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NAICS 722330
Mobile food services

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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
7223	Special food services	31,337	26,524,822	7,728,973	540,896
72233	Mobile food services	2,303	833,505	143,997	9,515
722330	Mobile food services	2,303	833,505	143,997	9,515

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
7223	Special food services	121,012	28,883,172	89,675	74.1	2,358,350	8.2	31,337	26,524,822
72233	Mobile food services	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,303	833,505
722330	Mobile food services	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,303	833,505

Definition: NAICS 722330 Mobile food services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing and serving meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts. The establishment is the central location from which the caterer route is serviced, not each vehicle or cart. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in providing food services from vehicles, such as hot dog carts, and ice cream trucks.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing food services where patrons generally order or select items and pay before eating--are classified in U.S. Industry 722211, Limited-Service Restaurants;
Selling unprepared foods, such as vegetables, melons, and nuts or fruit from carts--are classified in Industry 454390, Other Direct Selling Establishments;
Selling specialty snacks (e.g., ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies, popcorn) or nonalcoholic beverages in nonmobile facilities for consumption on or near the premises--are classified in U.S. Industry 722213, Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars;
Selling food specialties, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, pizza, or specialty cuisines from nonmobile facilities--are classified in U.S. Industry 722211, Limited-Service Restaurants or Industry 722110, Full-Service Restaurants based on type of food services provided to patrons; and
Operating as street vendors (except food)--are classified in Industry 454390, Other Direct Selling Establishments.

Historical comparability

NAICS 722330, Mobile 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	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

722330	Mobile foodservices	2002	2,303	833,505	143,997	9,515
		1997	2,593	879,397	170,510	11,683
		% change	-11.2	-5.2	-15.5	-18.6

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Geographic Distribution -- Mobile food services: 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-
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Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

2,303

833,505

100.00

2.89

143,997

9,515

California

329

146,206

17.54

4.17

28,329

1,621

Texas

97,302

11.67

4.47

8,417

673

Florida

165

64,735

7.77

3.88

9,078

734

Illinois

54,413

6.53

4.32

8,130

525

Ohio

129

52,886

6.35

4.63

8,766

494

New York

147

39,781

4.77

2.08

6,368

440

Pennsylvania

128

35,296

4.23

2.86

6,772

534

Washington

139

31,892

3.83

5.25

7,523

407

New Jersey

29,056

3.49

3.39

5,553

296

Michigan

27,032

3.24

2.69

4,980

280

Indiana

23,822

2.86

3.87

4,726

389

Massachusetts

21,845

2.62

3.40

3,285

205

Minnesota

21,039

2.52

4.19

3,871

170

Maryland

18,787

2.25

3.45

7,793

505

Colorado

15,910

1.91

3.54

3,412

173

North Carolina

11,512

1.38

2,475

165

Georgia

11,067

1.33

1.29

1,737

104

Oregon

10,664

1.28

3.03

2,152

228

Connecticut

9,285

1.11

2.69

1,805

Missouri

7,861

0.94

1.38

1,164

121

Wisconsin

7,402

0.89

1.36

1,370

Tennessee

6,513

0.78

1.13

604

Nevada

6,252

0.75

2.88

676

Oklahoma

6,059

0.73

1.74

785

Virginia

5,446

0.65

0.75

1,292

137

Utah

5,308

0.64

2.28

858

Kansas

5,223

0.63

1.92

748

Iowa

4,300

0.52

1.46

1,224

Mississippi

4,019

0.48

1.40

636

Hawaii

3,692

0.44

2.99

809

Alaska

3,583

0.43

5.59

585

Kentucky

3,323

0.40

0.81

316

Alabama

2,904

0.35

0.65

491

Louisiana

2,779

0.33

0.62

887

Maine

2,683

0.32

2.07

618

Montana

2,501

0.30

2.75

512

Delaware

2,377

0.29

2.95

380

New Hampshire

2,125

0.25

1.67

476

Rhode Island

2,053

0.25

1.92

355

Nebraska

1,946

0.23

1.13

303

South Carolina

1,897

0.23

0.46

426

Wyoming

1,695

0.20

3.40

408

New Mexico

1,428

0.17

0.77

210

South Dakota

934

0.11

1.23

134

Idaho

925

0.11

0.69

193

North Dakota

742

0.09

1.17

114

Vermont

657

0.08

1.07

West Virginia

350

0.04

0.19

Arkansas

257

0.03

0.09

All other states, including those below

13,741

1.65

2,020

183

Arizona

(100-249)

District of Columbia

(1-19)

Products Lines for Mobile food services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
20000	Industry total	833,505	100.00
20121	Food/nonalcoholic beverages for carry-out & consump off premises	740,612	88.86
20122	Food/nonalcoholic beverages prepared for consump on premises	18,350	2.20
	-Other	74,543	8.94

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Mobile food services
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
EC02-72I-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 722330
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