1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Fort Worth--Arlington, TX PMSA
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
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 2,590 22,628,261 1,255,266 34,796
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,879 12,440,521 852,613 23,187
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 711 10,187,740 402,653 11,609

 

 

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 2,590 22,628,261 1,255,266 34,796
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,879 12,440,521 852,613 23,187
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 219 2,055,374 100,771 3,168
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 44 628,082 17,476 694
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 29 D D (250-499)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 12 D D (250-499)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 110 1,326,282 68,261 1,823
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 53 D D (500-999)
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 55 1,028,620 47,420 1,089
42113 Tire & tube whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 51 D D (250-499)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 63 743,274 24,979 723
42121 Furniture whsle 30 145,054 11,416 299
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 11 20,889 2,192 89
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 19 124,165 9,224 210
42122 Home furnishings whsle 33 598,220 13,563 424
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 13 549,650 9,870 282
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 104 672,296 53,585 1,760
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 46 416,343 30,748 941
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 9 D D (250-499)
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 32 199,841 17,089 445
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 18 D D (100-249)
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 11 48,950 3,768 130
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 4 D D (20-99)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 13 28,916 2,764 93
42139 Other construction materials whsle 27 D D (500-999)
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 7 D D (20-99)
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 20 D D (250-499)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 255 2,054,903 140,035 3,403
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 6 49,810 3,074 67
42142 Office equipment whsle 43 124,603 25,207 690
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 63 809,411 27,903 673
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 51 D D (500-999)
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 18 D D (250-499)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 33 D D (250-499)
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 12 D D (20-99)
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 35 D D (250-499)
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 22 110,833 8,946 256
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 13 D D (100-249)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 82 906,103 66,762 1,419
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 76 D D (1000-2499)
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 6 D D (100-249)
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 22 D D (100-249)
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 20 D D (100-249)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 94 D D (500-999)
42151 Metal service centers & offices 93 D D (500-999)
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 71 D D (500-999)
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 47 D D (500-999)
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 24 D D (20-99)
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 22 D D (100-249)
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 14 122,516 7,148 172
42151022 Nonferrous metal sales offices 8 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 243 2,945,874 146,579 3,528
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 81 D D (1000-2499)
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 30 D D (500-999)
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 132 D D (1000-2499)
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 61 D D (500-999)
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 71 D D (1000-2499)
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 200 894,159 94,878 2,474
42171 Hardware whsle 116 553,026 61,426 1,392
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 27 176,235 17,304 600
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 41 112,697 12,974 399
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 16 52,201 3,174 83
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 511 2,036,544 209,294 5,376
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 23 166,181 24,678 598
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 32 43,980 4,800 207
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 14 D D (20-99)
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 13 D D (20-99)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 233 844,569 90,701 2,319
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 30 124,864 13,929 346
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 15 51,241 6,017 156
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 15 73,623 7,912 190
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 54 172,376 17,134 423
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 32 121,919 10,875 287
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 38 131,106 17,456 526
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 19 D D (100-249)
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 49 D D (250-499)
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 93 317,437 30,534 894
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 14 31,837 4,381 136
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 25 131,115 8,203 254
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 15 28,806 4,855 144
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 5 25,220 1,885 47
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 29 D D (250-499)
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 50 96,833 10,072 333
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 8 5,957 1,045 61
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 17 41,520 3,407 98
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 20 D D (100-249)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 80 567,544 48,509 1,025
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 68 508,723 43,269 806
4218602 Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4218603 Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle 7 D D (100-249)
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 190 D D (1000-2499)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 43 185,387 15,561 596
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 18 102,153 7,888 221
42193 Recyclable material whsle 39 D D (250-499)
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 11 D D (100-249)
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 8 D D (100-249)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 11 24,653 3,322 134
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 17 D D (100-249)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 27 D D (100-249)
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 26 D D (100-249)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 63 D D (250-499)
4219901 Musical instruments & supplies whsle 7 D D (100-249)
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 20 D D (20-99)
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 11 D D (20-99)
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 10 D D (20-99)
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 8 D D (20-99)
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 13 D D (20-99)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 711 10,187,740 402,653 11,609
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 99 372,182 29,522 940
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 17 159,141 7,966 245
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 50 94,383 14,306 433
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 32 118,658 7,250 262
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 44 833,303 32,784 865
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 15 586,665 12,069 411
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 29 246,638 20,715 454
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 68 502,785 35,404 720
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 16 D D (100-249)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 17 281,477 16,400 166
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 23 D D (250-499)
42234 Footwear whsle 7 D D (20-99)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 132 4,652,667 134,883 4,101
42241 General-line grocery whsle 13 1,583,698 23,234 626
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 13 1,583,698 23,234 626
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 18 662,878 23,469 602
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 8 D D (250-499)
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 8 D D (250-499)
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 5 D D (100-249)
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 5 D D (100-249)
42245 Confectionery whsle 13 110,447 14,458 481
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 15 452,138 6,642 241
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 10 107,239 7,080 273
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 47 D D (1000-2499)
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 9 D D (20-99)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 9 D D (100-249)
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 7 D D (250-499)
4224904 Canned goods whsle 5 110,205 2,151 56
4224905 Food & beverage basic materials whsle 4 D D (1-19)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 13 D D (500-999)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 29 571,622 5,708 247
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 8 D D (20-99)
42252 Livestock whsle 15 403,918 2,508 90
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4225901 Hides, skins, & pelts whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 106 597,145 49,254 1,277
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 35 259,930 25,912 672
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 71 337,215 23,342 605
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 65 D D (500-999)
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 68 D D (500-999)
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 38 1,296,875 24,639 656
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 36 D D (500-999)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 25 D D (250-499)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 11 D D (100-249)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 30 D D (100-249)
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 13 D D (1000-2499)
42281 Beer & ale whsle 6 320,751 30,126 797
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 7 D D (250-499)
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 7 D D (250-499)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 152 D D (1000-2499)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 19 D D (100-249)
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 13 D D (100-249)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 26 D D (250-499)
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 17 15,827 2,419 139
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 4 72,295 2,697 164
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 12 D D (100-249)
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 74 D D (500-999)
4229901 Art goods whsle 26 D D (250-499)
4229903 Textile bags, bagging, & burlap whsle 1 D D (1-19)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 38 D D (100-249)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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