1997 County Business Patterns for Benton, IA Contact: cbp@census.gov or 301-457-2580 (For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note at end of table) Annual Total Employment-size class Number of Payroll Estab- -------------------------------- SIC Industry Employees ($1,000) lishments 1-19 20-99 100-499 > 499 ---- ------------------------------------------------- ----------- ------------- --------- --------- ------- ------- ------ ---- TOTAL 4,330 88,533 610 568 37 5 0 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 204 7,507 18 15 2 1 0 0700 Agricultural services 204 7,507 18 15 2 1 0 0710 Soil preparation services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 0720 Crop services (C) (D) 3 1 1 1 0 0740 Veterinary services 18 278 5 5 0 0 0 0750 Animal services, except veterinary (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services (B) (D) 7 6 1 0 0 10-- MINING (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 1400 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 1480 Nonmetallic minerals services (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 314 7,830 89 87 2 0 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 96 2,677 30 29 1 0 0 1510 General building contractors (B) (D) 28 27 1 0 0 1530 Operative builders (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 8 232 4 4 0 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway 8 232 4 4 0 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 210 4,921 55 54 1 0 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 20 485 10 10 0 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging 5 88 4 4 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 30 695 9 9 0 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 87 2,106 9 8 1 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework (B) (D) 8 7 1 0 0 1742 Plastering, drywall, and insulation (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work 15 278 9 9 0 0 0 1751 Carpentry work 13 248 6 6 0 0 0 1752 Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c. 2 30 3 3 0 0 0 1760 Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work 10 205 4 4 0 0 0 1770 Concrete work 13 259 3 3 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors 30 805 7 7 0 0 0 1794 Excavation work (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 552 14,636 28 22 5 1 0 2000 Food and kindred products 22 270 4 4 0 0 0 2010 Meat products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2011 Meat packing plants (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2070 Fats and oils (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2075 Soybean oil mills (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2090 Misc. food and kindred products (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2095 Roasted coffee (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2096 Potato chips and similar snacks (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2400 Lumber and wood products (B) (D) 3 1 2 0 0 2420 Sawmills and planing mills (B) (D) 3 1 2 0 0 2421 Sawmills and planing mills, general (B) (D) 3 1 2 0 0 2700 Printing and publishing (B) (D) 4 2 2 0 0 2710 Newspapers (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2720 Periodicals (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2740 Miscellaneous publishing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2790 Printing trade services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2791 Typesetting (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2800 Chemicals and allied products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2860 Industrial organic chemicals (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2869 Industrial organic chemicals, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3000 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3080 Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3089 Plastics products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 3240 Cement, hydraulic (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3273 Ready-mixed concrete (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3280 Cut stone and stone products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3400 Fabricated metal products (E) (D) 4 2 1 1 0 3440 Fabricated structural metal products (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 3441 Fabricated structural metal (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3444 Sheet metalwork (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3460 Metal forgings and stampings (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3465 Automotive stampings (E) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3470 Metal services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3471 Plating and polishing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment 58 2,042 6 6 0 0 0 3520 Farm and garden machinery (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3523 Farm machinery and equipment (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3540 Metalworking machinery (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3544 Special dies, tools, jigs and fixtures (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3560 General industrial machinery (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3569 General industrial machinery, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3590 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3599 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3800 Instruments and related products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3840 Medical instruments and supplies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3841 Surgical and medical instruments (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 333 9,569 53 49 4 0 0 4100 Local and interurban passenger transit 11 56 3 3 0 0 0 4110 Local and suburban transportation 11 56 3 3 0 0 0 4119 Local passenger transportation, n.e.c. 11 56 3 3 0 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing 208 5,236 36 34 2 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air (C) (D) 34 32 2 0 0 4220 Public warehousing and storage (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4225 General warehousing and storage (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4500 Transportation by air (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4520 Air transportation, nonscheduled (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4700 Transportation services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4730 Freight transportation arrangement (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4800 Communication 77 2,489 8 7 1 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (B) (D) 7 6 1 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (B) (D) 7 6 1 0 0 4840 Cable and other pay TV services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services (B) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 4910 Electric services (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 4930 Combination utility services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4931 Electric and other services combined (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 610 15,417 57 51 5 1 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods (C) (D) 19 16 3 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies 76 1,844 8 7 1 0 0 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (B) (D) 5 4 1 0 0 5014 Tires and tubes (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5030 Lumber and construction materials (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5031 Lumber, plywood, and millwork (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5060 Electrical goods (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5070 Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5072 Hardware (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 67 2,160 7 5 2 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery (B) (D) 6 4 2 0 0 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 448 11,097 37 34 2 1 0 5130 Apparel, piece goods, and notions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5136 Men's and boys' clothing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products (C) (D) 4 3 0 1 0 5141 Groceries, general line (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5142 Packaged frozen foods (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials 124 3,656 15 14 1 0 0 5153 Grain and field beans (C) (D) 13 12 1 0 0 5154 Livestock (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5160 Chemicals and allied products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods 66 1,594 13 12 1 0 0 5191 Farm supplies (B) (D) 12 11 1 0 0 5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 519\ Administrative and auxiliary (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 928 12,110 128 118 10 0 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 47 986 8 8 0 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5250 Hardware stores 18 335 4 4 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores 58 650 5 3 2 0 0 5330 Variety stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5390 Misc. general merchandise stores (B) (D) 2 0 2 0 0 5400 Food stores 155 1,811 10 8 2 0 0 5410 Grocery stores 155 1,811 10 8 2 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 247 4,092 28 26 2 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 116 2,123 8 7 1 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations 103 1,328 14 13 1 0 0 5560 Recreational vehicle dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores 52 348 6 5 1 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5630 Women's accessory and specialty stores (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5640 Children's and infants' wear stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5660 Shoe stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 31 428 9 9 0 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5713 Floor covering stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5720 Household appliance stores (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5730 Radio, television, and computer stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5734 Computer and software stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5736 Musical instrument stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 246 1,511 41 38 3 0 0 5812 Eating places 232 1,396 32 29 3 0 0 5813 Drinking places 14 115 9 9 0 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 92 2,284 21 21 0 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 32 1,600 3 3 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 7 29 5 5 0 0 0 5944 Jewelry stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers 26 347 5 5 0 0 0 5961 Catalog and mail-order houses (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5962 Merchandising machine operators (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5963 Direct selling establishments (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5980 Fuel dealers 13 213 3 3 0 0 0 5983 Fuel oil dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 14 95 5 5 0 0 0 5992 Florists (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE (E) (D) 55 53 2 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 165 4,285 15 13 2 0 0 6020 Commercial banks (C) (D) 14 12 2 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6200 Security and commodity brokers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6210 Security brokers and dealers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6300 Insurance carriers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6330 Fire, marine, and casualty insurance (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 53 990 23 23 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 41 574 12 12 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers 11 119 3 3 0 0 0 6540 Title abstract offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6550 Subdividers and developers 3 26 3 3 0 0 0 6552 Subdividers and developers, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6553 Cemetery subdividers and developers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6700 Holding and other investment offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6790 Miscellaneous investing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6799 Investors, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 1,095 14,558 176 168 6 2 0 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 27 346 17 17 0 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services 3 39 3 3 0 0 0 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7217 Carpet and upholstery cleaning (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7220 Photographic studios, portrait (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops 7 81 6 6 0 0 0 7240 Barber shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories 8 152 4 4 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7299 Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7300 Business services 142 915 13 12 0 1 0 7340 Services to buildings (A) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 7342 Disinfecting and pest control services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7378 Computer maintenance and repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services 125 635 5 4 0 1 0 7381 Detective and armored car services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. (C) (D) 4 3 0 1 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking 33 562 19 19 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops (B) (D) 17 17 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops (A) (D) 9 9 0 0 0 7537 Automotive transmission repair shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops (A) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 7540 Automotive services, except repair (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7542 Carwashes (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services 19 290 9 9 0 0 0 7640 Reupholstery and furniture repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops (A) (D) 8 8 0 0 0 7692 Welding repair (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. 15 221 6 6 0 0 0 7800 Motion pictures 15 80 4 4 0 0 0 7830 Motion picture theaters (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7832 Motion picture theaters, ex drive-in (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7840 Video tape rental (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7900 Amusement and recreation services 56 1,046 14 14 0 0 0 7930 Bowling centers 14 205 5 5 0 0 0 7940 Commercial sports (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7948 Racing, including track operation (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 7991 Physical fitness facilities (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7992 Public golf courses (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7999 Amusement and recreation, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8000 Health services 495 8,372 24 20 3 1 0 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 8030 Offices of osteopathic physicians (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners 21 321 7 7 0 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors 6 77 3 3 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 8049 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities 256 3,218 6 3 3 0 0 8060 Hospitals (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 8100 Legal services 27 383 11 11 0 0 0 8200 Educational services (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 8210 Elementary and secondary schools (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 8300 Social services 81 903 13 12 1 0 0 8320 Individual and family services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 8330 Job training and related services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8350 Child day care services 35 289 8 8 0 0 0 8360 Residential care (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 8600 Membership organizations 148 781 37 36 1 0 0 8610 Business associations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8630 Labor organizations (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations 15 102 3 3 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 106 614 31 31 0 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 26 622 12 12 0 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8711 Engineering services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping 19 450 7 7 0 0 0 8730 Research and testing services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8732 Commercial nonphysical research (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) 5 5 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 2747 (301)-457-2580 email: cbp@census.gov URL: http://www.census.gov