1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Houston--Galveston--Brazoria, TX CMSA
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 8,837 117,381,335 4,566,511 113,506
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 6,341 49,606,523 3,105,694 74,881
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,496 67,774,812 1,460,817 38,625

 

 

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 8,837 117,381,335 4,566,511 113,506
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 6,341 49,606,523 3,105,694 74,881
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 413 D D (5000-9999)
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 101 D D (1000-2499)
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 46 5,337,060 40,348 1,225
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 10 D D (100-249)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 36 D D (500-999)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 162 D D (1000-2499)
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 62 188,584 11,958 476
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 83 D D (1000-2499)
4211203 Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle 17 D D (20-99)
42113 Tire & tube whsle 31 D D (250-499)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 119 D D (500-999)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 254 D D (2500-4999)
42121 Furniture whsle 118 D D (1000-2499)
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 63 D D (250-499)
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 55 D D (1000-2499)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 136 D D (1000-2499)
4212201 Household china, glassware, & crockery whsle 12 49,581 5,871 254
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 22 D D (250-499)
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 50 D D (250-499)
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 52 D D (250-499)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 229 1,532,423 88,816 2,867
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 76 D D (1000-2499)
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 13 D D (20-99)
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 17 D D (250-499)
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 46 D D (500-999)
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 71 D D (500-999)
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 26 D D (100-249)
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 26 D D (100-249)
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 19 D D (20-99)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 27 378,289 8,897 215
42139 Other construction materials whsle 55 D D (500-999)
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 19 37,186 3,935 145
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 36 D D (500-999)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 835 D D (10k-24999)
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 20 48,554 4,012 151
42142 Office equipment whsle 104 D D (2500-4999)
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 341 D D (5000-9999)
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 268 D D (2500-4999)
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 111 D D (1000-2499)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 157 D D (2500-4999)
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 73 D D (1000-2499)
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 80 D D (500-999)
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 50 D D (250-499)
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 30 D D (100-249)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 201 D D (1000-2499)
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 180 D D (1000-2499)
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 21 D D (100-249)
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 22 D D (250-499)
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 67 D D (500-999)
4214901 Religious & school supplies whsle 6 15,176 2,661 75
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 61 D D (500-999)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 486 D D (5000-9999)
42151 Metal service centers & offices 475 D D (5000-9999)
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 412 D D (5000-9999)
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 297 6,567,846 255,009 5,770
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 115 D D (500-999)
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 63 D D (500-999)
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 46 D D (500-999)
42151022 Nonferrous metal sales offices 17 D D (20-99)
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4215202 Other mineral & ore whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 700 D D (5000-9999)
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 271 D D (2500-4999)
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 62 405,391 15,206 458
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 367 D D (2500-4999)
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 172 D D (2500-4999)
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 195 D D (1000-2499)
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 437 1,940,343 173,187 5,056
42171 Hardware whsle 192 D D (1000-2499)
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 96 D D (1000-2499)
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 124 602,365 47,013 1,272
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 25 D D (250-499)
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 2,368 13,517,290 1,152,855 26,725
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 105 D D (1000-2499)
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 55 D D (250-499)
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 23 D D (100-249)
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 25 D D (250-499)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 1,477 7,950,808 699,885 15,292
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 22 57,859 6,244 155
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 141 570,935 66,265 1,470
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 58 272,810 30,499 588
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 83 298,125 35,766 882
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 389 D D (5000-9999)
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 99 D D (500-999)
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 108 D D (1000-2499)
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 533 3,578,763 226,703 4,916
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 185 790,450 60,745 1,310
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 499 D D (5000-9999)
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 63 108,332 15,215 414
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 67 D D (1000-2499)
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 65 D D (500-999)
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 34 D D (250-499)
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 146 946,255 105,495 2,226
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 124 720,442 66,317 1,856
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 129 D D (500-999)
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 17 D D (100-249)
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 35 D D (250-499)
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 19 56,849 6,419 185
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 58 128,345 12,930 351
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 103 D D (500-999)
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 52 D D (250-499)
4218602 Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 45 158,512 15,237 342
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 619 D D (2500-4999)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 82 D D (500-999)
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 33 D D (100-249)
42193 Recyclable material whsle 170 898,872 60,663 2,154
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 64 D D (500-999)
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 42 D D (500-999)
42193012 Iron & steel scrap processors (not using power processing equip) 22 D D (100-249)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 28 89,696 11,379 519
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 78 D D (500-999)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 128 D D (500-999)
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 115 D D (250-499)
4219402 Precious metal (excluding ores) whsle 13 D D (20-99)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 206 D D (1000-2499)
4219901 Musical instruments & supplies whsle 9 D D (20-99)
4219902 Forest products (except lumber) whsle 21 47,549 1,718 59
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 77 105,490 11,300 308
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 32 D D (100-249)
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 24 D D (100-249)
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 8 D D (20-99)
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 21 D D (250-499)
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 46 D D (100-249)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,496 67,774,812 1,460,817 38,625
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 230 D D (2500-4999)
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 30 214,709 14,545 383
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 134 D D (1000-2499)
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 66 D D (500-999)
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 111 D D (1000-2499)
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 42 D D (500-999)
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 69 D D (500-999)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 185 D D (1000-2499)
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 46 D D (250-499)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 38 60,812 7,222 346
4223102 Notions & other dry goods whsle 8 D D (100-249)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 46 D D (500-999)
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 73 D D (500-999)
42234 Footwear whsle 20 D D (20-99)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 515 D D (10k-24999)
42241 General-line grocery whsle 49 2,653,027 100,468 3,363
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 43 D D (2500-4999)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 57 D D (1000-2499)
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 26 D D (500-999)
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 26 D D (500-999)
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 14 D D (250-499)
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 14 D D (250-499)
42245 Confectionery whsle 36 D D (1000-2499)
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 42 D D (250-499)
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 40 D D (500-999)
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 76 D D (1000-2499)
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 175 1,669,794 89,261 2,899
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 32 D D (250-499)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 37 D D (500-999)
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 27 D D (1000-2499)
4224904 Canned goods whsle 15 67,113 3,294 152
4224905 Food & beverage basic materials whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 59 867,282 19,990 626
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 40 D D (250-499)
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 26 D D (250-499)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 608 D D (5000-9999)
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 134 D D (1000-2499)
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 474 D D (5000-9999)
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 39 D D (250-499)
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 435 9,783,544 266,025 4,635
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 264 D D (5000-9999)
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 120 18,777,244 170,424 3,173
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 107 D D (1000-2499)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 71 D D (500-999)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 36 D D (1000-2499)
4227102 Liquefied petroleum bulk stations & terminals 13 D D (500-999)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 144 D D (2500-4999)
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 53 D D (2500-4999)
42281 Beer & ale whsle 34 D D (1000-2499)
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 19 455,081 41,224 1,122
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 19 455,081 41,224 1,122
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 490 D D (2500-4999)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 60 D D (250-499)
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 20 D D (100-249)
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 40 185,203 9,569 326
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 58 D D (500-999)
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 76 D D (500-999)
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 12 975,561 21,010 670
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 47 D D (250-499)
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 237 D D (1000-2499)
4229901 Art goods whsle 63 D D (250-499)
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 61 D D (100-249)
4229903 Textile bags, bagging, & burlap whsle 9 28,102 1,637 68
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 104 D D (250-499)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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