1994 COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS for Howard, TX 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 8,657 173,358 816 735 73 7 1 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 50 494 7 6 1 0 0 0700 Agricultural services 50 494 7 6 1 0 0 0710 Soil preparation services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0720 Crop services (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0740 Veterinary services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0750 Animal services, except veterinary (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 10-- MINING 671 15,836 45 33 12 0 0 1300 Oil and gas extraction (F) 0 43 32 11 0 0 1310 Crude petroleum and natural gas 58 1,526 10 9 1 0 0 1320 Natural gas liquids (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 1380 Oil and gas field services 468 7,993 30 21 9 0 0 1381 Drilling oil and gas wells 69 2,128 4 2 2 0 0 1389 Oil and gas field services, n.e.c. 399 5,733 25 18 7 0 0 1400 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1440 Sand and gravel (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1442 Construction sand and gravel (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 149\ Administrative and auxiliary (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 520 10,519 74 67 7 0 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 34 675 6 5 1 0 0 1510 General building contractors 34 671 5 4 1 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 195 4,808 14 11 3 0 0 1610 Highway and street construction 98 2,870 7 5 2 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway 97 1,938 7 6 1 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 291 5,036 54 51 3 0 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 41 528 13 13 0 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging 20 835 6 6 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 100 1,193 10 9 1 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 11 367 4 4 0 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 1742 Plastering, drywall, and insulation (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1751 Carpentry work (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 1760 Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work 15 157 5 5 0 0 0 1770 Concrete work (B) 0 4 2 2 0 0 1780 Water well drilling (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors 31 522 7 7 0 0 0 1793 Glass and glazing work (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1794 Excavation work (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1796 Installing building equipment, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. 14 173 4 4 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 901 28,403 37 27 7 3 0 2000 Food and kindred products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2040 Grain mill products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2041 Flour and other grain mill products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2300 Apparel and other textile products (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2320 Men's and boys' furnishings (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2326 Men's and boys' work clothing (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2400 Lumber and wood products (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2440 Wood containers (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2448 Wood pallets and skids (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2700 Printing and publishing 127 1,955 8 6 2 0 0 2710 Newspapers 94 1,183 4 3 1 0 0 2750 Commercial printing 33 772 4 3 1 0 0 2752 Commercial printing, lithographic 33 772 4 3 1 0 0 2800 Chemicals and allied products (B) 0 3 2 1 0 0 2850 Paints and allied products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2860 Industrial organic chemicals (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2869 Industrial organic chemicals, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2890 Miscellaneous chemical products (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2895 Carbon black (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 2900 Petroleum and coal products (E) 0 1 0 0 1 0 2910 Petroleum refining (E) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3000 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products 245 7,979 7 5 1 1 0 3080 Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c. 245 7,979 7 5 1 1 0 3084 Plastics pipe (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3085 Plastics bottles (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 3087 Custom compound purchased resins (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3089 Plastics products, n.e.c. (B) 0 4 3 1 0 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3273 Ready-mixed concrete (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 3400 Fabricated metal products 34 825 5 4 1 0 0 3440 Fabricated structural metal products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3443 Fabricated plate work (boiler shops) (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3470 Metal services, n.e.c. (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 3479 Metal coating and allied services (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 3490 Misc. fabricated metal products (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 3498 Fabricated pipe and fittings (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3499 Fabricated metal products, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment 8 167 3 3 0 0 0 3590 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. 8 167 3 3 0 0 0 3599 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. 8 167 3 3 0 0 0 3600 Electronic and other electronic equipment (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 3640 Electric lighting and wiring equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3643 Current-carrying wiring devices (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3660 Communications equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3663 Radio and TV communications equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3700 Transportation equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3720 Aircraft and parts (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 3728 Aircraft parts and equipment, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 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 2 2 0 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 329 9,425 43 37 6 0 0 4100 Local and interurban passenger transit (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4120 Taxicabs (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4130 Intercity and rural bus transportation (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing 85 1,388 21 20 1 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air (B) 0 19 18 1 0 0 4220 Public warehousing and storage (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4221 Farm product warehousing and storage (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4225 General warehousing and storage (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4500 Transportation by air (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4580 Airports, flying fields, and services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 4600 Pipelines, except natural gas 89 3,515 4 2 2 0 0 4610 Pipelines, except natural gas 89 3,515 4 2 2 0 0 4700 Transportation services 7 72 3 3 0 0 0 4720 Passenger transportation arrangement 7 72 3 3 0 0 0 4724 Travel agencies 7 72 3 3 0 0 0 4800 Communication 60 1,471 8 7 1 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting 32 424 3 2 1 0 0 4840 Cable and other pay TV services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services 71 2,813 3 1 2 0 0 4910 Electric services (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 4920 Gas production and distribution (B) 0 2 1 1 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 369 8,472 52 48 4 0 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 198 4,458 27 25 2 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies (B) 0 6 6 0 0 0 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 20 414 3 3 0 0 0 5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5040 Professional and commercial equipment (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5045 Computers, peripherals and software (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5060 Electrical goods (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5064 Electrical appliances, TV and radios (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5070 Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment 26 550 3 3 0 0 0 5074 Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies 26 550 3 3 0 0 0 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 85 1,779 14 13 1 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 39 871 10 10 0 0 0 5085 Industrial supplies (B) 0 3 3 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 171 4,014 25 23 2 0 0 5110 Paper and paper products 8 146 3 3 0 0 0 5112 Stationery and office supplies (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5113 Industrial and personal service paper (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5130 Apparel, piece goods, and notions (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products 64 1,800 6 5 1 0 0 5142 Packaged frozen foods (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5143 Dairy products, exc. dried or canned (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5147 Meats and meat products (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. (B) 0 3 3 0 0 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5154 Livestock (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 5160 Chemicals and allied products (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products 50 1,137 6 6 0 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (B) 0 4 4 0 0 0 5172 Petroleum products, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5180 Beer, wine, and distilled beverages (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5181 Beer and ale (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods 14 211 4 4 0 0 0 5191 Farm supplies 14 211 4 4 0 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 2,012 24,685 222 202 18 2 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 53 1,144 7 7 0 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials 42 993 4 4 0 0 0 5230 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores (C) 0 7 6 0 1 0 5310 Department stores (C) 0 1 0 0 1 0 5330 Variety stores (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 5390 Misc. general merchandise stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5400 Food stores 534 5,882 35 31 3 1 0 5410 Grocery stores 505 5,667 28 24 3 1 0 5450 Dairy products stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5460 Retail bakeries (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5490 Miscellaneous food stores 10 114 4 4 0 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 232 5,118 35 33 2 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 90 3,171 3 1 2 0 0 5520 Used car dealers (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores 44 619 11 11 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations 86 1,178 16 16 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 107 842 19 17 2 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores 31 261 9 9 0 0 0 5640 Children's and infants' wear stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores 57 388 4 2 2 0 0 5660 Shoe stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5690 Misc. apparel and accessory stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores (B) 0 16 16 0 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores (B) 0 10 10 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores 34 389 8 8 0 0 0 5714 Drapery and upholstery stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5720 Household appliance stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5730 Radio, television, and computer stores 20 157 5 5 0 0 0 5731 Radio, TV, and electronic stores (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 660 5,492 63 52 11 0 0 5812 Eating places 643 5,261 51 40 11 0 0 5813 Drinking places 15 112 5 5 0 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 167 2,389 40 40 0 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 55 1,146 9 9 0 0 0 5920 Liquor stores (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 5930 Used merchandise stores (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 47 372 12 12 0 0 0 5942 Book stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5943 Stationery stores (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5944 Jewelry stores 20 213 4 4 0 0 0 5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 18 92 4 4 0 0 0 5980 Fuel dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 39 439 10 10 0 0 0 5992 Florists 22 227 4 4 0 0 0 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 17 203 5 5 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 399 8,364 74 70 4 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 222 5,381 16 12 4 0 0 6020 Commercial banks 138 3,476 5 2 3 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6060 Credit unions (B) 0 8 7 1 0 0 6090 Functions closely related to banking (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions 20 250 6 6 0 0 0 6140 Personal credit institutions 20 250 6 6 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 6300 Insurance carriers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6330 Fire, marine, and casualty insurance (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 70 973 24 24 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 63 811 22 22 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors 37 402 12 12 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers 10 93 6 6 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 6553 Cemetery subdividers and developers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 6700 Holding and other investment offices (B) 0 4 4 0 0 0 6790 Miscellaneous investing (B) 0 4 4 0 0 0 6792 Oil royalty traders (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 6799 Investors, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 3,399 67,114 251 234 14 2 1 7000 Hotels and other lodging places 142 1,077 8 6 2 0 0 7010 Hotels and motels (C) 0 6 4 2 0 0 7020 Rooming and boarding houses (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7030 Camps and recreational vehicle parks (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7033 Trailer parks and campsites (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7200 Personal services 134 1,324 22 22 0 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services 59 410 8 8 0 0 0 7211 Power laundries, family and commercial (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7215 Coin-operated laundries and cleaning (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug 21 134 3 3 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 42 398 8 8 0 0 0 7240 Barber shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7299 Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7300 Business services 172 4,262 28 27 1 0 0 7340 Services to buildings 26 226 7 7 0 0 0 7342 Disinfecting and pest control services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. (A) 0 5 5 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing 109 3,263 7 6 1 0 0 7352 Medical equipment rental (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7359 Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. (C) 0 6 5 1 0 0 7360 Personnel supply services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7363 Help supply services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 7372 Prepackaged software (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7374 Data processing and preparation (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7379 Computer related services, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services (B) 0 8 8 0 0 0 7382 Security systems services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7384 Photofinishing laboratories (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. 11 163 5 5 0 0 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking 111 1,783 25 25 0 0 0 7510 Automotive rentals, no drivers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7514 Passenger car rental (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops 82 1,521 20 20 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops 29 695 3 3 0 0 0 7533 Auto exhaust system repair shops (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7536 Automotive glass replacement shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops 34 501 11 11 0 0 0 7539 Automotive repair shops, n.e.c. 6 67 3 3 0 0 0 7540 Automotive services, except repair (B) 0 4 4 0 0 0 7542 Carwashes (B) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services 23 426 12 12 0 0 0 7620 Electrical repair shops (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 7622 Radio and television repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7629 Electrical repair shops, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7640 Reupholstery and furniture repair (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops 15 286 8 8 0 0 0 7692 Welding repair (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7694 Armature rewinding shops (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. (A) 0 5 5 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 70 541 8 7 1 0 0 7930 Bowling centers (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services (B) 0 7 6 1 0 0 7991 Physical fitness facilities (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 7993 Coin-operated amusement devices (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 7999 Amusement and recreation, n.e.c. (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 8000 Health services 2,137 50,678 44 38 3 2 1 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 51 3,216 13 13 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists 42 578 11 11 0 0 0 8030 Offices of osteopathic physicians (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners 38 585 8 8 0 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists 14 295 3 3 0 0 0 8049 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities 134 1,599 3 1 2 0 0 8060 Hospitals 1,793 42,682 3 0 0 2 1 8080 Home health care services (B) 0 1 0 1 0 0 8090 Health and allied services, n.e.c. (B) 0 3 3 0 0 0 8100 Legal services 28 1,411 12 12 0 0 0 8300 Social services 104 1,243 18 17 1 0 0 8320 Individual and family services (A) 0 4 4 0 0 0 8350 Child day care services 64 475 8 7 1 0 0 8360 Residential care (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8390 Social services, n.e.c. 24 173 4 4 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 383 2,623 49 43 6 0 0 8610 Business associations (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8630 Labor organizations (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations 92 476 10 8 2 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 270 1,906 35 31 4 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 78 1,536 22 22 0 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services (B) 0 4 4 0 0 0 8711 Engineering services 14 209 3 3 0 0 0 8713 Surveying services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping 46 918 14 14 0 0 0 8730 Research and testing services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8732 Commercial nonphysical research (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations (A) 0 3 3 0 0 0 8741 Management services (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 8742 Management consulting services (A) 0 2 2 0 0 0 8900 Services, n.e.c. (A) 0 1 1 0 0 0 99-- UNCLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS 7 46 11 11 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