1996 County Business Patterns for Ashe, NC Contact: cbp@census.gov or 301-457-2580 (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note at end of table) Establishments by Annual Total Employment-size class Number of Payroll Estab- -------------------------------- SIC Industry Employees ($1,000) lishments 1-19 20-99 100-499 > 499 ---- ------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------- --------- --------- ------- ------- ------ ---- TOTAL 5,936 104,824 498 459 29 9 1 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING (B) (D) 9 9 0 0 0 0700 Agricultural services (A) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 0720 Crop services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 0740 Veterinary services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 0800 Forestry 16 74 3 3 0 0 0 10-- MINING (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 1400 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 1420 Crushed and broken stone (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 1423 Crushed and broken granite (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 575 11,477 77 76 0 1 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 362 8,415 27 26 0 1 0 1510 General building contractors 340 8,015 23 22 0 1 0 1530 Operative builders (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 51 700 11 11 0 0 0 1610 Highway and street construction (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway (A) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 162 2,362 39 39 0 0 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 13 179 7 7 0 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 10 123 8 8 0 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work 50 679 5 5 0 0 0 1751 Carpentry work (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1752 Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c. (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 1760 Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1770 Concrete work (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1780 Water well drilling (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors 48 704 11 11 0 0 0 1791 Structural steel erection (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1794 Excavation work 13 292 7 7 0 0 0 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 2,809 49,756 45 29 9 6 1 2000 Food and kindred products 128 2,469 3 0 3 0 0 2020 Dairy products (B) (D) 2 0 2 0 0 2022 Cheese, natural and processed (B) (D) 2 0 2 0 0 2080 Beverages (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2086 Bottled and canned soft drinks (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2200 Textile mill products (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2250 Knitting mills (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2257 Weft knit fabric mills (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2300 Apparel and other textile products 1,041 13,251 4 1 0 2 1 2320 Men's and boys' furnishings (F) (D) 1 0 0 0 1 2321 Men's and boys' shirts (F) (D) 1 0 0 0 1 2330 Women's and misses' outerwear (E) (D) 3 1 0 2 0 2339 Women's and misses' outerwear, n.e.c. (E) (D) 3 1 0 2 0 2400 Lumber and wood products 189 3,783 18 16 2 0 0 2410 Logging 7 149 5 5 0 0 0 2420 Sawmills and planing mills 181 3,627 12 10 2 0 0 2421 Sawmills and planing mills, general (B) (D) 11 10 1 0 0 2426 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2500 Furniture and fixtures (E) (D) 3 2 0 1 0 2510 Household furniture (E) (D) 3 2 0 1 0 2511 Wood household furniture (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2519 Household furniture, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2700 Printing and publishing 69 1,430 6 4 2 0 0 2710 Newspapers (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2730 Books (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2731 Book publishing (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2750 Commercial printing (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 2752 Commercial printing, lithographic (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2759 Commercial printing, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3000 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3050 Hose and belting and gaskets and packing (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3052 Rubber and plastics hose and belting (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3273 Ready-mixed concrete (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3590 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3599 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3600 Electronic and other electronic equipment (E) (D) 3 1 1 1 0 3620 Electrical industrial apparatus (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3625 Relays and industrial controls (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3670 Electronic components and accessories (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3675 Electronic capacitors (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3690 Misc. electrical equipment and supplies (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3699 Electrical equipment and supplies, n.e.c. (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3700 Transportation equipment (C) (D) 2 0 1 1 0 3710 Motor vehicles and equipment (C) (D) 2 0 1 1 0 3711 Motor vehicles and car bodies (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3713 Truck and bus bodies (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3900 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3910 Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3911 Jewelry, precious metal (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 201 5,631 20 18 2 0 0 4100 Local and interurban passenger transit (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4110 Local and suburban transportation (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4119 Local passenger transportation, n.e.c. (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing (B) (D) 11 11 0 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air (B) (D) 11 11 0 0 0 4800 Communication 104 3,012 6 5 1 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4840 Cable and other pay TV services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 4910 Electric services (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 102 2,216 29 29 0 0 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 61 1,276 17 17 0 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies 12 244 3 3 0 0 0 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 12 244 3 3 0 0 0 5020 Furniture and homefurnishings (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5021 Furniture (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5023 Homefurnishings (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5030 Lumber and construction materials 15 255 4 4 0 0 0 5031 Lumber, plywood, and millwork (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5040 Professional and commercial equipment (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5047 Medical and hospital equipment (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5050 Metals and minerals, except petroleum (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5052 Coal and other minerals and ores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5060 Electrical goods (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5065 Electronic parts and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5070 Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5074 Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5090 Miscellaneous durable goods (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5091 Sporting and recreational goods (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5093 Scrap and waste materials (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 41 940 12 12 0 0 0 5110 Paper and paper products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5112 Stationery and office supplies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5143 Dairy products, exc. dried or canned (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products 12 222 3 3 0 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5172 Petroleum products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods 19 462 6 6 0 0 0 5191 Farm supplies 10 180 3 3 0 0 0 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 9 282 3 3 0 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 1,108 14,573 141 126 15 0 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 74 1,377 14 13 1 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials 50 1,011 4 3 1 0 0 5230 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 10 116 3 3 0 0 0 5250 Hardware stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores 7 188 4 4 0 0 0 5270 Mobile home dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores 84 740 6 5 1 0 0 5310 Department stores (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5330 Variety stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5390 Misc. general merchandise stores (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5400 Food stores 230 2,603 17 14 3 0 0 5410 Grocery stores (C) (D) 16 13 3 0 0 5430 Fruit and vegetable markets (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 168 3,909 27 25 2 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 97 2,939 5 3 2 0 0 5520 Used car dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores 32 518 9 9 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations (B) (D) 11 11 0 0 0 5570 Motorcycle dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores 29 334 8 8 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores 23 270 5 5 0 0 0 5660 Shoe stores 6 64 3 3 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 35 606 10 10 0 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 33 596 7 7 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 5719 Misc. homefurnishings stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5720 Household appliance stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5730 Radio, television, and computer stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5736 Musical instrument stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 377 2,997 30 23 7 0 0 5812 Eating places 316 2,663 21 14 7 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 111 2,007 29 28 1 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 55 882 5 4 1 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 18 147 14 14 0 0 0 5941 Sporting goods and bicycle shops 4 41 5 5 0 0 0 5942 Book stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5943 Stationery stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5944 Jewelry stores 5 52 3 3 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 5 36 3 3 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5961 Catalog and mail-order houses (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5980 Fuel dealers 30 875 6 6 0 0 0 5983 Fuel oil dealers (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5992 Florists (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 153 3,533 32 31 1 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 68 1,557 7 6 1 0 0 6020 Commercial banks (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions 15 412 3 3 0 0 0 6110 Federal and Federally-sponsored credit (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6140 Personal credit institutions (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6200 Security and commodity brokers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6210 Security brokers and dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6300 Insurance carriers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6330 Fire, marine, and casualty insurance (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 48 1,017 14 14 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers 13 228 7 7 0 0 0 6550 Subdividers and developers (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 6552 Subdividers and developers, n.e.c. (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6553 Cemetery subdividers and developers (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 6700 Holding and other investment offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6730 Trusts (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6733 Trusts, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 928 16,525 143 140 1 2 0 7000 Hotels and other lodging places 60 538 8 8 0 0 0 7010 Hotels and motels (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7030 Camps and recreational vehicle parks (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7033 Trailer parks and campsites (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7200 Personal services (B) (D) 10 10 0 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7217 Carpet and upholstery cleaning (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops 7 52 5 5 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7299 Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7300 Business services 30 433 13 13 0 0 0 7320 Credit reporting and collection (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7322 Adjustment and collection services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7340 Services to buildings 8 61 3 3 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. 8 61 3 3 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7359 Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services 9 142 4 4 0 0 0 7378 Computer maintenance and repair (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7379 Computer related services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services 3 24 3 3 0 0 0 7384 Photofinishing laboratories (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking 20 290 9 9 0 0 0 7510 Automotive rentals, no drivers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7519 Utility trailer rental (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops 8 178 6 6 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7534 Tire retreading and repair shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops 2 41 3 3 0 0 0 7540 Automotive services, except repair (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 7620 Electrical repair shops (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7622 Radio and television repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7629 Electrical repair shops, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7800 Motion pictures (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7840 Video tape rental (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7900 Amusement and recreation services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7991 Physical fitness facilities (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7999 Amusement and recreation, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8000 Health services 432 10,783 27 25 1 1 0 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 23 834 7 7 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists 25 1,151 3 3 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners 17 442 7 7 0 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8049 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. 7 256 4 4 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities (C) (D) 6 5 1 0 0 8060 Hospitals (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 8080 Home health care services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8090 Health and allied services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8100 Legal services (A) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 8300 Social services 214 2,464 16 15 0 1 0 8320 Individual and family services (C) (D) 3 2 0 1 0 8330 Job training and related services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8350 Child day care services 40 401 6 6 0 0 0 8360 Residential care (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8600 Membership organizations 68 507 33 33 0 0 0 8610 Business associations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8620 Professional organizations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations 6 50 3 3 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 54 338 26 26 0 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 36 522 12 12 0 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services 15 206 4 4 0 0 0 8711 Engineering services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8713 Surveying services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping 15 180 5 5 0 0 0 8730 Research and testing services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8733 Noncommercial research organizations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8741 Management services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8742 Management consulting services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 99-- UNCLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS (A) (D) 1 1 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 2,499 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 Register Analysis Branch FOB #3, Room 2761 (301)-457-2580 email: cbp@census.gov URL: http://www.census.gov