1997 Economic Census
Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
Montana


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Group All firms Firms with paid employees
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Universe (All Firms) 93,677 37,668,225 25,974 35,570,987 269,469 5,447,948
Total minorities 3,356 355,777 805 291,255 3,503 49,603
 Black 62 D 15 D 20 to 99 D
 Hispanic 1,006 114,897 184 92,300 785 10,265
    Cuban 17 D 3 D 0 to 19 D
    Mexican Mexican American, Chicano 351 83,535 105 78,497 575 6,246
    Puerto Rican 14 D 0 0 0 0
    Spaniard 199 15,944 54 4,977 56 2,186
    Hispanic Latin American 118 D 8 D 0 to 19 D
    Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 307 10,400 14 D 100 to 249 D
 American Indian and Alaska Natives 1,912 165,265 438 130,417 1,504 22,677
 Asian and Pacific Islander 443 73,026 172 66,097 1,183 15,465
    Asian Indian 39 17,241 25 16,818 248 2,380
    Chinese 76 D 45 D 250 to 499 D
    Filipino 65 2,643 8 D 20 to 99 D
    Japanese 78 7,788 21 4,049 26 976
    Korean S S S S S S
    Vietnamese 25 D 22 D 250 to 499 D
    Other Asian 44 2,382 7 D 20 to 99 D
    Hawaiian 45 D 30 D 20 to 99 D
    Other Pacific Islander 29 D 5 D 0 to 19 D
Women 22,404 2,047,559 3,924 1,743,101 22,240 330,860

 



Universe (All Firms) All firms Firms with paid employees
SIC
Code
Major Industry Group(SIC based) Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Total All industries 93,677 37,668,225 25,974 35,570,987 269,469 5,447,948
  Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing 2,848 216,387 521 148,457 1,806 32,987
07 Agricultural services 2,291 174,311 477 118,508 1,500 24,457
08 Forestry 224 14,388 31 9,335 102 3,149
09 Fishing, hunting, and trapping 333 27,688 13 20,614 204 5,381
  Mineral Industries 877 1,324,278 290 1,303,616 5,493 225,083
10 Metal mining 86 372,307 31 370,665 1,903 84,342
12 Coal mining 8 D 7 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
13 Oil & gas extraction 715 379,862 219 361,899 2,017 71,459
14 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 71 D 36 D 250 to 499 D
  Construction industries and subdividers and developers 12,200 2,729,154 3,637 2,375,163 17,700 457,463
15 Building construction--general contractors & operative builders 2,878 940,656 1,239 829,601 4,742 107,249
16 Heavy construction other than buildings construction--contractors 550 656,252 268 641,956 4,184 136,906
17 Construction--special trade contractors 8,492 1,061,809 2,072 857,730 8,599 210,165
6552 Subdividers and developers n.e.c.(ex cemeteries) 280 70,437 58 45,876 175 3,143
  Manufacturing 4,248 5,350,258 1,448 5,255,400 23,233 647,013
20 Food & kindred products 200 546,206 132 542,567 2,249 59,272
21 Tobacco products 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Textile mill products 27 7,350 11 7,079 87 1,500
23 Apparel & other textile products 228 34,990 44 32,270 636 9,605
24 Lumber & wood products 1,650 1,297,824 438 1,243,786 6,689 192,792
25 Furniture & fixtures 181 42,600 44 40,115 538 11,333
26 Paper & allied products 11 D 5 D 500 to 999 D
27 Printing & publishing 412 218,055 222 213,031 2,930 60,156
28 Chemicals & allied products 55 199,672 45 D 250 to 499 D
29 Petroleum & coal products 9 D 7 D 500 to 999 D
30 Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products 40 20,177 27 19,334 187 4,065
31 Leather & leather products 70 6,402 12 D 20 to 99 D
32 Stone, clay, & glass products 250 170,320 80 166,311 1,071 33,391
33 Primary metal industries 30 D 16 D 1,000 to 2,499 D
34 Fabricated metal products 264 106,762 63 101,576 938 22,737
35 Industrial machinery & equipment 237 257,715 114 254,053 1,991 51,349
36 Electronic & other electric equipment 71 51,427 33 50,236 569 13,660
37 Transportation equipment 47 58,425 36 57,593 559 16,177
38 Instruments & related products 36 25,482 32 D 250 to 499 D
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 433 114,546 90 106,090 1,238 25,505
  Transportation, communications, & utilities 4,199 2,955,012 1,298 2,785,260 17,086 490,222
41 Local and interurban passenger transportation 203 43,373 111 41,674 1,528 14,796
42 Motor freight transportation & warehousing 2,777 855,596 700 709,655 6,129 150,365
44 Water transportation 43 5,397 19 4,971 62 1,199
45 Transportation by air 142 81,134 64 77,760 1,019 23,037
46 Pipelines, except natural gas 6 68,479 6 68,479 98 4,610
47 Transportation services 476 79,741 151 68,890 884 16,710
48 Communications 304 790,045 131 785,432 3,682 107,424
49 Electric, gas, & sanitary services 253 1,031,247 121 1,028,399 3,684 172,081
  Wholesale trade 2,869 8,369,288 1,562 8,280,488 17,947 457,968
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 1,675 3,155,612 935 3,113,111 9,947 269,955
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 1,201 5,213,676 634 5,167,377 8,000 188,013
  Retail trade 15,568 8,321,906 6,351 8,018,014 76,929 947,425
52 Building materials, hardware, garden supply, & mobile home dlr 588 636,717 401 620,412 3,575 68,333
53 General merchandise stores 197 1,145,876 89 1,141,345 8,292 99,197
54 Food stores 873 1,410,833 517 1,392,458 9,859 144,080
55 Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations 1,343 2,691,171 779 2,614,486 10,522 197,004
56 Apparel and accessory stores 613 221,143 305 211,816 2,400 25,231
57 Home furniture, furnishings, & equipment stores 756 368,877 479 352,102 3,044 51,365
58 Eating & drinking places 2,893 883,622 2,328 860,882 30,272 240,154
59 Miscellaneous retail 8,355 963,667 1,503 824,513 8,965 122,061
  Finance, insurance and real estate industries (ex sub & dev) 8,532 2,850,843 2,076 2,545,622 16,017 423,185
60 Depository institutions 192 1,050,435 188 D 5,000 to 9,999 D
61 Nondepository credit institutions 142 179,565 84 176,722 756 23,900
62 Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, & services 345 142,097 106 D 500 to 999 D
63 Insurance carriers 70 648,987 65 648,735 1,733 52,325
64 Insurance agents, brokers, and services 1,877 214,421 610 177,929 2,377 58,262
65pt Real estate (excluding subdividers and developers) 5,535 499,498 979 255,121 3,025 44,490
67 Holding and other investment offices, except trusts 406 115,840 79 104,341 483 12,768
  Service industries (exc membership org & private households) 37,516 5,411,155 8,883 4,855,562 93,196 1,765,657
70 Hotels, rooming houses, camps, & other lodging places 1,120 368,832 656 348,540 8,631 94,248
72 Personal services 5,582 185,607 596 112,449 2,936 33,613
73 Business services 7,857 576,116 1,124 457,640 11,451 160,939
75 Automotive repair, services, & parking 2,443 372,412 824 321,180 4,038 71,054
76 Miscellaneous repair services 1,347 129,508 324 101,438 1,255 26,082
78 Motion pictures 300 63,520 142 60,381 1,331 12,818
79 Amusement and recreation services 2,985 387,477 770 339,739 7,045 73,237
80 Health services 3,576 2,035,977 1,658 1,968,481 33,953 845,127
81 Legal services 1,194 246,753 617 225,784 2,545 82,821
82 Educational services 1,091 142,488 148 134,625 3,964 53,180
83 Social services 4,069 312,425 858 279,125 8,947 108,598
84 Museums, art galleries, & botanical & zoological gardens 55 10,496 50 D 100 to 249 D
87 Eng, acctg, research, mgt, & rel serv 5,343 550,239 1,075 473,432 6,644 193,917
89 Services, n.e.c. 596 29,305 83 D 250 to 499 D
  Industries not classified 5,012 139,944 100 3,405 62 945

 



Total minorities All firms Firms with paid employees
SIC
Code
Major Industry Group(SIC based) Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Firms
(number)
Sales and Receipts
($1,000)
Employees Payroll
($1,000)
Total All industries 3,356 355,777 805 291,255 3,503 49,603
  Agricultural services, forestry, and fishing 75 D 11 D 0 to 19 D
07 Agricultural services 62 D 8 D 0 to 19 D
08 Forestry 11 D 3 D 0 to 19 D
09 Fishing, hunting, and trapping 2 D 0 0 0 0
  Mineral Industries 10 D 4 D 20 to 99 D
10 Metal mining S S S S S S
12 Coal mining 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oil & gas extraction 8 D 4 D 20 to 99 D
14 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuels 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Construction industries and subdividers and developers 435 50,877 112 45,827 363 11,220
15 Building construction--general contractors & operative builders 62 D 25 D 100 to 249 D
16 Heavy construction other than buildings construction--contractors 23 D 13 D 100 to 249 D
17 Construction--special trade contractors 350 15,414 74 D 100 to 249 D
6552 Subdividers and developers n.e.c.(ex cemeteries) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Manufacturing 189 D 24 D 20 to 99 D
20 Food & kindred products 7 D 5 D 0 to 19 D
21 Tobacco products 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Textile mill products 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Apparel & other textile products 23 359 2 D 0 to 19 D
24 Lumber & wood products 128 D 9 D 0 to 19 D
25 Furniture & fixtures 1 D 0 0 0 0
26 Paper & allied products 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Printing & publishing 1 D 0 0 0 0
28 Chemicals & allied products 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Petroleum & coal products S S S S S S
30 Rubber & miscellaneous plastics products 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Leather & leather products 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Stone, clay, & glass products 11 21 0 0 0 0
33 Primary metal industries 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Fabricated metal products 7 D 3 D 20 to 99 D
35 Industrial machinery & equipment 3 D 0 0 0 0
36 Electronic & other electric equipment 5 D 4 D 0 to 19 D
37 Transportation equipment 1 D 0 0 0 0
38 Instruments & related products 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Transportation, communications, & utilities 94 10,741 31 6,124 115 1,326
41 Local and interurban passenger transportation 3 D 0 0 0 0
42 Motor freight transportation & warehousing 81 8,848 24 D 20 to 99 D
44 Water transportation 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Transportation by air 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 Pipelines, except natural gas 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 Transportation services 3 D 2 D 20 to 99 D
48 Communications 6 D 5 D 0 to 19 D
49 Electric, gas, & sanitary services 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wholesale trade 41 33,451 16 32,239 80 2,044
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 17 D 6 D 20 to 99 D
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 24 D 10 D 0 to 19 D
  Retail trade 400 120,198 171 116,442 1,304 12,039
52 Building materials, hardware, garden supply, & mobile home dlr 3 D 3 D 0 to 19 D
53 General merchandise stores 35 296 11 D 0 to 19 D
54 Food stores 16 D 9 10,180 96 785
55 Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations 18 64,377 8 63,479 111 1,975
56 Apparel and accessory stores 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 Home furniture, furnishings, & equipment stores S S S S S S
58 Eating & drinking places 127 26,806 105 26,511 959 7,477
59 Miscellaneous retail 184 15,689 26 13,675 91 1,338
  Finance, insurance and real estate industries (ex sub & dev) 68 7,922 19 D 20 to 99 D
60 Depository institutions 3 D 0 0 0 0
61 Nondepository credit institutions 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 Security & commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, & services 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 Insurance carriers S S S S S