1997 Economic Census: Retail Trade

	1997 Economic Census: Retail Trade Watauga County, NC

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.

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
44-45	Retail trade	342	519,808	44,261	3,207
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	27	144,124	7,892	373
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	33	16,567	2,243	143
443	Electronics & appliance stores	7	2,418	287	20
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	25	74,685	7,201	355
445	Food & beverage stores	17	68,552	5,209	525
446	Health & personal care stores	16	17,849	2,358	158
447	Gasoline stations	28	29,357	1,705	147
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	69	47,294	4,798	455
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	33	10,220	1,292	153
452	General merchandise stores	9	65,837	6,771	593
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	61	14,412	1,732	151
454	Nonstore retailers	17	28,493	2,773	134

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
44-45	Retail trade	342	519,808	44,261	3,207
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	27	144,124	7,892	373
4411	Automobile dealers	11	D	D	(250-499)
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	2	D	D	(1-19)
44122	Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers	2	D	D	(1-19)
441221	Motorcycle dealers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4413	Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores	14	D	D	(20-99)
44131	Automotive parts & accessories stores	7	6,050	830	56
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	33	16,567	2,243	143
4421	Furniture stores	13	6,771	953	61
4422	Home furnishings stores	20	9,796	1,290	82
44229	Other home furnishings stores	15	5,948	775	54
442299	All other home furnishings stores	15	5,948	775	54
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
443	Electronics & appliance stores	7	2,418	287	20
44311	Appliance, television, & other electronics stores	6	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	25	74,685	7,201	355
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	20	72,915	6,982	335
44411	Home centers	1	D	D	(100-249)
44419	Other building material dealers	13	42,553	4,299	176
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
445	Food & beverage stores	17	68,552	5,209	525
4451	Grocery stores	13	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
446	Health & personal care stores	16	17,849	2,358	158
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	3	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
447	Gasoline stations	28	29,357	1,705	147
44711	Gasoline stations with convenience stores	21	26,854	1,575	127
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	69	47,294	4,798	455
4481	Clothing stores	52	37,579	3,803	365
44811	Men's clothing stores	4	5,271	341	37
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	1	D	D	(1-19)
44814	Family clothing stores	13	18,445	1,660	145
44819	Other clothing stores	10	D	D	(20-99)
4482104	Family shoe stores	6	D	D	(20-99)
4483	Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores	10	3,577	489	40
44832	Luggage & leather goods stores	2	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	33	10,220	1,292	153
4511	Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores	25	6,739	922	108
45114	Musical instrument & supplies stores	5	1,603	172	16
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	8	3,481	370	45
45121	Book stores & news dealers	5	2,036	244	28
451212	News dealers & newsstands	2	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
452	General merchandise stores	9	65,837	6,771	593
45299	All other general merchandise stores	5	4,426	589	45
4529903	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	3	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	61	14,412	1,732	151
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	34	D	D	(20-99)
45322	Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores	33	7,343	891	64
4533	Used merchandise stores	10	2,686	325	41
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	11	D	D	(20-99)
45392	Art dealers	3	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
454	Nonstore retailers	17	28,493	2,773	134
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	5	10,906	1,078	66
4543	Direct selling establishments	11	D	D	(20-99)
45431	Fuel dealers	7	15,413	1,519	58
454311	Heating oil dealers	3	D	D	(1-19)
454312	Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers	4	D	D	(20-99)

Top: subsector table All-sector table
Data in formats for downloading

Publications (page images) including city data

Source: 1997 Economic Census

Last modified: 2/ 7/01 Questions?