1994 COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS for Buena Vista, IA Contact: cbp@census.gov or 301-457-2580 (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note at end of table) Annual Establishment by Employment-size class Number of Payroll ------------------------------------------ SIC Industry Employees ($1,000) Total 1-19 20-99 100-499 > 499 ---- ---------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ --------- --------- ------- ------- ------ ---- TOTAL 7,703 130,207 619 558 54 5 2 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 30 550 10 10 0 0 0 0700 Agricultural services 30 550 10 10 0 0 0 0720 Crop services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0740 Veterinary services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0750 Animal services, except veterinary 2 11 4 4 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 200 4,090 40 39 1 0 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 46 1,087 9 9 0 0 0 1510 General building contractors (B) 0 8 8 0 0 0 1530 Operative builders (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 61 1,571 5 4 1 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway 61 1,571 5 4 1 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 93 1,432 26 26 0 0 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 21 287 7 7 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 37 853 7 7 0 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 3 30 3 3 0 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework 3 30 3 3 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1752 Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1760 Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1770 Concrete work 6 151 5 5 0 0 0 1780 Water well drilling (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1794 Excavation work (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 2,479 50,025 27 18 7 0 2 2000 Food and kindred products 2,112 42,765 7 4 1 0 2 2010 Meat products (G) 0 2 0 0 0 2 2011 Meat packing plants (G) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2015 Poultry slaughtering and processing (F) 0 1 0 0 0 1 2040 Grain mill products (C) 0 5 4 1 0 0 2048 Prepared feeds, n.e.c. (C) 0 5 4 1 0 0 2700 Printing and publishing 99 1,359 7 5 2 0 0 2710 Newspapers (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 2720 Periodicals (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2740 Miscellaneous publishing (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2750 Commercial printing (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 2752 Commercial printing, lithographic (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 2800 Chemicals and allied products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2830 Drugs (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2834 Pharmaceutical preparations (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 3272 Concrete products, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3273 Ready-mixed concrete (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 3400 Fabricated metal products 126 2,973 5 3 2 0 0 3440 Fabricated structural metal products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3448 Prefabricated metal buildings (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3460 Metal forgings and stampings (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 3469 Metal stampings, n.e.c. (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 3490 Misc. fabricated metal products (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 3494 Valves and pipe fittings, n.e.c. (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3499 Fabricated metal products, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment (C) 0 2 0 2 0 0 3520 Farm and garden machinery (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3523 Farm machinery and equipment (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3550 Special industry machinery (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3559 Special industry machinery, n.e.c. (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3900 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3990 Miscellaneous manufactures (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3993 Signs and advertising specialities (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 399\ Administrative and auxiliary (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 185 4,304 34 33 1 0 0 4100 Local and interurban passenger transit (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4110 Local and suburban transportation (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4111 Local and suburban transit (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing 79 1,465 20 20 0 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air 79 1,465 20 20 0 0 0 4400 Water transportation (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4490 Water transportation services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4493 Marinas (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4500 Transportation by air (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4580 Airports, flying fields, and services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4700 Transportation services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4720 Passenger transportation arrangement (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4724 Travel agencies (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4800 Communication 23 515 3 3 0 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services 64 2,147 6 5 1 0 0 4920 Gas production and distribution (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4930 Combination utility services (B) 0 4 3 1 0 0 4931 Electric and other services combined (B) 0 4 3 1 0 0 4950 Sanitary services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 563 12,617 55 49 6 0 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 231 5,341 27 26 1 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies 23 445 5 5 0 0 0 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5014 Tires and tubes (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5040 Professional and commercial equipment (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 5044 Office equipment (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5047 Medical and hospital equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5048 Ophthalmic goods (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5060 Electrical goods (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5070 Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5074 Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 110 2,523 14 14 0 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery (C) 0 13 13 0 0 0 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5090 Miscellaneous durable goods (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 332 7,276 28 23 5 0 0 5110 Paper and paper products (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5112 Stationery and office supplies (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5141 Groceries, general line (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials 177 4,112 13 10 3 0 0 5153 Grain and field beans (C) 0 11 8 3 0 0 5154 Livestock (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5172 Petroleum products, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods (B) 0 11 10 1 0 0 5191 Farm supplies 79 2,237 9 8 1 0 0 5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 1,856 17,779 173 152 19 2 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 58 806 9 8 1 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 5230 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5250 Hardware stores 16 145 4 4 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores (C) 0 4 2 1 1 0 5310 Department stores (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 5330 Variety stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5390 Misc. general merchandise stores (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 5400 Food stores 355 3,245 13 11 1 1 0 5410 Grocery stores (E) 0 12 10 1 1 0 5460 Retail bakeries (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 203 3,289 29 27 2 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 92 1,938 4 2 2 0 0 5520 Used car dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores 22 388 4 4 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations 73 703 16 16 0 0 0 5550 Boat dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5560 Recreational vehicle dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5570 Motorcycle dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores 114 1,139 16 15 1 0 0 5610 Men's and boys' clothing stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores 33 244 5 5 0 0 0 5630 Women's accessory and specialty stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5640 Children's and infants' wear stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores 47 650 4 3 1 0 0 5660 Shoe stores 15 127 3 3 0 0 0 5690 Misc. apparel and accessory stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 65 1,042 16 15 1 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 30 418 10 10 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores (A) 0 6 6 0 0 0 5713 Floor covering stores 10 60 3 3 0 0 0 5719 Misc. homefurnishings stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5720 Household appliance stores (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 5730 Radio, television, and computer stores (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 5731 Radio, TV, and electronic stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5736 Musical instrument stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 675 3,924 51 40 11 0 0 5812 Eating places 618 3,638 40 29 11 0 0 5813 Drinking places 57 264 9 9 0 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 188 1,994 34 33 1 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 54 732 5 4 1 0 0 5920 Liquor stores 9 67 3 3 0 0 0 5930 Used merchandise stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 55 472 11 11 0 0 0 5941 Sporting goods and bicycle shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5942 Book stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5944 Jewelry stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5946 Camera and photographic supply stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5948 Luggage and leather goods stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers 20 255 3 3 0 0 0 5962 Merchandising machine operators (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5963 Direct selling establishments (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5980 Fuel dealers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 29 175 8 8 0 0 0 5992 Florists 19 101 5 5 0 0 0 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 10 74 3 3 0 0 0 599\ Administrative and auxiliary (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 384 9,025 71 67 4 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 233 6,090 18 14 4 0 0 6020 Commercial banks (C) 0 13 10 3 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (B) 0 4 3 1 0 0 6060 Credit unions (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 6110 Federal and Federally-sponsored credit (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6140 Personal credit institutions (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6150 Business credit institutions (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6200 Security and commodity brokers 33 858 8 8 0 0 0 6210 Security brokers and dealers 22 740 4 4 0 0 0 6220 Commodity contracts brokers, dealers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6280 Security and commodity services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6300 Insurance carriers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6330 Fire, marine, and casualty insurance (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 51 870 20 20 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 40 473 18 18 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors 13 95 7 7 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers 17 240 7 7 0 0 0 6540 Title abstract offices (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6550 Subdividers and developers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6552 Subdividers and developers, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6700 Holding and other investment offices (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6710 Holding offices (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 1,994 31,776 202 183 16 3 0 7000 Hotels and other lodging places 32 214 7 7 0 0 0 7010 Hotels and motels 32 214 7 7 0 0 0 7200 Personal services 70 812 23 23 0 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7215 Coin-operated laundries and cleaning (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7220 Photographic studios, portrait (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops 47 480 14 14 0 0 0 7240 Barber shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories 7 179 5 5 0 0 0 7300 Business services 145 1,502 17 15 2 0 0 7310 Advertising (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7330 Mailing, reproduction, stenographic (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 7336 Commercial art and graphic design (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 7340 Services to buildings (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing 4 60 3 3 0 0 0 7352 Medical equipment rental (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7359 Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 7371 Computer programming services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7377 Computer rental and leasing (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7378 Computer maintenance and repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services 58 525 6 5 1 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. 58 525 6 5 1 0 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking (B) 0 18 18 0 0 0 7510 Automotive rentals, no drivers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7513 Truck rental and leasing, no drivers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops (B) 0 13 13 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops 8 140 5 5 0 0 0 7533 Auto exhaust system repair shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops (B) 0 7 7 0 0 0 7540 Automotive services, except repair 13 92 3 3 0 0 0 7542 Carwashes (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services 29 451 8 8 0 0 0 7620 Electrical repair shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7623 Refrigeration service and repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7629 Electrical repair shops, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops (B) 0 6 6 0 0 0 7692 Welding repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7694 Armature rewinding shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. 18 258 4 4 0 0 0 7800 Motion pictures (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7830 Motion picture theaters (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7832 Motion picture theaters, ex drive-in (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7900 Amusement and recreation services 31 316 5 5 0 0 0 7940 Commercial sports (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7948 Racing, including track operation (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services (B) 0 4 4 0 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs 28 290 3 3 0 0 0 7999 Amusement and recreation, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8000 Health services 925 14,903 37 27 8 2 0 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 59 1,480 8 7 1 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists 101 1,876 11 10 1 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners (B) 0 8 7 1 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors 10 121 3 3 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 8043 Offices and clinics of podiatrists (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8049 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities 455 5,922 6 0 5 1 0 8060 Hospitals (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 8070 Medical and dental laboratories (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8072 Dental laboratories (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8090 Health and allied services, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8100 Legal services 42 1,690 14 14 0 0 0 8200 Educational services (E) 0 2 0 1 1 0 8210 Elementary and secondary schools (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 8220 Colleges and universities (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 8300 Social services 140 1,000 14 11 3 0 0 8320 Individual and family services 23 124 7 7 0 0 0 8330 Job training and related services (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 8350 Child day care services (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 8360 Residential care (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 8390 Social services, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8400 Museums, botanical, zoological gardens (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8410 Museums and art galleries (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8600 Membership organizations 153 840 44 44 0 0 0 8610 Business associations (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 135 663 35 35 0 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. 4 60 3 3 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 88 2,425 11 9 2 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services 29 1,227 3 2 1 0 0 8711 Engineering services (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 8712 Architectural services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping (B) 0 4 4 0 0 0 8730 Research and testing services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8734 Testing laboratories (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 8741 Management services (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 8748 Business consulting, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 99-- UNCLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS 12 41 7 7 0 0 0 Abbreviations and symbols: -------------------------- SIC -- Standard Industrial Classification. n.e.c. -- Not elsewhere classified. (D) -- Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in broader industry totals. (A)-(C), (E)-(M) -- Employment-size classes are indicated as follows: A--0 to 19; B--20 to 99; C--100 to 249; E--250 to 499; F--500 to 999; G--1,000 to 2,4999; H--2,500 to 4,999; I--5,000 to 9,999; J--10,000 to 24,999; K--25,000 to 49,999; L--50,000 to 99,999; M--100,000 or more --------------------------------------------------------------------------- For information on County Business Patterns: Bureau of the Census Survey Processing and Products Branch FOB #3, Room 2546 (301)-457-2580 email: cbp@census.gov URL: http://www.census.gov