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 Advance Nonemployer Statistics, Table 1
Summary and Legal Form of Organization for the United States

Data based on the 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Table 2 compares nonemployers with employers; Table 3 shows change from 1997 to 2002. Introductory text includes scope and methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
Code 		Description Nonemployers
Establish-
ments 		Receipts
($1,000)
56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
All Establishments 1,262,707 26,909,775
Individual Proprietorships 1,206,774 20,360,071
Corporations 41,117 4,909,422
Partnerships 14,816 1,640,282
561 Administrative and support services
All Establishments 1,244,317 25,825,511
Individual Proprietorships 1,190,732 19,744,616
Corporations 39,502 4,581,989
Partnerships 14,083 1,498,906
5611 Office administrative services
All Establishments 127,082 1,886,039
Individual Proprietorships 123,112 1,447,812
Corporations 3,055 301,845
Partnerships 915 136,382
56111 Office administrative services
All Establishments 127,082 1,886,039
Individual Proprietorships 123,112 1,447,812
Corporations 3,055 301,845
Partnerships 915 136,382
5612 Facilities support services
All Establishments 21,240 632,870
Individual Proprietorships 19,414 422,955
Corporations 1,568 173,351
Partnerships 258 36,564
56121 Facilities support services
All Establishments 21,240 632,870
Individual Proprietorships 19,414 422,955
Corporations 1,568 173,351
Partnerships 258 36,564
5613 Employment services
All Establishments 29,548 1,013,477
Individual Proprietorships 26,438 562,202
Corporations 2,396 330,950
Partnerships 714 120,325
5614 Business support services
All Establishments 175,927 4,460,159
Individual Proprietorships 164,514 3,055,572
Corporations 8,547 1,013,677
Partnerships 2,866 390,910
56141 Document preparation services
All Establishments 49,594 660,848
Individual Proprietorships 48,764 586,397
Corporations 572 44,712
Partnerships 258 29,739
56142 Telephone call centers
All Establishments 11,373 231,828
Individual Proprietorships 11,042 168,178
Corporations 271 54,626
Partnerships 60 9,024
56143 Business service centers
All Establishments 14,255 458,343
Individual Proprietorships 13,222 314,929
Corporations 804 110,203
Partnerships 229 33,211
56144 Collection agencies
All Establishments 4,977 198,693
Individual Proprietorships 4,076 77,399
Corporations 656 85,653
Partnerships 245 35,641
56145 Credit bureaus
All Establishments 520 22,072
Individual Proprietorships 462 10,053
Corporations 50 10,514
Partnerships 8 1,505
56149 Other business support services
All Establishments 95,208 2,888,375
Individual Proprietorships 86,948 1,898,616
Corporations 6,194 707,969
Partnerships 2,066 281,790
5615 Travel arrangement and reservation services
All Establishments 32,993 1,433,042
Individual Proprietorships 29,128 849,380
Corporations 3,195 473,204
Partnerships 670 110,458
5616 Investigation and security services
All Establishments 70,151 1,122,691
Individual Proprietorships 67,813 909,869
Corporations 1,954 175,526
Partnerships 384 37,296
5617 Services to buildings and dwellings
All Establishments 722,050 13,261,156
Individual Proprietorships 702,117 11,303,016
Corporations 13,081 1,499,156
Partnerships 6,852 458,984
56171 Exterminating and pest control services
All Establishments 7,910 314,691
Individual Proprietorships 6,932 215,731
Corporations 766 81,860
Partnerships 212 17,100
56172 Janitorial services
All Establishments 427,553 5,899,195
Individual Proprietorships 420,685 5,297,108
Corporations 4,245 462,920
Partnerships 2,623 139,167
56173 Landscaping services
All Establishments 209,072 4,811,183
Individual Proprietorships 202,064 4,147,862
Corporations 4,337 491,706
Partnerships 2,671 171,615
56174 Carpet and upholstery cleaning services
All Establishments 21,698 665,762
Individual Proprietorships 20,534 541,363
Corporations 783 96,889
Partnerships 381 27,510
56179 Other services to buildings and dwellings
All Establishments 55,817 1,570,325
Individual Proprietorships 51,902 1,100,952
Corporations 2,950 365,781
Partnerships 965 103,592
5619 Other support services
All Establishments 65,326 2,016,077
Individual Proprietorships 58,196 1,193,810
Corporations 5,706 614,280
Partnerships 1,424 207,987
562 Waste management and remediation services
All Establishments 18,390 1,084,264
Individual Proprietorships 16,042 615,455
Corporations 1,615 327,433
Partnerships 733 141,376
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The data in this table are based on the 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. These data aresubject to nonsampling error due to nonresponse, coverage problems, misreporting, and processing error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this report should cite the Census Bureau as the source of the originaldata only. For more information, see the introductory text

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census, Nonemployer Statistics

Data released: May 21, 2004

Page display revised: December 15, 2004