1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Dallas--Fort Worth, TX CMSA


These data are from the 1997 and 2002 Economic Censuses.
For more recent data, see the current Industry Statistics Sampler.
 
Wholesale 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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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  42 Wholesale trade 10,129 134,407,579 6,404,280 156,656
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 7,141 85,432,971 4,543,292 103,562
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,988 48,974,608 1,860,988 53,094

 

 

Wholesale 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
42 Wholesale trade 10,129 134,407,579 6,404,280 156,656
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 7,141 85,432,971 4,543,292 103,562
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 621 26,485,836 332,792 10,198
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 160 22,855,548 119,783 3,487
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 85 D D (1000-2499)
4211102 Bus & recreational vehicle whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4211104 Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 48 D D (1000-2499)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 280 3,163,841 169,168 5,033
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 129 D D (1000-2499)
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 137 1,879,508 91,003 2,637
4211203 Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42113 Tire & tube whsle 44 D D (250-499)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 137 D D (1000-2499)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 535 3,868,442 202,067 5,531
42121 Furniture whsle 254 1,201,638 88,333 2,438
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 132 327,015 24,361 870
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 122 874,623 63,972 1,568
42122 Home furnishings whsle 281 2,666,804 113,734 3,093
4212201 Household china, glassware, & crockery whsle 38 D D (250-499)
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 57 D D (250-499)
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 72 860,009 37,627 860
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 114 1,000,553 49,776 1,529
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 305 2,423,184 162,442 4,860
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 133 1,318,276 83,180 2,227
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 18 D D (100-249)
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 34 D D (1000-2499)
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 81 644,206 43,829 1,096
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 68 D D (500-999)
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 26 D D (250-499)
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 22 D D (100-249)
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 20 D D (100-249)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 38 442,884 29,655 994
42139 Other construction materials whsle 66 D D (500-999)
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 20 D D (100-249)
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 46 D D (500-999)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 1,238 13,141,452 1,251,141 23,644
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 41 702,913 35,987 697
42142 Office equipment whsle 163 2,356,413 167,219 4,191
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 541 7,515,318 802,220 12,679
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 445 D D (10k-24999)
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 210 D D (2500-4999)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 235 D D (5000-9999)
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 96 D D (1000-2499)
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 149 D D (1000-2499)
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 91 444,069 33,010 870
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 58 D D (250-499)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 242 1,602,301 147,848 3,031
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 220 D D (2500-4999)
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 22 D D (250-499)
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 39 235,934 31,691 1,211
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 63 D D (250-499)
4214901 Religious & school supplies whsle 10 D D (20-99)
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 53 D D (250-499)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 261 D D (2500-4999)
42151 Metal service centers & offices 258 D D (2500-4999)
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 201 D D (1000-2499)
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 134 D D (1000-2499)
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 67 D D (250-499)
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 57 D D (500-999)
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 35 D D (500-999)
42151022 Nonferrous metal sales offices 22 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 1,227 19,180,398 1,194,297 22,198
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 372 D D (5000-9999)
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 121 D D (1000-2499)
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 734 D D (10k-24999)
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 308 D D (5000-9999)
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 426 D D (5000-9999)
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 570 3,790,617 275,621 6,770
42171 Hardware whsle 265 1,235,945 120,981 2,919
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 106 838,807 42,047 1,217
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 149 1,511,251 95,502 2,120
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 50 204,614 17,091 514
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 1,595 9,620,825 746,894 18,313
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 80 1,153,663 73,155 1,696
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 95 1,445,256 44,891 1,147
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 39 D D (250-499)
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 40 D D (500-999)
4218203 Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle 16 D D (100-249)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 765 3,699,513 362,904 8,933
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 29 D D (100-249)
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 81 279,057 37,271 886
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 32 95,993 12,329 305
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 49 183,064 24,942 581
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 235 941,718 94,990 2,127
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 89 372,983 28,970 667
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 105 646,451 95,808 2,741
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 63 D D (250-499)
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 163 D D (1000-2499)
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 305 1,465,684 124,480 3,247
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 37 D D (250-499)
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 66 502,523 31,706 877
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 40 69,543 11,697 358
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 45 D D (250-499)
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 21 123,434 8,960 190
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 96 D D (500-999)
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 175 629,317 45,293 1,437
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 39 93,753 9,418 297
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 54 D D (250-499)
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 19 D D (100-249)
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 63 D D (500-999)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 175 1,227,392 96,171 1,853
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 149 1,087,772 87,371 1,548
4218602 Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 14 90,082 4,719 168
4218603 Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle 12 49,538 4,081 137
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 789 D D (5000-9999)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 140 601,326 38,225 1,548
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 85 721,757 34,075 996
42193 Recyclable material whsle 123 620,397 65,324 2,339
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 34 D D (500-999)
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 26 D D (250-499)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 27 D D (250-499)
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 62 D D (1000-2499)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 203 D D (1000-2499)
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 190 D D (1000-2499)
4219402 Precious metal (excluding ores) whsle 13 D D (100-249)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 238 D D (1000-2499)
4219901 Musical instruments & supplies whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4219902 Forest products (except lumber) whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 88 D D (500-999)
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 43 D D (500-999)
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 30 D D (500-999)
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 13 D D (250-499)
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 21 35,852 3,131 130
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 57 D D (250-499)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,988 48,974,608 1,860,988 53,094
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 425 4,424,560 226,585 8,220
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 71 962,334 47,953 1,215
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 225 1,840,224 126,111 5,428
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 129 1,622,002 52,521 1,577
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 194 D D (5000-9999)
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 56 D D (1000-2499)
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 138 D D (2500-4999)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 539 2,973,149 150,178 3,948
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 128 D D (1000-2499)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 94 D D (500-999)
4223102 Notions & other dry goods whsle 34 D D (100-249)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 128 1,075,088 51,989 1,018
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 251 D D (1000-2499)
42234 Footwear whsle 32 D D (250-499)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 543 16,867,783 539,548 17,339
42241 General-line grocery whsle 53 4,613,355 112,892 4,074
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 51 D D (2500-4999)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 71 2,170,482 70,360 2,158
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 23 D D (500-999)
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 23 D D (500-999)
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 15 D D (250-499)
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 15 D D (250-499)
42245 Confectionery whsle 45 944,929 54,647 1,696
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 16 D D (250-499)
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 54 1,065,390 29,623 1,020
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 74 866,240 50,065 1,837
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 192 5,075,278 161,836 5,086
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 33 D D (250-499)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 29 D D (500-999)
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 19 D D (500-999)
4224904 Canned goods whsle 16 921,756 12,425 326
4224905 Food & beverage basic materials whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 74 3,245,741 95,918 2,858
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 62 1,478,568 18,064 602
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 18 D D (100-249)
42252 Livestock whsle 24 452,280 3,349 171
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 20 D D (250-499)
4225901 Hides, skins, & pelts whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4225904 Cotton whsle 7 789,494 8,020 116
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 350 3,273,979 223,718 5,797
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 110 1,062,366 60,600 1,521
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 240 2,211,613 163,118 4,276
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 22 D D (100-249)
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 218 D D (2500-4999)
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 163 D D (2500-4999)
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 87 3,836,872 72,326 1,655
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 85 D D (1000-2499)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 65 D D (1000-2499)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 20 D D (250-499)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 76 D D (500-999)
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 57 D D (2500-4999)
42281 Beer & ale whsle 27 D D (1000-2499)
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 30 D D (500-999)
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 30 D D (500-999)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 655 D D (5000-9999)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 77 D D (500-999)
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 24 D D (20-99)
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 53 D D (500-999)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 100 D D (1000-2499)
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 80 237,391 24,774 1,037
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 17 D D (250-499)
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 65 D D (500-999)
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 316 D D (1000-2499)
4229901 Art goods whsle 121 D D (500-999)
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 60 D D (250-499)
4229903 Textile bags, bagging, & burlap whsle 7 D D (20-99)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 128 D D (500-999)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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