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NAICS 812210
Funeral homes and funeral 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 81 Other services (except public administration) Total 537,576 307,049,461 82,954,939 3,475,310
Exempt 105,514 116,523,311 24,928,801 893,399
Taxable 432,062 190,526,150 58,026,138 2,581,911
Go to this NAICS 812 Personal & laundry services Taxable 201,019 72,220,404 22,908,300 1,296,540
Go to this NAICS 8122 Death care services Taxable 22,477 14,279,878 3,829,630 148,195
Go to this NAICS 81221 Funeral homes & funeral services Taxable 16,217 11,049,102 2,792,353 106,263
  812210 Funeral homes & funeral services Taxable 16,217 11,049,102 2,792,353 106,263
  8122101 Funeral homes Taxable 15,912 10,847,384 2,750,083 104,341
  8122102 Other funeral services Taxable 305 201,718 42,270 1,922

 

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
81 Other services (except public administration) 2,891,471 250,993,770 2,459,409 85.1 60,467,620 24.1 432,062 190,526,150
812 Personal & laundry services 1,843,132 107,347,210 1,642,113 89.1 35,126,806 32.7 201,019 72,220,404
8122 Death care services 36,577 15,026,137 14,100 38.5 746,259 5.0 22,477 14,279,878
81221 Funeral homes & funeral services 27,751 11,710,083 11,534 41.6 660,981 5.6 16,217 11,049,102
812210 Funeral homes & funeral services 27,751 11,710,083 11,534 41.6 660,981 5.6 16,217 11,049,102

 

Definition: NAICS 812210   Funeral homes and funeral services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing the dead for burial or interment and conducting funerals (i.e., providing facilities for wakes, arranging transportation for the dead, selling caskets and related merchandise). Funeral homes combined with crematories are included in this industry.

Cross-References. Establishments (except funeral homes) primarily engaged in cremating the dead are classified in Industry 812220, Cemeteries and Crematories.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 812210, Funeral homes and funeral services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 812210 is nearly comparable to SIC 7261. 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
812210 Funeral homes & funeral services 2002 16,217 11,049,102 2,792,353 106,263
1997 16,338 9,632,766 2,443,640 105,365
% change -0.7 14.7 14.3 0.9

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Funeral homes and funeral services: 2002

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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 16,217 11,049,102 100.00 38 2,792,353 106,263
See other industries in this state New York Total 1,140 799,545 7.24 42 182,603 5,628
See other industries in this state Texas Total 976 742,589 6.72 34 167,016 7,575
See other industries in this state California Total 733 684,859 6.20 20 175,718 6,391
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 922 597,833 5.41 52 157,220 5,864
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 857 591,486 5.35 47 149,827 5,026
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 1,025 589,009 5.33 48 142,795 5,179
See other industries in this state Florida Total 658 512,718 4.64 31 117,674 5,188
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 599 440,441 3.99 44 123,458 4,906
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 470 371,022 3.36 43 84,883 2,350
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 499 352,719 3.19 42 100,027 3,909
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 461 342,247 3.10 60 79,978 3,361
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 459 307,421 2.78 48 78,269 2,240
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 507 302,686 2.74 49 83,067 3,217
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 391 287,583 2.60 39 76,496 3,231
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 463 285,160 2.58 33 68,310 3,086
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 376 277,000 2.51 48 75,838 2,807
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 393 257,951 2.33 63 60,690 2,267
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 381 243,570 2.20 45 62,704 1,915
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 314 198,945 1.80 44 46,235 2,278
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 262 197,693 1.79 44 54,809 2,341
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 224 193,553 1.75 36 53,551 1,847
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 309 190,159 1.72 38 50,416 1,726
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 281 189,940 1.72 46 50,295 2,178
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 387 179,433 1.62 61 44,522 1,867
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 221 163,657 1.48 47 46,474 1,308
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 293 161,091 1.46 46 41,681 1,906
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 246 134,080 1.21 47 36,063 1,602
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 268 134,007 1.21 49 34,782 1,492
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 214 128,657 1.16 48 35,898 1,522
See other industries in this state Washington Total 163 125,534 1.14 21 35,933 1,232
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 237 117,653 1.06 65 32,358 1,386
See other industries in this state Arizona Total 138 109,692 0.99 20 28,761 1,145
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 125 93,218 0.84 21 20,607 937
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 177 87,045 0.79 50 21,139 945
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 143 77,933 0.71 22 20,687 743
See other industries in this state Utah Total 67 65,809 0.60 28 15,352 556
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 90 60,244 0.55 56 15,683 577
See other industries in this state Maine Total 107 53,894 0.49 42 13,670 555
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 75 44,823 0.41 24 12,717 570
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 68 40,344 0.37 30 8,761 333
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 75 37,081 0.34 49 8,421 338
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 50 36,978 0.33 46 10,999 340
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 46 36,679 0.33 17 13,150 386
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 68 36,074 0.33 57 8,595 347
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 66 33,835 0.31 27 9,199 289
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 17 33,704 0.31 27 9,678 282
See other industries in this state Montana Total 58 28,578 0.26 31 7,063 304
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 55 21,604 0.20 35 5,151 202
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 21 20,507 0.19 35 5,850 197
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 29 17,480 0.16 35 4,476 231
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 12 7,086 0.06 11 1,880 79

 

Products Lines for Funeral homes and funeral services
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 11,049,102 100.00
30862 Fees from funeral services 6,049,747 54.75
30863 Merch sold by this est as part of funeral serv, incl caskets 3,686,206 33.36
30861 Repayments of cash advances for funeral services 750,340 6.79
-Other 562,809 5.09

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Funeral homes and funeral services
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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 EC02-81SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-81SS-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 EC02-81I-02 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF EC02-81A 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 812210
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
Link to table for this industry Nonemployer Statistics Annual Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees US, states, metro areas, counties
  Service Annual Survey: Other 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

 

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