1997 County Business Patterns for Avoyelles, LA 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 8,465 125,502 710 643 54 12 1 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 51 842 13 13 0 0 0 0700 Agricultural services 51 842 13 13 0 0 0 0720 Crop services 14 400 5 5 0 0 0 0740 Veterinary services 12 121 3 3 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services 25 321 5 5 0 0 0 10-- MINING 13 882 5 5 0 0 0 1300 Oil and gas extraction 13 882 5 5 0 0 0 1310 Crude petroleum and natural gas (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1380 Oil and gas field services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 1381 Drilling oil and gas wells (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1382 Oil and gas exploration services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1389 Oil and gas field services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 520 8,607 70 64 6 0 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 147 2,438 17 16 1 0 0 1510 General building contractors (C) (D) 16 15 1 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 202 4,249 9 4 5 0 0 1610 Highway and street construction (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway (C) (D) 8 3 5 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 171 1,920 44 44 0 0 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 43 540 9 9 0 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 37 267 7 7 0 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 1742 Plastering, drywall, and insulation (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work 15 156 8 8 0 0 0 1751 Carpentry work 11 94 4 4 0 0 0 1752 Floor laying and floor work, n.e.c. 4 57 3 3 0 0 0 1760 Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1770 Concrete work 24 215 5 5 0 0 0 1780 Water well drilling (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors 28 440 8 8 0 0 0 1793 Glass and glazing work (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1794 Excavation work (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. 6 115 5 5 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 765 13,259 37 29 6 2 0 2000 Food and kindred products (C) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 2030 Preserved fruits and vegetables (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2033 Canned fruits and vegetables (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2070 Fats and oils (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2074 Cottonseed oil mills (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2090 Misc. food and kindred products (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 2092 Fresh or frozen prepared fish (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2096 Potato chips and similar snacks (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2300 Apparel and other textile products (E) (D) 2 0 0 2 0 2320 Men's and boys' furnishings (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2329 Men's and boys' clothing, n.e.c. (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2330 Women's and misses' outerwear (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2331 Women's and misses' blouses and shirts (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 2400 Lumber and wood products 177 3,615 18 16 2 0 0 2410 Logging 75 1,482 14 14 0 0 0 2420 Sawmills and planing mills (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2421 Sawmills and planing mills, general (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2426 Hardwood dimension and flooring mills (B) (D) 1 0 1 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 (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2491 Wood preserving (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 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 2752 Commercial printing, lithographic (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 3240 Cement, hydraulic (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3270 Concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 3272 Concrete products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3273 Ready-mixed concrete (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 3400 Fabricated metal products (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 3440 Fabricated structural metal products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3441 Fabricated structural metal (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3490 Misc. fabricated metal products (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3491 Industrial valves (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3520 Farm and garden machinery (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3523 Farm machinery and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3700 Transportation equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3730 Ship and boat building and repairing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3732 Boat building and repairing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3900 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (B) (D) 2 0 2 0 0 3990 Miscellaneous manufactures (B) (D) 2 0 2 0 0 3993 Signs and advertising specialities (B) (D) 2 0 2 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 219 5,493 44 42 2 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing (B) (D) 20 19 1 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air (B) (D) 20 19 1 0 0 4400 Water transportation (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4490 Water transportation services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4499 Water transportation services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4800 Communication 59 1,735 14 14 0 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 4812 Radiotelephone communications (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting 23 333 5 5 0 0 0 4840 Cable and other pay TV services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4890 Communication services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services 69 2,661 9 8 1 0 0 4910 Electric services (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 4920 Gas production and distribution (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4940 Water supply 11 121 4 4 0 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 291 5,118 34 29 5 0 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 68 1,292 8 6 2 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5030 Lumber and construction materials (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5040 Professional and commercial equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5047 Medical and hospital equipment (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 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 51 974 4 2 2 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery (B) (D) 3 1 2 0 0 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 223 3,826 26 23 3 0 0 5110 Paper and paper products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5111 Printing and writing paper (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5120 Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products 90 1,104 9 7 2 0 0 5142 Packaged frozen foods (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5146 Fish and seafoods (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 65 922 4 2 2 0 0 5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5153 Grain and field beans (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5154 Livestock (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 30 844 3 3 0 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 30 844 3 3 0 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods 87 1,634 9 8 1 0 0 5191 Farm supplies 87 1,634 9 8 1 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 1,935 19,665 195 175 17 3 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 37 537 9 9 0 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 5230 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5250 Hardware stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores 302 3,424 15 13 1 1 0 5310 Department stores (C) (D) 2 0 1 1 0 5330 Variety stores (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 5390 Misc. general merchandise stores (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 5400 Food stores 679 4,771 48 41 5 2 0 5410 Grocery stores 648 4,577 41 34 5 2 0 5420 Meat and fish markets 12 83 3 3 0 0 0 5460 Retail bakeries (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5490 Miscellaneous food stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 281 4,135 43 40 3 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 122 2,138 6 3 3 0 0 5520 Used car dealers 6 87 4 4 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores 60 848 11 11 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations 93 988 21 21 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores 25 266 6 6 0 0 0 5610 Men's and boys' clothing stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores 13 122 3 3 0 0 0 5660 Shoe stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 42 625 12 12 0 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores 33 525 5 5 0 0 0 5713 Floor covering stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5720 Household appliance stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5730 Radio, television, and computer stores 2 34 3 3 0 0 0 5731 Radio, TV, and electronic stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5734 Computer and software stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 392 2,881 28 21 7 0 0 5812 Eating places 373 2,755 25 18 7 0 0 5813 Drinking places 19 126 3 3 0 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 177 3,026 34 33 1 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 125 2,443 17 16 1 0 0 5920 Liquor stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5930 Used merchandise stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5943 Stationery stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers 3 38 3 3 0 0 0 5961 Catalog and mail-order houses (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5962 Merchandising machine operators (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5963 Direct selling establishments (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 29 256 7 7 0 0 0 5992 Florists (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 5993 Tobacco stores and stands (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 441 8,843 73 70 3 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 237 4,984 13 10 3 0 0 6020 Commercial banks (C) (D) 11 8 3 0 0 6060 Credit unions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6090 Functions closely related to banking (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions (B) (D) 18 18 0 0 0 6110 Federal and Federally-sponsored credit (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6140 Personal credit institutions (B) (D) 15 15 0 0 0 6150 Business credit institutions (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6200 Security and commodity brokers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6210 Security brokers and dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6280 Security and commodity services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6300 Insurance carriers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6310 Life insurance (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 75 1,566 17 17 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 46 403 19 19 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors (B) (D) 13 13 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 6540 Title abstract offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6550 Subdividers and developers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6552 Subdividers and developers, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6700 Holding and other investment offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6710 Holding offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 679\ Administrative and auxiliary (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 4,228 62,759 232 209 15 7 1 7000 Hotels and other lodging places (G) (D) 6 5 0 0 1 7010 Hotels and motels (G) (D) 6 5 0 0 1 7200 Personal services 85 1,299 16 15 1 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 7211 Power laundries, family and commercial (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 7217 Carpet and upholstery cleaning (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7220 Photographic studios, portrait (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops 5 15 3 3 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories 41 845 8 8 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7291 Tax return preparation services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7300 Business services (B) (D) 11 11 0 0 0 7310 Advertising (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7319 Advertising, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7330 Mailing, reproduction, stenographic (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7336 Commercial art and graphic design (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7338 Secretarial and court reporting (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7359 Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7360 Personnel supply services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7361 Employment agencies (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7370 Computer and data processing services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7371 Computer programming services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7380 Miscellaneous business services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking (B) (D) 21 21 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops (B) (D) 19 19 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops 13 252 5 5 0 0 0 7534 Tire retreading and repair shops (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7536 Automotive glass replacement shops (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops 11 120 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 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services (A) (D) 10 10 0 0 0 7640 Reupholstery and furniture repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7690 Miscellaneous repair shops (A) (D) 9 9 0 0 0 7692 Welding repair (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 7800 Motion pictures (A) (D) 3 3 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) 2 2 0 0 0 7900 Amusement and recreation services (B) (D) 5 4 1 0 0 7920 Producers, orchestras, entertainers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7922 Theatrical producers and services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services (B) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 7992 Public golf courses (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7993 Coin-operated amusement devices (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8000 Health services 1,232 19,959 49 37 7 5 0 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 72 1,500 17 17 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists 30 323 10 10 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners 26 538 6 6 0 0 0 8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists 13 301 3 3 0 0 0 8049 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities 720 8,653 9 1 5 3 0 8060 Hospitals (E) (D) 2 0 0 2 0 8080 Home health care services 90 2,006 3 1 2 0 0 8090 Health and allied services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8100 Legal services 62 1,439 22 22 0 0 0 8200 Educational services 101 1,189 10 9 1 0 0 8210 Elementary and secondary schools 101 1,189 10 9 1 0 0 8300 Social services 628 5,084 17 12 3 2 0 8320 Individual and family services (C) (D) 6 3 3 0 0 8330 Job training and related services (E) (D) 3 1 0 2 0 8350 Child day care services (B) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 8390 Social services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8600 Membership organizations 157 1,243 35 33 2 0 0 8610 Business associations (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8620 Professional organizations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8640 Civic and social associations (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 152 1,176 31 29 2 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 60 1,733 24 24 0 0 0 8710 Engineering and architectural services 7 111 3 3 0 0 0 8711 Engineering services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8712 Architectural services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8713 Surveying services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8720 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping 26 383 10 10 0 0 0 8730 Research and testing services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8731 Commercial physical research (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations (B) (D) 9 9 0 0 0 8741 Management services (B) (D) 8 8 0 0 0 8748 Business consulting, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8900 Services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 99-- UNCLASSIFIED ESTABLISHMENTS 2 34 7 7 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