1997 Economic Census:
Retail Trade
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
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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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  44-45 Retail trade 9,664 21,462,308 1,998,089 132,247
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,127 5,494,700 410,338 16,405
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 457 558,682 83,260 4,138
443 Electronics & appliance stores 335 600,056 64,783 2,810
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 815 1,741,274 205,990 9,693
445 Food & beverage stores 1,325 3,790,411 367,995 30,313
446 Health & personal care stores 922 1,397,927 159,985 9,432
447 Gasoline stations 918 1,511,510 82,788 7,513
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 1,321 1,085,399 130,015 11,078
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 682 562,743 59,092 5,359
452 General merchandise stores 309 2,779,575 261,406 23,996
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 1,130 551,569 77,491 6,951
454 Nonstore retailers 323 1,388,462 94,946 4,559

 

 

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 9,664 21,462,308 1,998,089 132,247
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,127 5,494,700 410,338 16,405
4411 Automobile dealers 470 4,836,813 312,792 11,407
44111 New car dealers 305 4,612,665 301,379 10,853
44112 Used car dealers 165 224,148 11,413 554
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 74 118,756 11,232 585
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 14 37,857 2,621 136
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 60 80,899 8,611 449
441221 Motorcycle dealers 36 61,093 6,744 336
441222 Boat dealers 17 16,875 1,559 94
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 7 2,931 308 19
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 583 539,131 86,314 4,413
44131 Automotive parts & accessories stores 386 329,114 53,670 2,815
44132 Tire dealers 197 210,017 32,644 1,598
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 457 558,682 83,260 4,138
4421 Furniture stores 177 342,298 47,997 2,260
4422 Home furnishings stores 280 216,384 35,263 1,878
44221 Floor covering stores 139 132,466 22,453 939
44229 Other home furnishings stores 141 83,918 12,810 939
442291 Window treatment stores 18 7,370 1,449 105
442299 All other home furnishings stores 123 76,548 11,361 834
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
443 Electronics & appliance stores 335 600,056 64,783 2,810
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 233 357,448 30,602 1,762
443111 Household appliance stores 88 68,883 7,575 471
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 145 288,565 23,027 1,291
44312 Computer & software stores 81 229,922 32,417 923
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 21 12,686 1,764 125
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 815 1,741,274 205,990 9,693
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 667 1,633,918 190,148 8,876
44411 Home centers 48 378,196 36,348 2,535
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 84 63,159 8,508 421
44413 Hardware stores 162 129,928 18,738 1,556
44419 Other building material dealers 373 1,062,635 126,554 4,364
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 148 107,356 15,842 817
44421 Outdoor power equipment stores 52 40,491 5,146 219
44422 Nursery & garden centers 96 66,865 10,696 598
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
445 Food & beverage stores 1,325 3,790,411 367,995 30,313
4451 Grocery stores 777 3,406,745 332,209 27,666
44511 Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores 480 3,259,936 316,209 25,928
44512 Convenience stores 297 146,809 16,000 1,738
4452 Specialty food stores 214 75,490 11,834 1,294
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 334 308,176 23,952 1,353
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
446 Health & personal care stores 922 1,397,927 159,985 9,432
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 564 1,213,050 128,271 7,502
4461101 Pharmacies & drug stores 540 1,197,020 126,134 7,317
4461102 Proprietary stores 24 16,030 2,137 185
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 57 30,332 3,492 314
44613 Optical goods stores 141 56,497 10,918 678
44619 Other health & personal care stores 160 98,048 17,304 938
446191 Food (health) supplement stores 73 47,937 7,110 502
446199 All other health & personal care stores 87 50,111 10,194 436
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
447 Gasoline stations 918 1,511,510 82,788 7,513
44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 468 936,572 48,306 4,485
44719 Other gasoline stations 450 574,938 34,482 3,028
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 1,321 1,085,399 130,015 11,078
4481 Clothing stores 774 735,841 84,498 7,952
44811 Men's clothing stores 90 67,595 9,747 632
44812 Women's clothing stores 335 261,266 34,319 3,198
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 49 40,940 3,917 396
44814 Family clothing stores 138 290,222 25,856 2,821
44815 Clothing accessories stores 42 12,628 2,351 214
44819 Other clothing stores 120 63,190 8,308 691
4482 Shoe stores 278 156,933 17,860 1,490
4482101 Men's shoe stores 15 6,146 818 55
4482102 Women's shoe stores 29 13,432 1,907 206
4482103 Children's & juveniles' shoe stores 15 3,699 754 70
4482104 Family shoe stores 181 97,253 10,333 824
4482105 Athletic footwear stores 38 36,403 4,048 335
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 269 192,625 27,657 1,636
44831 Jewelry stores 254 180,589 25,373 1,531
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 15 12,036 2,284 105
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 682 562,743 59,092 5,359
4511 Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores 428 376,286 39,830 3,580
45111 Sporting goods stores 230 175,527 19,860 1,911
4511101 General-line sporting goods stores 75 94,314 9,537 1,028
4511102 Specialty-line sporting goods stores 155 81,213 10,323 883
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 109 144,300 12,034 1,066
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 50 29,000 4,114 398
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 39 27,459 3,822 205
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 254 186,457 19,262 1,779
45121 Book stores & news dealers 163 119,641 13,303 1,142
451211 Book stores 104 105,260 11,788 949
4512111 Book stores, general 67 79,209 9,382 726
4512112 Specialty book stores 19 8,428 1,048 108
4512113 College book stores 18 17,623 1,358 115
451212 News dealers & newsstands 59 14,381 1,515 193
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 91 66,816 5,959 637
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
452 General merchandise stores 309 2,779,575 261,406 23,996
4521 Department stores (excl leased depts) 116 2,296,505 222,553 19,986
45210009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 116 2,336,350 N N
45211009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 116 2,336,350 N N
4521101 Conventional department stores (excl leased depts) 19 623,171 63,184 5,794
4521102 Discount or mass merchandising dept stores (excl leased depts) 71 1,151,639 99,807 9,424
4521103 National chain department stores (excl leased depts) 26 521,695 59,562 4,768
4529 Other general merchandise stores 193 483,070 38,853 4,010
45291 Warehouse clubs & superstores 7 D D (1000-2499)
45299 All other general merchandise stores 186 D D (1000-2499)
4529901 Variety stores 136 98,066 10,635 1,173
4529902 Catalog showrooms 8 D D (500-999)
4529903 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 42 36,946 3,818 407
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 1,130 551,569 77,491 6,951
4531 Florists 316 68,043 15,635 1,484
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 380 267,001 27,920 2,951
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 53 126,975 10,905 777
4532101 Stationery stores 9 4,529 433 32
4532102 Office supplies stores 44 122,446 10,472 745
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 327 140,026 17,015 2,174
4533 Used merchandise stores 112 43,086 11,665 952
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 322 173,439 22,271 1,564
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 59 27,191 4,568 368
45392 Art dealers 40 13,758 2,900 204
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 30 34,281 2,649 114
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 193 98,209 12,154 878
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
454 Nonstore retailers 323 1,388,462 94,946 4,559
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 56 1,088,286 42,136 1,662
4542 Vending machine operators 86 90,729 19,740 1,101
4543 Direct selling establishments 181 209,447 33,070 1,796
45431 Fuel dealers 61 88,831 8,750 382
454311 Heating oil dealers 40 74,783 7,078 311
454312 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 16 13,380 1,524 59
454319 Other fuel dealers 5 668 148 12
45439 Other direct selling establishments 120 120,616 24,320 1,414
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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