1996 County Business Patterns for Amherst, VA 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 8,518 172,221 565 503 52 8 2 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 30 578 9 9 0 0 0 0700 Agricultural services (B) (D) 8 8 0 0 0 0740 Veterinary services 28 563 7 7 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 0800 Forestry (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 618 13,568 94 87 6 1 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 92 1,552 27 27 0 0 0 1510 General building contractors 66 973 22 22 0 0 0 1530 Operative builders (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 99 2,875 11 9 2 0 0 1610 Highway and street construction 20 494 4 4 0 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway 79 2,381 7 5 2 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 427 9,141 56 51 4 1 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 31 459 7 6 1 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging 29 305 7 7 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 36 667 6 5 1 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 108 1,345 12 11 1 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework 70 555 6 5 1 0 0 1742 Plastering, drywall, and insulation 38 790 6 6 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work (A) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 1751 Carpentry work 1 43 3 3 0 0 0 1752 Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1760 Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work 45 722 6 5 1 0 0 1770 Concrete work (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors 161 5,329 10 9 0 1 0 1794 Excavation work (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 1796 Installing building equipment, n.e.c. (C) (D) 2 1 0 1 0 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 1,692 56,613 53 38 11 4 0 2000 Food and kindred products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2040 Grain mill products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2041 Flour and other grain mill products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2300 Apparel and other textile products 97 1,014 4 2 2 0 0 2320 Men's and boys' furnishings (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2322 Men's and boys' underwear and nightwear (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2330 Women's and misses' outerwear (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2339 Women's and misses' outerwear, n.e.c. (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2360 Girls' and children's outerwear (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2361 Girls' and children's dresses, blouses (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2390 Misc. fabricated textile products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2396 Automotive and apparel trimmings (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2400 Lumber and wood products 153 3,159 24 24 0 0 0 2410 Logging 54 900 15 15 0 0 0 2420 Sawmills and planing mills 79 1,778 6 6 0 0 0 2421 Sawmills and planing mills, general (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 2426 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2430 Millwork, plywood and structural members (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2434 Wood kitchen cabinets (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2490 Miscellaneous wood products (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2499 Wood products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2600 Paper and allied products 780 32,036 3 0 0 3 0 2630 Paperboard mills (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2650 Paperboard containers and boxes (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2657 Folding paperboard boxes (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2670 Misc. converted paper products (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2673 Bags: plastics, laminated, and coated (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2700 Printing and publishing (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2710 Newspapers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2750 Commercial printing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2759 Commercial printing, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 3250 Structural clay products (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3251 Brick and structural clay tile (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3272 Concrete products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3400 Fabricated metal products 172 5,662 5 2 3 0 0 3430 Plumbing and heating, except electric (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3433 Heating equipment, except electric (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3440 Fabricated structural metal products (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3441 Fabricated structural metal (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3470 Metal services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3479 Metal coating and allied services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3490 Misc. fabricated metal products (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 3498 Fabricated pipe and fittings (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment 277 8,563 6 3 2 1 0 3560 General industrial machinery (C) (D) 2 1 0 1 0 3564 Blowers and fans (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3565 Packaging machinery (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3590 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) (D) 4 2 2 0 0 3599 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) (D) 4 2 2 0 0 3600 Electronic and other electronic equipment (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3620 Electrical industrial apparatus (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3625 Relays and industrial controls (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3660 Communications equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3661 Telephone and telegraph apparatus (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3800 Instruments and related products (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3870 Watches, clocks, watchcases and parts (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 399\ Administrative and auxiliary (B) (D) 2 0 2 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 516 10,490 32 24 7 1 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing 439 8,611 25 19 5 1 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air 439 8,611 25 19 5 1 0 4700 Transportation services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4720 Passenger transportation arrangement (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4725 Tour operators (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4730 Freight transportation arrangement (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4800 Communication (B) (D) 4 2 2 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 497\ Administrative and auxiliary (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 315 6,828 22 19 2 1 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 161 3,890 16 14 2 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5030 Lumber and construction materials (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5031 Lumber, plywood, and millwork (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5040 Professional and commercial equipment (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5047 Medical and hospital equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5049 Professional equipment, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5050 Metals and minerals, except petroleum (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5051 Metals service centers and offices (B) (D) 1 0 1 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) 2 2 0 0 0 5074 Plumbing and hydronic heating supplies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5082 Construction and mining machinery (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5090 Miscellaneous durable goods 48 1,166 3 2 1 0 0 5093 Scrap and waste materials (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 154 2,938 6 5 0 1 0 5140 Groceries and related products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5154 Livestock (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5172 Petroleum products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods (C) (D) 3 2 0 1 0 5191 Farm supplies (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5194 Tobacco and tobacco products (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 1,537 18,932 144 123 21 0 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 57 1,163 9 9 0 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials 32 793 3 3 0 0 0 5250 Hardware stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5270 Mobile home dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores (C) (D) 5 4 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 (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5400 Food stores 357 4,064 20 15 5 0 0 5410 Grocery stores 357 4,064 20 15 5 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 291 5,321 29 25 4 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 107 3,422 4 2 2 0 0 5520 Used car dealers (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores 38 538 7 7 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations 123 1,181 13 11 2 0 0 5570 Motorcycle dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores 11 117 6 6 0 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5660 Shoe stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5690 Misc. apparel and accessory stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores (B) (D) 10 10 0 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 23 450 4 4 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5713 Floor covering 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 5 106 4 4 0 0 0 5731 Radio, TV, and electronic stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5734 Computer and software stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 550 4,507 40 29 11 0 0 5812 Eating places 548 4,426 37 26 11 0 0 5813 Drinking places (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 115 1,445 25 25 0 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 61 966 6 6 0 0 0 5920 Liquor stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5930 Used merchandise stores 4 27 3 3 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 5941 Sporting goods and bicycle shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5942 Book stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5944 Jewelry stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5962 Merchandising machine operators (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 20 154 7 7 0 0 0 5992 Florists 14 96 4 4 0 0 0 5995 Optical goods stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 177 3,943 39 37 2 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 83 2,151 9 8 1 0 0 6020 Commercial banks (B) (D) 7 6 1 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6140 Personal credit institutions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6150 Business credit institutions (A) (D) 1 1 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 (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 6310 Life insurance (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 6330 Fire, marine, and casualty insurance (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 30 410 9 9 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 28 309 15 15 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors 6 76 4 4 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers 13 166 7 7 0 0 0 6550 Subdividers and developers 9 67 4 4 0 0 0 6552 Subdividers and developers, n.e.c. 7 42 3 3 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 3,633 61,269 172 166 3 1 2 7000 Hotels and other lodging places (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7010 Hotels and motels (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7200 Personal services 75 770 20 20 0 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services 23 357 6 6 0 0 0 7215 Coin-operated laundries and cleaning (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops (B) (D) 8 8 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories 11 127 3 3 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7291 Tax return preparation 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 93 1,482 21 21 0 0 0 7330 Mailing, reproduction, stenographic (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7336 Commercial art and graphic design (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7340 Services to buildings 31 314 9 9 0 0 0 7342 Disinfecting and pest control services 11 228 3 3 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. 20 85 5 5 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7359 Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services 6 93 5 5 0 0 0 7371 Computer programming services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7372 Prepackaged software (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7378 Computer maintenance and repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7379 Computer related services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services 48 865 4 4 0 0 0 7381 Detective and armored car services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7382 Security systems services (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 55 955 19 19 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops (B) (D) 17 17 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops 7 87 5 5 0 0 0 7533 Auto exhaust system repair shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7536 Automotive glass replacement shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops 20 347 9 9 0 0 0 7539 Automotive repair shops, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7540 Automotive services, except repair (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7542 Carwashes (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services (B) (D) 8 8 0 0 0 7620 Electrical repair shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7622 Radio and television repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 7800 Motion pictures (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 7810 Motion picture production and services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7819 Services allied to motion pictures (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7840 Video tape rental (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 7900 Amusement and recreation services (B) (D) 8 7 1 0 0 7910 Dance studios, schools, and halls (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7920 Producers, orchestras, entertainers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7929 Entertainers and entertainment groups (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services (B) (D) 5 4 1 0 0 7991 Physical fitness facilities (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 8000 Health services (G) (D) 14 13 0 0 1 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8060 Hospitals (G) (D) 1 0 0 0 1 8080 Home health care services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8100 Legal services (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 8200 Educational services (F) (D) 3 1 1 0 1 8210 Elementary and secondary schools (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 8220 Colleges and universities (F) (D) 1 0 0 0 1 8300 Social services 403 4,120 17 15 1 1 0 8320 Individual and family services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8330 Job training and related services (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 8350 Child day care services 26 332 9 9 0 0 0 8360 Residential care (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 8600 Membership organizations 128 969 36 36 0 0 0 8620 Professional organizations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8630 Labor organizations (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations 7 41 3 3 0 0 0 8650 Political organizations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 101 834 27 27 0 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 30 588 12 12 0 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8713 Surveying services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations 1 37 4 4 0 0 0 8742 Management consulting services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8743 Public relations services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8748 Business consulting, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8900 Services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 899\ Administrative and auxiliary (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