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NAICS 722212
Cafeterias

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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
722212	Cafeterias, buffets, & grill buffets	5,811	5,199,204	1,545,349	129,183

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
722212	Cafeterias, buffets, & grill buffets	N	N	N	N	N	N	5,811	5,199,204

Definition: NAICS 722212 Cafeterias

This U.S. industry comprises establishments, known as cafeterias, primarily engaged in preparing and serving meals for immediate consumption using cafeteria-style serving equipment, such as steam tables, a refrigerated area, and self-service nonalcoholic beverage dispensing equipment. Patrons select from food and drink items on display in a continuous cafeteria line.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated and pay after eating--are classified in Industry 722110, Full-Service Restaurants; and
Providing food services where patrons generally order or select items and pay before eating--are classified in U.S. Industry 722211, Limited-Service Restaurants.

Historical comparability

NAICS 722212, Cafeterias, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Cafeterias: 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

5,811

5,199,204

100.00

1,545,349

129,183

Texas

754

908,418

17.47

292,572

22,763

California

674

665,726

12.80

178,787

14,302

Florida

512

365,237

7.02

106,089

9,472

North Carolina

206

291,873

5.61

86,915

7,236

Georgia

277

243,808

4.69

71,847

5,918

Virginia

164

160,853

3.09

49,187

4,309

Indiana

153

142,179

2.73

44,902

3,718

Ohio

177

142,040

2.73

43,677

3,950

Illinois

174

141,115

2.71

39,851

3,591

Tennessee

148

132,724

2.55

39,221

3,218

Colorado

100

123,679

2.38

36,805

3,236

New York

276

116,893

2.25

34,014

2,598

Pennsylvania

149

107,989

2.08

30,136

2,584

Oklahoma

107,839

2.07

34,320

3,024

Louisiana

118

105,938

2.04

33,578

2,761

Missouri

127

96,113

1.85

30,811

2,450

Alabama

112

94,818

1.82

29,001

2,427

South Carolina

104

91,453

1.76

29,761

2,273

Michigan

139

90,728

1.75

27,122

2,277

Washington

79,195

1.52

23,919

2,042

Minnesota

77,771

1.50

21,682

2,034

Kansas

66,793

1.28

20,172

2,006

New Mexico

65,556

1.26

19,579

1,744

Maryland

63,813

1.23

18,371

1,397

New Jersey

119

63,333

1.22

15,826

1,158

Kentucky

53,317

1.03

15,193

1,381

Mississippi

53,168

1.02

15,754

1,453

Oregon

49,822

0.96

13,195

1,147

Iowa

40,880

0.79

12,307

1,166

Wisconsin

39,576

0.76

10,809

959

Massachusetts

39,436

0.76

11,720

891

Arkansas

36,167

0.70

10,905

914

Utah

34,763

0.67

7,556

962

Nebraska

27,872

0.54

7,908

686

Connecticut

21,602

0.42

6,481

467

West Virginia

18,569

0.36

5,457

614

Idaho

13,684

0.26

3,713

468

North Dakota

12,619

0.24

3,794

418

Hawaii

12,457

0.24

3,199

249

Nevada

11,382

0.22

3,242

257

Rhode Island

8,238

0.16

2,578

103

Delaware

8,054

0.15

2,349

152

Alaska

6,723

0.13

2,004

107

South Dakota

6,447

0.12

1,887

232

Maine

6,093

0.12

1,687

111

New Hampshire

4,882

0.09

2,226

145

Wyoming

4,594

0.09

1,274

121

Montana

3,572

0.07

1,155

133

Vermont

1,188

0.02

422

All other states, including those below

147

138,215

2.66

40,389

3,518

Arizona

128

(2500-4999)

District of Columbia

(100-249)

Products Lines for Cafeterias
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	5,199,204	100.00
20122	Food/nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consump on premises	4,933,311	94.89
20121	Food/nonalcoholic beverages for carry-out & consump off premises	230,599	4.44
	-Other	35,294	0.68

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Cafeterias
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	Average Cost Per Meal	US, states
		Seating Capacity	US, states
		Principal Menu Type or Specialty	US, states
		Sales by Day-Part	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 722212
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