1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Wilkes County, NC
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 844 488,845 585 30,221 259 458,624
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 175 140,234 125 11,617 50 128,617
4411 Automobile dealers 129 116,470 106 10,905 23 105,565
44112 Used car dealers N N 106 10,905 N N
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers N N D D 5 8,836
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers N N D D N N
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers N N D D 4 D
441221 Motorcycle dealers N N D D 4 D
441222 Boat dealers N N D D N N
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers N N D D N N
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores N N D D 22 14,216
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 22 N 14 980 8 D
4421 Furniture stores N N D D 6 5,493
4422 Home furnishings stores N N D D N N
443 Electronics & appliance stores N N D D 7 2,734
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores N N D D 6 D
443111 Household appliance stores N N D D N N
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores N N D D N N
44312 Computer & software stores N N D D N N
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 34 56,029 12 1,964 22 54,065
4441 Building material & supplies dealers N N D D 15 50,021
44413 Hardware stores N N D D N N
44419 Other building material dealers N N D D 8 12,953
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores N N D D 7 4,044
445 Food & beverage stores 58 65,722 32 3,313 26 62,409
4451 Grocery stores 43 N 20 2,937 23 D
4452 Specialty food stores N N 12 376 N N
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 D D N N
446 Health & personal care stores N N D D 13 18,710
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores N N D D N N
44619 Other health & personal care stores N N D D N N
447 Gasoline stations 60 51,270 14 2,610 46 48,660
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 47 18,065 22 527 25 17,538
4481 Clothing stores 32 13,024 17 454 15 12,570
44812 Women's clothing stores N N D D N N
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores N N D D N N
44814 Family clothing stores N N D D N N
44819 Other clothing stores N N D D N N
4482 Shoe stores N N D D N N
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores N N D D N N
44831 Jewelry stores N N D D N N
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 29 9,051 18 1,259 11 7,792
45111 Sporting goods stores N N D D 3 5,682
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores N N D D N N
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores N N D D N N
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores N N D D N N
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores N N D D N N
45121 Book stores & news dealers N N D D N N
451212 News dealers & newsstands N N D D N N
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores N N D D N N
452 General merchandise stores 22 73,053 13 1,533 9 71,520
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 122 N 97 1,884 25 D
4531 Florists N N D D N N
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores N N D D N N
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores N N D D N N
4533 Used merchandise stores N N 17 320 N N
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 73 N 62 1,316 11 D
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores N N D D N N
45392 Art dealers N N D D N N
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers N N D D 6 11,316
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 54 N 51 1,029 3 D
454 Nonstore retailers 232 27,504 215 3,616 17 23,888
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses N N D D N N
4542 Vending machine operators N N D D 2 D
4543 Direct selling establishments 217 N 205 3,574 12 D
45431 Fuel dealers N N D D 9 14,026
45439 Other direct selling establishments N N D D N N
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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