1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

New Castle County, DE
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)
44-45 Retail trade 4,704 5,455,160 2,625 88,124 2,079 5,367,036
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 282 1,366,210 107 9,397 175 1,356,813
4411 Automobile dealers 120 1,222,394 57 5,993 63 1,216,401
44112 Used car dealers 81 33,675 57 5,993 24 27,682
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 54 44,933 30 1,892 24 43,041
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers N N D D N N
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 50 N 28 1,871 22 D
441221 Motorcycle dealers N N D D 7 D
441222 Boat dealers N N D D 14 D
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 20 N 19 1,511 1 D
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 108 98,883 20 1,512 88 97,371
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 197 248,971 53 2,725 144 246,246
4421 Furniture stores 80 137,724 22 1,059 58 136,665
4422 Home furnishings stores 117 111,247 31 1,666 86 109,581
443 Electronics & appliance stores 131 299,183 32 1,793 99 297,390
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 80 N 17 732 63 D
443111 Household appliance stores N N D D 21 D
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores N N D D 42 D
44312 Computer & software stores 36 N 12 872 24 D
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores N N D D 12 D
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 185 480,327 33 2,751 152 477,576
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 143 445,595 25 1,742 118 443,853
44411 Home centers N N D D 7 D
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores N N D D 15 D
44413 Hardware stores N N D D N N
44419 Other building material dealers 92 285,100 13 981 79 284,119
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores N N D D 34 33,723
445 Food & beverage stores 505 915,938 139 14,296 366 901,642
4451 Grocery stores 234 747,495 60 5,728 174 741,767
4452 Specialty food stores 106 N 57 4,710 49 D
44521 Meat markets N N D D N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N D D N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N D D N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 40 3,490 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 165 N 22 3,858 143 D
446 Health & personal care stores 243 303,877 80 1,024 163 302,853
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores N N D D 87 266,015
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 55 N 38 381 17 D
44613 Optical goods stores N N D D 35 D
44619 Other health & personal care stores 58 N 34 407 24 D
447 Gasoline stations N N D D 156 271,341
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 360 276,728 94 4,517 266 272,211
4481 Clothing stores 229 181,444 73 3,091 156 178,353
44811 Men's clothing stores N N D D 14 D
44812 Women's clothing stores 71 52,383 15 1,640 56 50,743
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores N N D D 15 D
44814 Family clothing stores 43 70,081 14 260 29 69,821
44815 Clothing accessories stores 27 N 16 505 11 D
44819 Other clothing stores 50 N 19 357 31 D
4482 Shoe stores N N D D 53 D
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 74 N 17 1,350 57 D
44831 Jewelry stores 70 N 15 1,232 55 D
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores N N D D 2 D
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 286 205,961 124 4,418 162 201,543
45111 Sporting goods stores 75 N 22 521 53 D
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 61 N 36 1,164 25 D
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 30 9,740 16 429 14 9,311
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 19 N 10 251 9 D
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 101 69,709 40 2,053 61 67,656
45121 Book stores & news dealers 75 50,793 33 1,947 42 48,846
451211 Book stores 42 N 14 1,393 28 D
451212 News dealers & newsstands 33 N 19 554 14 D
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores N N D D 19 18,810
452 General merchandise stores 91 697,759 31 3,536 60 694,223
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 728 171,906 485 18,553 243 153,353
4531 Florists 71 17,019 24 371 47 16,648
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 168 69,923 88 3,252 80 66,671
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores N N D D 12 31,845
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 149 37,871 81 3,045 68 34,826
4533 Used merchandise stores 123 N 99 3,012 24 D
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 366 N 274 11,918 92 D
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 39 N 13 1,169 26 D
45392 Art dealers 42 6,727 28 779 14 5,948
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers N N D D N N
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 279 N 231 9,953 48 D
454 Nonstore retailers 1,534 215,235 1,441 23,390 93 191,845
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 103 N 87 1,559 16 D
4542 Vending machine operators 78 N 57 935 21 D
4543 Direct selling establishments 1,353 N 1,297 20,896 56 D
45431 Fuel dealers N N D D 23 D
45439 Other direct selling establishments 1,328 41,418 1,295 20,609 33 20,809
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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