1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Whatcom County, WA
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 2,043 1,701,823 1,203 28,550 840 1,673,273
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 131 283,398 40 3,242 91 280,156
4411 Automobile dealers N N D D N N
44112 Used car dealers N N D D N N
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers N N D D 28 27,604
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers N N D D N N
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers N N D D 22 21,614
441222 Boat dealers N N D D 16 17,092
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers N N D D N N
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores N N D D 38 37,774
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 76 46,421 17 783 59 45,638
4421 Furniture stores N N D D 17 21,149
4422 Home furnishings stores N N D D 42 24,489
443 Electronics & appliance stores 52 41,707 19 1,222 33 40,485
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores N N D D 23 33,739
443111 Household appliance stores N N D D N N
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores N N D D 16 23,750
44312 Computer & software stores 18 N 10 705 8 D
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores N N D D N N
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers N N D D 75 193,366
4441 Building material & supplies dealers N N D D 59 158,938
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores N N D D N N
44413 Hardware stores N N D D 15 19,944
44419 Other building material dealers N N D D 38 112,885
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores N N D D 16 34,428
445 Food & beverage stores 130 381,736 42 3,485 88 378,251
4451 Grocery stores 77 305,975 15 2,524 62 303,451
4452 Specialty food stores N N D D 3 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 13 527 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores N N D D 23 D
446 Health & personal care stores N N D D 55 75,660
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores N N D D 10 5,255
44619 Other health & personal care stores N N D D 14 9,378
447 Gasoline stations N N D D 95 160,309
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 161 77,123 43 1,940 118 75,183
4481 Clothing stores 100 52,160 33 1,497 67 50,663
44811 Men's clothing stores N N D D N N
44812 Women's clothing stores N N D D N N
44814 Family clothing stores N N D D N N
44815 Clothing accessories stores N N D D N N
44819 Other clothing stores 20 4,684 13 222 7 4,462
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores N N 10 443 N N
44831 Jewelry stores N N D D N N
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores N N D D N N
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 134 66,104 61 1,429 73 64,675
45111 Sporting goods stores 37 20,693 11 307 26 20,386
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores N N 18 580 N N
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores N N D D 4 D
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores N N D D N N
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 45 26,116 18 371 27 25,745
45121 Book stores & news dealers N N D D 22 14,579
451211 Book stores N N D D 18 13,234
451212 News dealers & newsstands N N D D 4 1,345
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores N N D D 5 11,166
452 General merchandise stores 27 N 14 979 13 D
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 350 N 246 5,790 104 D
4531 Florists N N D D N N
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores N N D D 38 19,752
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores N N D D 8 11,683
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores N N D D N N
4533 Used merchandise stores 100 7,436 81 1,907 19 5,529
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 137 N 104 2,645 33 D
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores N N D D 4 4,755
45392 Art dealers N N D D N N
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers N N D D N N
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 113 N 92 1,611 21 D
454 Nonstore retailers 723 58,404 687 8,623 36 49,781
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses N N 49 905 N N
4542 Vending machine operators N N 29 545 N N
4543 Direct selling establishments 630 46,592 609 7,173 21 39,419
45431 Fuel dealers N N D D 7 24,363
45439 Other direct selling establishments N N D D 14 15,056
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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