1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Worcester County, MA
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 7,133 6,421,098 4,337 189,398 2,796 6,231,700
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 678 1,617,652 323 40,800 355 1,576,852
4411 Automobile dealers 375 1,401,021 214 32,017 161 1,369,004
44112 Used car dealers 291 127,867 214 32,017 77 95,850
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 97 64,277 67 4,231 30 60,046
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers N N D D 6 16,786
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers N N D D 24 43,260
441221 Motorcycle dealers 20 21,114 11 834 9 20,280
441222 Boat dealers N N D D 11 17,181
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 46 8,615 42 2,816 4 5,799
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 206 152,354 42 4,552 164 147,802
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 233 190,218 93 6,777 140 183,441
4421 Furniture stores 88 108,637 31 2,267 57 106,370
4422 Home furnishings stores 145 81,581 62 4,510 83 77,071
443 Electronics & appliance stores 164 101,303 59 4,513 105 96,790
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores N N D D 61 56,203
443111 Household appliance stores N N D D 24 37,868
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 57 19,871 20 1,536 37 18,335
44312 Computer & software stores 60 39,364 24 2,478 36 36,886
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores N N D D 8 3,701
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 320 544,564 76 8,555 244 536,009
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 258 479,759 57 6,449 201 473,310
44411 Home centers N N D D 13 124,311
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores N N D D 24 19,352
44413 Hardware stores 53 30,155 13 1,175 40 28,980
44419 Other building material dealers 161 304,464 37 3,797 124 300,667
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 62 64,805 19 2,106 43 62,699
445 Food & beverage stores 685 1,257,515 202 20,854 483 1,236,661
4451 Grocery stores 367 1,052,448 102 12,366 265 1,040,082
4452 Specialty food stores 137 57,447 81 5,118 56 52,329
44521 Meat markets N N 11 1,362 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 52 3,273 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 181 147,620 19 3,370 162 144,250
446 Health & personal care stores 300 342,688 109 2,988 191 339,700
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores N N D D 112 310,424
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores N N D D 14 5,563
44613 Optical goods stores 47 12,902 12 905 35 11,997
44619 Other health & personal care stores 68 12,873 38 1,157 30 11,716
447 Gasoline stations 317 552,948 29 5,886 288 547,062
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 520 324,856 195 9,474 325 315,382
4481 Clothing stores 329 243,727 134 5,989 195 237,738
44811 Men's clothing stores N N D D 30 31,733
44812 Women's clothing stores 101 72,021 20 1,016 81 71,005
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores N N D D 13 18,805
44814 Family clothing stores 51 101,726 16 635 35 101,091
44815 Clothing accessories stores 41 3,696 31 1,829 10 1,867
44819 Other clothing stores 80 15,505 54 2,268 26 13,237
4482 Shoe stores 82 45,325 10 828 72 44,497
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 109 35,804 51 2,657 58 33,147
44831 Jewelry stores N N D D 56 D
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores N N D D 2 D
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 414 148,381 260 12,023 154 136,358
45111 Sporting goods stores 135 40,559 82 4,889 53 35,670
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 89 35,621 69 2,221 20 33,400
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores N N D D 13 3,685
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores N N D D 11 6,318
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 127 60,835 70 3,550 57 57,285
45121 Book stores & news dealers N N D D 36 34,140
451211 Book stores N N D D 30 31,494
451212 News dealers & newsstands 54 5,294 48 2,648 6 2,646
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores N N D D 21 23,145
452 General merchandise stores 123 707,465 47 4,107 76 703,358
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 1,399 318,602 1,118 36,811 281 281,791
4531 Florists 151 20,643 75 2,656 76 17,987
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 320 216,900 233 5,628 87 211,272
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores N N D D 16 D
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores N N D D 71 D
4533 Used merchandise stores 356 21,521 316 11,124 40 10,397
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 572 59,538 494 17,403 78 42,135
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 42 10,495 29 1,552 13 8,943
45392 Art dealers N N D D 5 1,807
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers N N D D N N
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 495 45,855 435 14,470 60 31,385
454 Nonstore retailers 1,980 314,906 1,826 36,610 154 278,296
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 158 30,382 143 3,042 15 27,340
4542 Vending machine operators 88 30,869 66 1,968 22 28,901
4543 Direct selling establishments 1,734 253,655 1,617 31,600 117 222,055
45431 Fuel dealers 104 184,551 18 1,997 86 182,554
45439 Other direct selling establishments 1,630 69,104 1,599 29,603 31 39,501
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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