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NAICS 81233
Linen and uniform supply

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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 8123 Drycleaning & laundry services Taxable 41,906 20,443,881 6,667,319 371,241
  81233 Linen & uniform supply Taxable 2,636 9,223,786 3,302,760 136,274
Go to this NAICS 812331 Linen supply Taxable 1,152 3,087,037 1,203,023 52,290
Go to this NAICS 812332 Industrial launderers Taxable 1,484 6,136,749 2,099,737 83,984

 

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
8123 Drycleaning & laundry services 78,523 22,184,753 36,617 46.6 1,740,872 7.8 41,906 20,443,881
81233 Linen & uniform supply 5,442 9,295,340 2,806 51.6 71,554 0.8 2,636 9,223,786

 

Definition: NAICS 81233   Linen and uniform supply

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying, on a rental or contract basis, laundered items, such as uniforms, gowns and coats, table linens, bed linens, towels, clean room apparel, and treated mops or shop towels.

 

Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 81233, Linen and uniform supply, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 81233 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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
81233 Linen & uniform supply 2002 2,636 9,223,786 3,302,760 136,274
1997 2,960 7,947,659 2,757,740 138,608
% change -10.9 16.1 19.8 -1.7

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Linen and uniform supply: 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.
Other
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 2,636 9,223,786 100.00 32 3,302,760 136,274
See other industries in this state California Total 317 1,144,074 12.40 33 405,664 15,551
See other industries in this state Texas Total 193 656,784 7.12 30 229,091 10,048
See other industries in this state New York Total 166 527,905 5.72 28 188,255 7,860
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 106 450,127 4.88 39 148,208 6,370
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 116 441,516 4.79 36 147,621 5,684
See other industries in this state Florida Total 119 404,038 4.38 24 142,742 6,444
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 95 395,959 4.29 31 142,593 5,316
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 104 319,500 3.46 32 119,546 4,518
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 78 303,632 3.29 37 107,692 4,302
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 83 262,467 2.85 31 90,068 3,607
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 74 247,552 2.68 34 104,524 7,006
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 70 244,323 2.65 28 88,861 3,772
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 64 233,652 2.53 38 83,980 3,226
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 60 219,213 2.38 38 78,791 3,311
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 52 196,234 2.13 48 70,869 3,125
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 59 192,253 2.08 35 79,225 3,092
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 66 191,729 2.08 30 72,258 2,722
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 57 186,188 2.02 33 73,692 2,828
See other industries in this state Washington Total 43 174,731 1.89 29 64,086 2,431
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 35 172,738 1.87 34 69,680 2,493
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 23 168,816 1.83 78 62,587 2,545
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 45 154,688 1.68 35 53,122 2,307
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 46 148,578 1.61 33 46,136 1,802
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 35 146,954 1.59 27 48,814 1,744
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 41 145,868 1.58 36 47,350 2,055
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 39 138,326 1.50 31 46,577 1,893
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 34 128,029 1.39 36 49,086 1,863
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 36 114,914 1.25 33 41,665 1,577
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 33 97,023 1.05 28 30,559 1,493
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 31 82,638 0.90 31 28,440 1,322
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 29 79,013 0.86 27 28,806 1,135
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 16 76,536 0.83 60 23,768 868
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 28 76,345 0.83 28 27,398 1,124
See other industries in this state Utah Total 15 66,447 0.72 29 23,277 1,022
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 21 56,975 0.62 31 19,406 718
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 20 49,666 0.54 17 16,853 723
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 21 47,812 0.52 28 17,251 772
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 12 47,747 0.52 26 13,854 645
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 11 36,220 0.39 34 19,995 788
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 12 33,244 0.36 27 13,072 667
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 16 29,227 0.32 22 11,123 515
See other industries in this state Maine Total 12 27,796 0.30 21 9,434 375
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 9 27,284 0.30 43 10,809 432
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 9 20,155 0.22 25 10,124 363
See other industries in this state Montana Total 13 19,872 0.22 22 7,188 340
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 8 19,597 0.21 39 5,954 311
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 7 18,369 0.20 30 5,644 195
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 10 10,577 0.11 14 3,915 182
  All other states, including those below Total 47 190,455 2.06   73,107 2,792
See other industries in this state     Arizona Total 41 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     District of Columbia Total 5 D     D (250-499)
See other industries in this state     Alaska Total 1 D     D (100-249)

 

Products Lines for Linen and uniform supply
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 9,223,786 100.00
30901 3,094,068 33.54
30892 Cleaning & rental of: Linen supply flatwork & full dry linens 1,993,695 21.61
30891 Cleaning & rent: Linen supp garments, incl gowns/coat/aprons/etc. 1,480,007 16.05
30904 Cleaning & rental of: Indust mat, inc launderable & unlaunderable 988,677 10.72
30903 Cleaning & rental of: Industrial wiping cloths 470,074 5.10
-Other 1,197,265 12.98

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Linen and uniform supply
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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 BE02-00I-1 Business Expenses Link to data in AFF Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
Link to data in AFF Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) 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 81233
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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