1997 County Business Patterns for Lavaca, TX 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 5,833 104,510 498 429 62 6 1 07-- AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 7 75 5 5 0 0 0 0700 Agricultural services 7 75 5 5 0 0 0 0740 Veterinary services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 0780 Landscape and horticultural services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 10-- MINING 42 1,345 6 5 1 0 0 1300 Oil and gas extraction 42 1,345 6 5 1 0 0 1310 Crude petroleum and natural gas (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1320 Natural gas liquids (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 1380 Oil and gas field services (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 1389 Oil and gas field services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 15-- CONSTRUCTION 199 3,610 59 59 0 0 0 1500 General contractors and operative builders 59 839 14 14 0 0 0 1510 General building contractors 59 839 14 14 0 0 0 1600 Heavy construction, except building 42 995 7 7 0 0 0 1610 Highway and street construction (B) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1620 Heavy construction, except highway (A) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 1700 Special trade contractors 98 1,776 38 38 0 0 0 1710 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 30 689 8 8 0 0 0 1720 Painting and paper hanging 2 39 4 4 0 0 0 1730 Electrical work 23 261 9 9 0 0 0 1740 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 8 169 4 4 0 0 0 1741 Masonry and other stonework (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1742 Plastering, drywall, and insulation (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 1743 Terrazzo, tile, marble, mosaic work (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1750 Carpentry and floor work (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 1751 Carpentry work (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 1780 Water well drilling (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1790 Misc. special trade contractors 25 452 8 8 0 0 0 1796 Installing building equipment, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 1799 Special trade contractors, n.e.c. (A) (D) 7 7 0 0 0 20-- MANUFACTURING 2,147 41,267 49 26 19 3 1 2000 Food and kindred products 192 3,472 7 5 2 0 0 2010 Meat products (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 2011 Meat packing plants (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2013 Sausages and other prepared meats (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2040 Grain mill products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2048 Prepared feeds, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2070 Fats and oils (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2074 Cottonseed oil mills (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2080 Beverages (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2086 Bottled and canned soft drinks (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 2090 Misc. food and kindred products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2099 Food preparations, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2300 Apparel and other textile products 438 8,824 4 0 3 1 0 2380 Miscellaneous apparel and accessories 438 8,824 4 0 3 1 0 2387 Apparel belts 438 8,824 4 0 3 1 0 2400 Lumber and wood products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2490 Miscellaneous wood products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2499 Wood products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2700 Printing and publishing 30 329 3 2 1 0 0 2710 Newspapers (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 2750 Commercial printing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 2752 Commercial printing, lithographic (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3000 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products (C) (D) 2 0 1 1 0 3080 Miscellaneous plastics products, n.e.c. (C) (D) 2 0 1 1 0 3084 Plastics pipe (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3088 Plastics plumbing fixtures (C) (D) 1 0 0 1 0 3100 Leather and leather products 358 5,499 13 6 6 1 0 3110 Leather tanning and finishing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3170 Handbags and personal leather goods (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 3171 Women's handbags and purses (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3172 Personal leather goods, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3190 Leather goods, n.e.c. (E) (D) 10 4 5 1 0 3200 Stone, clay, and glass products (A) (D) 2 2 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 3300 Primary metal industries (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3340 Secondary nonferrous metals (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 3400 Fabricated metal products 89 3,499 3 0 3 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 3450 Screw machine products, bolts, etc. (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3451 Screw machine products (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3470 Metal services, n.e.c. (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3471 Plating and polishing (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3500 Industrial machinery and equipment 740 15,096 8 5 2 0 1 3540 Metalworking machinery (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 3543 Industrial patterns (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 3544 Special dies, tools, jigs and fixtures (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3580 Refrigeration and service machinery (F) (D) 1 0 0 0 1 3581 Automatic vending machines (F) (D) 1 0 0 0 1 3590 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 3599 Industrial machinery, n.e.c. (B) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 3900 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3940 Toys and sporting goods (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 3949 Sporting and athletic goods, n.e.c. (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 399\ Administrative and auxiliary (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 40-- TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 148 5,285 18 15 3 0 0 4200 Trucking and warehousing 75 2,507 8 6 2 0 0 4210 Trucking and courier services, except air 75 2,507 8 6 2 0 0 4500 Transportation by air (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4580 Airports, flying fields, and services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4700 Transportation services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4720 Passenger transportation arrangement (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4725 Tour operators (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4800 Communication 25 1,134 4 4 0 0 0 4810 Telephone communication (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 4812 Radiotelephone communications (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4813 Telephone communications, exc. radio (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 4830 Radio and television broadcasting (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4900 Electric, gas, and sanitary services (B) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 4910 Electric services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4920 Gas production and distribution (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 4930 Combination utility services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 4932 Gas and other services combined (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 50-- WHOLESALE TRADE 488 12,205 37 31 6 0 0 5000 Wholesale trade - durable goods 90 1,742 13 13 0 0 0 5010 Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies 35 610 5 5 0 0 0 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5020 Furniture and homefurnishings (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5021 Furniture (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5050 Metals and minerals, except petroleum (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5051 Metals service centers and offices (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5080 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 37 704 5 5 0 0 0 5083 Farm and garden machinery (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5090 Miscellaneous durable goods (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5100 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 398 10,463 24 18 6 0 0 5130 Apparel, piece goods, and notions (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5136 Men's and boys' clothing (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5137 Women's and children's clothing (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5140 Groceries and related products 18 450 3 3 0 0 0 5147 Meats and meat products 18 450 3 3 0 0 0 5150 Farm-product raw materials 154 2,321 6 3 3 0 0 5153 Grain and field beans (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5154 Livestock (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5160 Chemicals and allied products (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5162 Plastics materials and basic shapes (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5170 Petroleum and petroleum products (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5180 Beer, wine, and distilled beverages (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 5181 Beer and ale (B) (D) 3 2 1 0 0 5190 Misc. nondurable goods 62 1,272 7 7 0 0 0 5191 Farm supplies (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 52-- RETAIL TRADE 1,163 12,768 135 118 17 0 0 5200 Building materials and garden supplies 77 1,281 10 9 1 0 0 5210 Lumber and other building materials 58 1,090 7 6 1 0 0 5250 Hardware stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5260 Retail nurseries and garden stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5300 General merchandise stores 124 1,326 8 7 1 0 0 5310 Department stores (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 5330 Variety stores (B) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5390 Misc. general merchandise stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5400 Food stores 279 3,187 22 17 5 0 0 5410 Grocery stores 244 2,891 16 12 4 0 0 5420 Meat and fish markets (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 5460 Retail bakeries (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 5500 Automotive dealers and service stations 160 2,799 29 29 0 0 0 5510 New and used car dealers 72 1,713 6 6 0 0 0 5520 Used car dealers (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5530 Auto and home supply stores (B) (D) 6 6 0 0 0 5540 Gasoline service stations 52 580 15 15 0 0 0 5600 Apparel and accessory stores 19 251 5 5 0 0 0 5620 Women's clothing stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5650 Family clothing stores (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 5700 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 27 451 7 7 0 0 0 5710 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 17 285 4 4 0 0 0 5712 Furniture stores (A) (D) 2 2 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 (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5731 Radio, TV, and electronic stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5800 Eating and drinking places 391 2,505 30 20 10 0 0 5812 Eating places 380 2,435 23 13 10 0 0 5813 Drinking places 11 57 6 6 0 0 0 5900 Miscellaneous retail 86 968 24 24 0 0 0 5910 Drug stores and proprietary stores 35 409 6 6 0 0 0 5920 Liquor stores (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5930 Used merchandise stores (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 5940 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 11 220 4 4 0 0 0 5941 Sporting goods and bicycle shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5943 Stationery 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) 1 1 0 0 0 5960 Nonstore retailers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5963 Direct selling establishments (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5980 Fuel dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 5990 Retail stores, n.e.c. 29 231 9 9 0 0 0 5992 Florists (B) (D) 8 8 0 0 0 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 60-- FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE 282 6,440 46 40 6 0 0 6000 Depository institutions 137 3,824 10 6 4 0 0 6020 Commercial banks 121 3,501 6 2 4 0 0 6030 Savings institutions (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 6060 Credit unions (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6100 Nondepository institutions (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6140 Personal credit institutions (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6200 Security and commodity brokers (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 6210 Security brokers and dealers (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6280 Security and commodity services (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 6300 Insurance carriers (B) (D) 5 4 1 0 0 6310 Life insurance (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 6330 Fire, marine, and casualty insurance (B) (D) 4 3 1 0 0 6400 Insurance agents, brokers, and service 37 519 16 16 0 0 0 6500 Real estate 20 152 11 11 0 0 0 6510 Real estate operators and lessors (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 6530 Real estate agents and managers 4 13 3 3 0 0 0 6540 Title abstract offices (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 6550 Subdividers and developers 7 23 3 3 0 0 0 6553 Cemetery subdividers and developers 7 23 3 3 0 0 0 70-- SERVICES 1,357 21,515 143 130 10 3 0 7000 Hotels and other lodging places 18 159 4 4 0 0 0 7010 Hotels and motels (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7020 Rooming and boarding houses (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7200 Personal services 51 638 12 12 0 0 0 7210 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7230 Beauty shops 10 91 3 3 0 0 0 7250 Shoe repair and shoeshine parlors (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7260 Funeral service and crematories (B) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7290 Miscellaneous personal services 9 61 4 4 0 0 0 7291 Tax return preparation services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7299 Miscellaneous personal services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7300 Business services (B) (D) 12 12 0 0 0 7330 Mailing, reproduction, stenographic (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7331 Direct mail advertising services (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7340 Services to buildings 10 106 5 5 0 0 0 7342 Disinfecting and pest control services (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7350 Misc. equipment rental and leasing (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7352 Medical equipment rental (A) (D) 2 2 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) 3 3 0 0 0 7389 Business services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 3 3 0 0 0 7500 Auto repair, services, and parking 40 792 13 13 0 0 0 7530 Automotive repair shops 40 792 13 13 0 0 0 7532 Top and body repair and paint shops 8 129 3 3 0 0 0 7537 Automotive transmission repair shops (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7538 General automotive repair shops (B) (D) 9 9 0 0 0 7600 Miscellaneous repair services 15 284 6 6 0 0 0 7620 Electrical repair shops (A) (D) 2 2 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) 4 4 0 0 0 7692 Welding repair (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 7699 Repair services, n.e.c. 6 83 3 3 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 3 47 3 3 0 0 0 7990 Misc. amusement, recreation services 3 47 3 3 0 0 0 7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 7999 Amusement and recreation, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8000 Health services 868 15,800 31 21 7 3 0 8010 Offices and clinics of medical doctors 41 1,175 10 10 0 0 0 8020 Offices and clinics of dentists (B) (D) 5 5 0 0 0 8040 Offices of other health practitioners 14 305 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) 1 1 0 0 0 8049 Offices of health practitioners, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8050 Nursing and personal care facilities 359 5,120 5 1 3 1 0 8060 Hospitals (E) (D) 2 0 0 2 0 8080 Home health care services 140 2,804 5 1 4 0 0 8100 Legal services 17 223 9 9 0 0 0 8200 Educational services (B) (D) 2 1 1 0 0 8210 Elementary and secondary schools (B) (D) 1 0 1 0 0 8290 Schools and educational services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8300 Social services 45 386 10 10 0 0 0 8350 Child day care services (B) (D) 8 8 0 0 0 8360 Residential care (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8390 Social services, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8400 Museums, botanical, zoological gardens (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8410 Museums and art galleries (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8600 Membership organizations 203 1,506 29 27 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 52 102 7 7 0 0 0 8660 Religious organizations 145 1,329 18 16 2 0 0 8690 Membership organizations, n.e.c. (A) (D) 1 1 0 0 0 8700 Engineering and management services 11 925 8 8 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 4 46 3 3 0 0 0 8740 Management and public relations (A) (D) 4 4 0 0 0 8741 Management services (A) (D) 2 2 0 0 0 8742 Management consulting 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 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