1994 COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS for Alexander, NC 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 8,221 152,375 546 470 57 19 0 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING (B) 0 8 8 0 0 0 0700 Agricultural services (B) 0 8 8 0 0 0 0740 Veterinary services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0750 Animal services, except veterinary (B) 0 3 3 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 10-- MINING (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1200 Coal mining (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1220 Bituminous coal and lignite mining (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1221 Bituminous coal and lignite surface (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 269 3,846 55 53 2 0 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 78 1,058 19 18 1 0 0 1510 General building contractors 69 912 14 13 1 0 0 1530 Operative builders (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 64 731 5 4 1 0 0 1610 Highway and street construction (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 127 2,057 31 31 0 0 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 33 657 5 5 0 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging 6 95 3 3 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 14 232 4 4 0 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 21 215 7 7 0 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework (A) 0 6 6 0 0 0 1742 Plastering, drywall, and insulation (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work 14 115 3 3 0 0 0 1751 Carpentry work (A) 0 2 2 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 2 2 0 0 0 1770 Concrete work 26 532 6 6 0 0 0 1780 Water well drilling (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 5,361 112,301 104 57 31 16 0 2000 Food and kindred products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2010 Meat products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2200 Textile mill products 109 1,520 4 2 2 0 0 2210 Broadwoven fabric mills, cotton (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2220 Broadwoven fabric mills, manmade (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2250 Knitting mills (C) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2253 Knit outerwear mills (C) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2300 Apparel and other textile products 187 3,260 4 1 2 1 0 2320 Men's and boys' furnishings (B) 0 2 0 2 0 0 2321 Men's and boys' shirts (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2325 Men's and boys' trousers and slacks (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2390 Misc. fabricated textile products (C) 0 2 1 0 1 0 2391 Curtains and draperies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2392 Housefurnishings, n.e.c. (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2400 Lumber and wood products 779 14,577 35 21 13 1 0 2410 Logging (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 2420 Sawmills and planing mills 621 10,820 25 15 9 1 0 2421 Sawmills and planing mills, general 137 2,740 9 6 3 0 0 2426 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills 484 8,080 16 9 6 1 0 2430 Millwork, plywood and structural members (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2435 Hardwood veneer and plywood (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2440 Wood containers (B) 0 3 3 0 0 0 2441 Nailed wood boxes and shook (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2448 Wood pallets and skids (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 2490 Miscellaneous wood products 67 1,924 4 1 3 0 0 2493 Reconstituted wood products (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2499 Wood products, n.e.c. (B) 0 3 1 2 0 0 2500 Furniture and fixtures 2,942 61,741 33 15 10 8 0 2510 Household furniture 2,829 58,378 28 11 9 8 0 2511 Wood household furniture (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 2512 Upholstered household furniture (H) 0 24 9 7 8 0 2515 Mattresses and bedsprings (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2520 Office furniture (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2522 Office furniture, except wood (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2530 Public building and related furniture (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2590 Miscellaneous furniture and fixtures (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2599 Furniture and fixtures, n.e.c. (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2600 Paper and allied products 666 17,826 3 0 0 3 0 2650 Paperboard containers and boxes (E) 0 2 0 0 2 0 2653 Corrugated and solid fiber boxes (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2657 Folding paperboard boxes (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2670 Misc. converted paper products (E) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2672 Paper coated and laminated, n.e.c. (E) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2700 Printing and publishing (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 2710 Newspapers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2750 Commercial printing (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2752 Commercial printing, lithographic (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2780 Blankbooks and bookbinding (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2789 Bookbinding and related work (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3000 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products (C) 0 4 1 2 1 0 3080 Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c. (C) 0 4 1 2 1 0 3086 Plastics foam products (C) 0 4 1 2 1 0 3100 Leather and leather products (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3150 Leather gloves and mittens (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products 21 377 3 3 0 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 3272 Concrete products, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3273 Ready-mixed concrete (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3290 Misc. nonmetallic mineral products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3291 Abrasive products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3300 Primary metal industries (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3360 Nonferrous foundries (castings) (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3365 Aluminum foundries (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3400 Fabricated metal products (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 3440 Fabricated structural metal products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3441 Fabricated structural metal (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3460 Metal forgings and stampings (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3469 Metal stampings, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment 107 3,279 6 4 2 0 0 3540 Metalworking machinery 6 144 3 3 0 0 0 3544 Special dies, tools, jigs and fixtures 6 144 3 3 0 0 0 3560 General industrial machinery (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 3561 Pumps and pumping equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3562 Ball and roller bearings (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3590 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3599 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3600 Electronic and other electronic equipment 138 2,371 3 2 0 1 0 3620 Electrical industrial apparatus (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3625 Relays and industrial controls (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3670 Electronic components and accessories (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3679 Electronic components, n.e.c. (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3690 Misc. electrical equipment and supplies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3699 Electrical equipment and supplies, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 399\ Administrative and auxiliary (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 137 3,308 20 18 2 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 4119 Local passenger transportation, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing 94 2,102 12 10 2 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air 94 2,102 12 10 2 0 0 4700 Transportation services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4720 Passenger transportation arrangement (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4724 Travel agencies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4730 Freight transportation arrangement (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4800 Communication (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services (B) 0 3 3 0 0 0 4910 Electric services (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4940 Water supply (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 102 1,456 23 22 1 0 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 60 802 16 16 0 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies 18 288 5 5 0 0 0 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 5020 Furniture and homefurnishings (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5021 Furniture (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5030 Lumber and construction materials 23 174 5 5 0 0 0 5031 Lumber, plywood, and millwork 23 174 5 5 0 0 0 5040 Professional and commercial equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5047 Medical and hospital equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5085 Industrial supplies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5090 Miscellaneous durable goods (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5093 Scrap and waste materials (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 42 654 7 6 1 0 0 5130 Apparel, piece goods, and notions (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5136 Men's and boys' clothing (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5144 Poultry and poultry products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5160 Chemicals and allied products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods 6 104 3 3 0 0 0 5191 Farm supplies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 1,160 13,289 129 112 16 1 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 90 1,563 16 15 1 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials (B) 0 8 7 1 0 0 5230 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5250 Hardware stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5270 Mobile home dealers 8 119 3 3 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores (C) 0 3 2 0 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 (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5400 Food stores 272 2,630 20 15 5 0 0 5410 Grocery stores (E) 0 19 14 5 0 0 5490 Miscellaneous food stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 121 2,206 20 19 1 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 60 1,299 5 4 1 0 0 5520 Used car dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores 31 487 7 7 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations (B) 0 5 5 0 0 0 5550 Boat dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores (B) 0 8 8 0 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores 15 104 5 5 0 0 0 5630 Women's accessory and specialty stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5660 Shoe stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 26 271 7 7 0 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 21 233 4 4 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5713 Floor covering stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5714 Drapery and upholstery stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5720 Household appliance stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5730 Radio, television, and computer stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5731 Radio, TV, and electronic stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 389 3,432 29 20 9 0 0 5812 Eating places 383 3,342 26 17 9 0 0 5813 Drinking places (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 86 1,591 25 25 0 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 28 866 5 5 0 0 0 5920 Liquor stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 14 120 7 7 0 0 0 5941 Sporting goods and bicycle shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5942 Book stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5944 Jewelry stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5948 Luggage and leather goods stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 5961 Catalog and mail-order houses (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5962 Merchandising machine operators (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 5980 Fuel dealers 17 325 3 3 0 0 0 5983 Fuel oil dealers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 14 138 4 4 0 0 0 5992 Florists (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 599\ Administrative and auxiliary (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 125 2,465 28 27 1 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 96 1,941 12 11 1 0 0 6020 Commercial banks (B) 0 9 9 0 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions (A) 0 2 2 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 6200 Security and commodity brokers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6210 Security brokers and dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 20 289 10 10 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 1 17 3 3 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers (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 70-- SERVICES 1,020 14,831 175 169 4 2 0 7000 Hotels and other lodging places (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7010 Hotels and motels (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7200 Personal services 100 843 15 14 1 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 7211 Power laundries, family and commercial (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 7215 Coin-operated laundries and cleaning (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7217 Carpet and upholstery cleaning (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7220 Photographic studios, portrait (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops 2 18 3 3 0 0 0 7250 Shoe repair and shoeshine parlors (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services 23 64 5 5 0 0 0 7291 Tax return preparation services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7299 Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c. (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 7300 Business services 43 840 13 13 0 0 0 7330 Mailing, reproduction, stenographic (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7335 Commercial photography (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7340 Services to buildings (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7342 Disinfecting and pest control services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7353 Heavy construction equipment rental (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7360 Personnel supply services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7361 Employment agencies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7363 Help supply services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7371 Computer programming services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services 25 380 5 5 0 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. 25 380 5 5 0 0 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking 74 1,034 25 25 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops 43 807 19 19 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7533 Auto exhaust system repair shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7537 Automotive transmission repair shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops 37 707 14 14 0 0 0 7539 Automotive repair shops, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7540 Automotive services, except repair 31 227 6 6 0 0 0 7542 Carwashes (B) 0 5 5 0 0 0 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services (B) 0 6 6 0 0 0 7620 Electrical repair shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7622 Radio and television repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7623 Refrigeration service and repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7640 Reupholstery and furniture repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops 11 173 3 3 0 0 0 7692 Welding repair (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7694 Armature rewinding shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7800 Motion pictures 31 135 6 6 0 0 0 7840 Video tape rental 31 135 6 6 0 0 0 7900 Amusement and recreation services (B) 0 13 13 0 0 0 7920 Producers, orchestras, entertainers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7929 Entertainers and entertainment groups (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7940 Commercial sports (A) 0 5 5 0 0 0 7948 Racing, including track operation (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services 25 425 6 6 0 0 0 7991 Physical fitness facilities (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7993 Coin-operated amusement devices (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7999 Amusement and recreation, n.e.c. (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 8000 Health services 453 8,040 22 18 2 2 0 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 34 842 7 7 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists 22 535 5 5 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners 5 66 3 3 0 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities 220 3,299 4 1 2 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 8080 Home health care services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8100 Legal services 13 242 8 8 0 0 0 8300 Social services 40 369 7 7 0 0 0 8350 Child day care services 17 122 3 3 0 0 0 8360 Residential care (B) 0 2 2 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 154 1,365 47 46 1 0 0 8610 Business associations (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 147 1,299 42 41 1 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 31 520 9 9 0 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8711 Engineering services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8713 Surveying services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping (B) 0 6 6 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8742 Management consulting services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8900 Services, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 99-- UNCLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS 0 10 3 3 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