1997 Economic Census:
Retail Trade
Birmingham, AL MSA


These data are from the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses.
For more recent data, see the current Industry Statistics Sampler.
 
Retail Trade by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
  44-45 Retail trade 3,844 9,000,690 830,002 52,390
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 513 2,654,941 196,354 6,624
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 243 257,590 39,342 1,884
443 Electronics & appliance stores 131 221,602 22,926 1,098
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 302 797,382 90,887 3,752
445 Food & beverage stores 407 1,355,988 117,306 11,275
446 Health & personal care stores 349 384,638 54,977 3,672
447 Gasoline stations 513 715,549 39,126 2,971
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 540 554,152 70,418 5,649
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 205 209,595 23,567 1,740
452 General merchandise stores 137 1,182,075 113,881 9,687
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 387 253,950 33,744 2,838
454 Nonstore retailers 117 413,228 27,474 1,200

 

 

Retail Trade by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
44-45 Retail trade 3,844 9,000,690 830,002 52,390
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 513 2,654,941 196,354 6,624
4411 Automobile dealers 206 2,320,364 146,337 4,451
44111 New car dealers 84 2,146,888 135,448 4,026
44112 Used car dealers 122 173,476 10,889 425
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 34 70,743 4,759 202
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 10 31,452 1,725 80
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 24 39,291 3,034 122
441221 Motorcycle dealers 9 D D (20-99)
441222 Boat dealers 13 18,553 1,451 57
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 2 D D (1-19)
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 273 263,834 45,258 1,971
44131 Automotive parts & accessories stores 180 165,687 25,845 1,245
44132 Tire dealers 93 98,147 19,413 726
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 243 257,590 39,342 1,884
4421 Furniture stores 121 134,248 22,962 985
4422 Home furnishings stores 122 123,342 16,380 899
44221 Floor covering stores 57 73,705 10,050 398
44229 Other home furnishings stores 65 49,637 6,330 501
442299 All other home furnishings stores 59 47,849 6,008 469
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
443 Electronics & appliance stores 131 221,602 22,926 1,098
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 92 117,416 12,808 688
443111 Household appliance stores 34 25,734 3,312 145
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 58 91,682 9,496 543
44312 Computer & software stores 31 95,070 8,859 355
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 8 9,116 1,259 55
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 302 797,382 90,887 3,752
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 252 758,007 85,167 3,405
44411 Home centers 13 187,029 18,839 1,059
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 34 33,501 3,939 157
44413 Hardware stores 55 36,933 5,397 340
44419 Other building material dealers 150 500,544 56,992 1,849
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 50 39,375 5,720 347
44421 Outdoor power equipment stores 17 9,253 1,253 71
44422 Nursery & garden centers 33 30,122 4,467 276
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
445 Food & beverage stores 407 1,355,988 117,306 11,275
4451 Grocery stores 308 1,279,777 111,825 10,819
44511 Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores 238 1,236,082 108,926 10,520
44512 Convenience stores 70 43,695 2,899 299
4452 Specialty food stores 36 18,375 2,012 231
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 63 57,836 3,469 225
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
446 Health & personal care stores 349 384,638 54,977 3,672
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 204 315,878 40,509 2,805
4461101 Pharmacies & drug stores 197 314,389 40,302 2,716
4461102 Proprietary stores 7 1,489 207 89
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 48 23,428 3,910 299
44613 Optical goods stores 48 19,504 4,430 264
44619 Other health & personal care stores 49 25,828 6,128 304
446191 Food (health) supplement stores 19 7,029 1,209 99
446199 All other health & personal care stores 30 18,799 4,919 205
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
447 Gasoline stations 513 715,549 39,126 2,971
44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 382 506,348 28,831 2,189
44719 Other gasoline stations 131 209,201 10,295 782
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 540 554,152 70,418 5,649
4481 Clothing stores 325 410,820 50,242 4,201
44811 Men's clothing stores 41 29,175 4,355 238
44812 Women's clothing stores 143 93,030 12,774 1,306
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 20 18,415 1,945 210
44814 Family clothing stores 69 245,675 27,868 2,158
44815 Clothing accessories stores 19 3,822 639 67
44819 Other clothing stores 33 20,703 2,661 222
4482 Shoe stores 109 75,274 9,229 804
4482101 Men's shoe stores 6 3,188 453 27
4482102 Women's shoe stores 14 8,163 1,025 93
4482103 Children's & juveniles' shoe stores 3 1,705 421 25
4482104 Family shoe stores 72 30,678 3,771 347
4482105 Athletic footwear stores 14 31,540 3,559 312
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 106 68,058 10,947 644
44831 Jewelry stores 102 66,782 10,733 621
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 4 1,276 214 23
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 205 209,595 23,567 1,740
4511 Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores 138 146,538 16,863 1,093
45111 Sporting goods stores 84 73,829 8,396 563
4511101 General-line sporting goods stores 35 35,351 3,811 270
4511102 Specialty-line sporting goods stores 49 38,478 4,585 293
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 28 47,779 4,900 301
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 18 11,180 1,646 146
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 8 13,750 1,921 83
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 67 63,057 6,704 647
45121 Book stores & news dealers 39 38,716 4,451 445
451211 Book stores 39 38,716 4,451 445
4512111 Book stores, general 24 28,682 3,243 282
4512112 Specialty book stores 13 D D (100-249)
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 28 24,341 2,253 202
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
452 General merchandise stores 137 1,182,075 113,881 9,687
4521 Department stores (excl leased depts) 39 857,715 87,753 7,436
45210009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 39 872,740 N N
45211009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 39 872,740 N N
4521101 Conventional department stores (excl leased depts) 9 D D (1000-2499)
4521102 Discount or mass merchandising dept stores (excl leased depts) 24 D D (2500-4999)
4521103 National chain department stores (excl leased depts) 6 D D (1000-2499)
4529 Other general merchandise stores 98 324,360 26,128 2,251
45299 All other general merchandise stores 94 D D (500-999)
4529901 Variety stores 72 60,614 6,299 619
4529902 Catalog showrooms 2 D D (100-249)
4529903 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 20 D D (100-249)
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 387 253,950 33,744 2,838
4531 Florists 94 22,024 4,666 423
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 116 91,110 9,407 929
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 17 50,245 3,972 314
4532101 Stationery stores 6 D D (20-99)
4532102 Office supplies stores 11 D D (250-499)
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 99 40,865 5,435 615
4533 Used merchandise stores 66 42,420 9,113 880
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 111 98,396 10,558 606
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 17 11,984 1,504 147
45392 Art dealers 17 7,548 1,453 85
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 26 54,747 3,612 138
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 51 24,117 3,989 236
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
454 Nonstore retailers 117 413,228 27,474 1,200
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 24 328,744 12,397 522
4542 Vending machine operators 24 28,926 5,827 230
4543 Direct selling establishments 69 55,558 9,250 448
45431 Fuel dealers 26 22,205 3,939 182
454312 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 26 22,205 3,939 182
45439 Other direct selling establishments 43 33,353 5,311 266
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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