limited-service restaurants	N	N	N	N	N	N	186,942	116,516,316

Definition: NAICS 722211 Limited-service restaurants

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing food services (except snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars) where patrons generally order or select items and pay before eating. Food and drink may be consumed on premises, taken out, or delivered to the customer's location. Some establishments in this industry may provide these food services in combination with selling alcoholic beverages.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Preparing and serving meals for immediate consumption using cafeteria--style serving equipment, known as cafeterias--are classified in U.S. Industry 722212, Cafeterias;
Providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated and pay after eating--are classified in Industry 722110, Full-Service Restaurants;
Selling a specialty snack (e.g., ice cream, frozen yogurt, candy, cookies) or nonalcoholic beverages, for consumption on or near the premises--are classified in U.S. Industry 722213, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars;
Retailing confectionery goods and nuts not packaged for immediate consumption--are classified in U.S. Industry 445292, Confectionery and Nut Stores;
Retailing baked goods (e.g., pretzels, doughnuts, cookies, and bagels) not baked on the premises and not for immediate consumption--are classified in U.S. Industry 445291, Baked Goods Stores;
Preparing and serving alcoholic beverages, known as bars, taverns, or nightclubs--are classified in Industry 722410, Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages); and
Selling baked goods (e.g., doughnuts and bagels) and providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated and pay after eating--are classified in Industry 722110, Full-Service Restaurants.

Historical comparability

NAICS 722211, Limited-service restaurants, 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

722211	Limited-service restaurants	2002	186,942	116,516,316	30,426,880	3,060,937
		1997	174,104	94,698,045	24,032,405	2,944,280
		% change	7.4	23.0	26.6	4.0

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Geographic Distribution -- Limited-service restaurants: 2002

Data for the Accommodation & food services 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-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

186,942

116,516,316

100.00

404

30,426,880

3,060,937

California

23,544

15,661,272

13.44

447

4,041,218

358,368

Texas

13,985

10,167,808

8.73

467

2,666,516

253,788

Florida

9,268

5,996,263

5.15

359

1,505,133

156,612

New York

11,581

5,415,469

4.65

283

1,329,063

124,725

Ohio

8,098

5,259,530

4.51

461

1,403,394

154,270

Illinois

8,204

5,108,916

4.38

406

1,312,415

132,580

Georgia

5,907

4,132,551

3.55

481

1,071,304

109,178

Michigan

6,245

3,885,937

3.34

387

989,994

108,008

North Carolina

5,548

3,787,194

3.25

456

1,022,594

104,330

Pennsylvania

7,374

3,736,065

3.21

303

949,036

101,142

Virginia

4,807

3,090,230

2.65

424

831,049

84,374

Indiana

4,217

2,870,243

2.46

466

785,618

83,281

Tennessee

3,902

2,743,049

2.35

474

747,542

78,786

New Jersey

5,516

2,519,835

2.16

294

602,005

53,488

Missouri

3,732

2,470,173

2.12

435

666,188

72,083

Washington

4,033

2,279,499

1.96

376

618,043

59,236

Massachusetts

4,392

2,227,404

1.91

346

589,910

49,510

Maryland

3,744

2,203,551

1.89

405

561,084

55,958

Kentucky

2,775

2,038,313

1.75

498

546,981

59,330

Colorado

3,026

1,987,467

1.71

442

530,583

49,709

Alabama

3,003

1,970,114

1.69

440

521,120

55,798

Wisconsin

3,128

1,947,051

1.67

358

528,255

59,428

Louisiana

2,693

1,909,680

1.64

427

482,516

55,315

Minnesota

2,856

1,899,688

1.63

378

502,609

53,030

South Carolina

2,750

1,776,363

1.52

433

474,703

51,274

Oklahoma

2,468

1,490,845

1.28

427

407,314

43,883

Oregon

2,507

1,435,334

1.23

407

391,683

38,609

Mississippi

1,811

1,182,378

1.01

413

303,784

37,176

Kansas

1,931

1,163,646

1.00

429

312,683

33,701

Arkansas

1,742

1,122,209

0.96

415

295,004

32,732

Iowa

1,834

1,065,768

0.91

363

299,061

35,534

Nevada

1,466

1,016,782

0.87

469

262,758

24,638

Utah

1,659

993,187

0.85

427

264,393

29,246

Connecticut

1,910

970,412

0.83

281

249,214

21,477

New Mexico

1,153

809,464

0.69

436

218,370

22,404

Hawaii

1,145

751,321

0.64

609

179,421

16,221

Nebraska

1,190

733,703

0.63

425

200,207

22,590

West Virginia

1,233

727,138

0.62

403

189,629

20,275

Maine

852

449,148

0.39

346

122,239

11,265

Idaho

827

442,352

0.38

329

118,318

13,662

New Hampshire

856

429,485

0.37

337

112,329

10,315

Rhode Island

709

332,603

0.29

311

88,890

8,685

Montana

714

330,002

0.28

362

87,806

10,238

Delaware

472

300,374

0.26

373

77,607

6,888

South Dakota

493

286,997

0.25

377

75,370

8,910

Alaska

427

255,044

0.22

398

63,533

5,979

Wyoming

385

209,963

0.18

421

58,519

6,313

North Dakota

397

196,344

0.17

310

54,726

6,543

Vermont

369

162,139

0.14

263

45,536

4,194

All other states, including those below

4,064

2,576,013

2.21

669,613

65,858

Arizona

3,461

(50k-99k)

District of Columbia

603

(5000-9999)

Products Lines for Limited-service restaurants
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	116,516,31	100.00
20121	Food/nonalcoholic beverages for carry-out & consump off premises	66,272,938	56.88
20122	Food/nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consump on premises	47,913,292	41.12
20133	Beer & ale	623,612	0.54
	-Other	1,706,474	1.46

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Limited-service restaurants
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
EC02-72SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states, metros
EC02-72SL-LS	Product Lines	Kinds of Business by Broad Product Line	US, states, metros
EC02-72SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Sales Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Sales Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-72SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Primary Type of Food Service	US, states
		Average Cost Per Meal	US, states
		Seating Capacity	US, states
		Principal Menu Type or Specialty	US, states
		Sales by Day-Part	US, states
		Concession Operators	US, states
		Establishments Using a Trade Name Authorized by Franchisor	US, states
EC02-72I-02	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-72A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 722211
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
	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