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NAICS 23491
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2002 Census Hierarchy, 1997 Definition States Census pubs Annual+ data
 

2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

Industry Series data are preliminary and are subject to change; they will be superseded by data released in later reports. Data are released in American FactFinder biweekly and may lag availability in PDF by up to four weeks. Data are released on DVD-ROM quarterly starting in January and may lag availability in PDF by up to four months.

2002 NAICS Report title Report number Release
date (PDF)		 Full report Tables only
Link to
PDF		 Size
in kb		 Link to
PDF		 Size
in kb
237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction EC02-23I-237110 01/07/2005 link to full pdf 444 link to tables-only pdf 229
237120 Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction EC02-23I-237120 01/10/2005 link to full pdf 437 link to tables-only pdf 223

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
Indus-
try
Detail		 NAICS
code		 NAICS Title
(and link to definition) 		Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of business done
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to industry detail 23 Construction 656,448 858,581,056 174,184,608 5,664,853
Go to industry detail 234 Heavy construction 42,557 130,794,520 30,291,850 880,400
Go to industry detail 2349 Other heavy construction 30,109 71,184,312 18,917,064 554,657
  23491 Water, sewer, & pipeline construction 8,042 22,419,762 5,522,281 162,566
Go to industry detail 234910 Water, sewer, & pipeline construction 8,042 22,419,762 5,522,281 162,566

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

 

NAICS 23491: Water, Sewer, and Pipeline Construction .   This industry comprises: (1) establishments primarily responsible for the entire construction (i.e., new work, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or repairs) of water mains, sewers, drains, gas mains, natural gas pumping stations, and gas and oil pipelines; (2) establishments identified as water, sewer, and pipeline construction management firms; and (3) establishments identified as special trade contractors engaged in activities primarily related to water, sewer, and pipeline construction. Establishments in this industry may subcontract some or all of the actual construction work. Kinds of establishments include water, sewer, and pipeline general contractors, design builders, engineer-constructors, and joint-venture contractors.

 

Geographic Distribution -- Water, sewer, and pipeline construction: 1997

Data for the Construction sector are published for the U.S.and states.

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Other
Indus-
tries		 State Estab-
lish-
ments		 Value of business done
($1,000)		 Value of business done
% of
U.S.		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
Go to industry detail United States 8,042 22,419,762 100.00 5,522,281 162,566
Go to industry detail California 651 2,322,273 10.36 560,687 13,220
Go to industry detail Texas 511 2,277,885 10.16 577,693 18,134
Go to industry detail Florida 295 1,169,848 5.22 233,962 7,685
Go to industry detail Michigan 281 950,946 4.24 225,980 5,323
Go to industry detail Virginia 240 888,468 3.96 232,183 7,768
Go to industry detail Louisiana 168 822,127 3.67 215,264 6,838
Go to industry detail Washington 288 783,148 3.49 187,083 4,407
Go to industry detail Illinois 342 769,463 3.43 192,674 5,691
Go to industry detail Ohio 270 710,438 3.17 180,730 5,062
Go to industry detail North Carolina 347 676,900 3.02 168,688 6,278
Go to industry detail Pennsylvania 272 643,705 2.87 169,457 4,842
Go to industry detail Minnesota 216 642,017 2.86 138,456 3,641
Go to industry detail New York 276 620,770 2.77 201,530 4,492
Go to industry detail Indiana 203 582,176 2.60 138,233 3,968
Go to industry detail Georgia 321 570,255 2.54 126,884 4,442
Go to industry detail Colorado 207 548,193 2.45 126,073 3,968
Go to industry detail New Jersey 194 539,170 2.40 169,885 3,821
Go to industry detail Arizona 128 502,371 2.24 133,380 4,276
Go to industry detail Wisconsin 107 445,895 1.99 110,643 2,644
Go to industry detail Massachusetts 229 413,820 1.85 96,742 2,542
Go to industry detail Oregon 223 408,723 1.82 101,408 2,796
Go to industry detail Missouri 238 377,511 1.68 84,649 2,570
Go to industry detail Nevada 51 376,546 1.68 86,646 2,402
Go to industry detail Maryland 122 375,143 1.67 100,078 2,826
Go to industry detail Alabama 142 358,116 1.60 79,446 2,768
Go to industry detail Oklahoma 243 343,245 1.53 98,736 3,410
Go to industry detail Kansas 53 337,308 1.50 69,077 2,536
Go to industry detail Tennessee 167 329,158 1.47 75,012 2,842
Go to industry detail Connecticut 93 297,120 1.33 49,026 1,234
Go to industry detail New Mexico 59 273,412 1.22 88,830 3,078
Go to industry detail Iowa 166 231,592 1.03 48,205 1,397
Go to industry detail South Carolina 135 217,800 0.97 53,117 2,159
Go to industry detail Mississippi 66 191,138 0.85 48,463 1,972
Go to industry detail Kentucky 151 190,855 0.85 49,290 1,730
Go to industry detail West Virginia 82 178,524 0.80 53,443 1,684
Go to industry detail Montana 82 115,693 0.52 24,550 904
Go to industry detail Utah 62 115,552 0.52 22,488 902
Go to industry detail Hawaii 12 111,451 0.50 28,492 645
Go to industry detail Delaware 22 93,543 0.42 30,013 871
Go to industry detail Nebraska 52 93,171 0.42 19,010 624
Go to industry detail Arkansas 65 76,812 0.34 20,297 922
Go to industry detail Wyoming 27 72,295 0.32 17,741 568
Go to industry detail Idaho 26 65,601 0.29 14,335 512
Go to industry detail Alaska 29 64,169 0.29 16,638 342
Go to industry detail Maine 18 55,883 0.25 14,166 364
Go to industry detail South Dakota 38 41,971 0.19 9,442 404
Go to industry detail Rhode Island 20 38,679 0.17 9,443 277
Go to industry detail North Dakota 29 38,533 0.17 8,659 235
Go to industry detail New Hampshire 9 s 0.17 s (10,000+)
Go to industry detail     District of Columbia 2 D   D (1000-2499)
Go to industry detail     Vermont s D   D (1000-2499)

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available


 

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Hypertext
tables		 Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Contents
  link to PDF EC97C-2349A Industry Series Preliminary data including detailed characteristics, establishment size, and product detail
  link to PDF EC97C23S-IS Industry Summary Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for 2-, and 3-digit NAICS for the U.S.; data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.
  link to PDF EC97C23S-AS Geographic Area Summary Detailed statistics, type of construction, and kind of business activity for the U.S. and four geographic regions; national data on size of establishment in terms of employment and value of business done.
Link to Bridge tables  EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.
Link to Comparative Statistics  EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
Link to Nonemployer Statistics  EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 74 % of establishments and 9.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports above.

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents
  County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Link to hypertext table Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

 

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

Last revised: December 02 2004   Questions?