U.S. Census Bureau

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2003:
NAICS 42 - Wholesale trade
United States

By detailed employment size By year By state By industry
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Employment Size of Enterprise
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Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)
All firms 342,450 432,537 5,863,860 272,156,200
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 35,613 35,730 0 1,702,748
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 157,159 157,555 329,404 11,731,561
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 60,120 61,402 396,372 14,909,733
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 40,953 44,252 546,730 21,691,808
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 37,798 53,597 1,385,840 57,757,419
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 7,725 26,237 982,034 43,033,208
Firms with 500 employees or more 3,082 53,764 2,223,480 121,329,723
Firms with 500 to 749 employees 748 5,109 179,657 8,314,661
Firms with 750 to 999 employees 396 3,220 110,466 5,790,076
Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 439 4,926 152,520 7,786,341
Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees 429 5,385 175,867 9,093,877
Firms with 2,500 employees or more 1,070 35,124 1,604,970 90,344,768
Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees 439 9,225 300,050 16,462,165
Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees 277 7,690 292,394 15,255,125
Firms with 10,000 employees or more 354 18,209 1,012,526 58,627,478

 
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Year
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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2005 detail 2005 336,736 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,968,929 79.3% 56.2% 39.1%
link to 2004 detail 2004 337,642 14.3% 3.2% 0.9% 5,907,051 78.8% 55.2% 38.4%
link to 2003 detail 2003 342,450 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,863,860 78.3% 54.7% 37.9%
link to 2002 detail 2002 345,309 14.4% 3.1% 0.9% 5,860,256 77.9% 53.6% 37.2%
link to 2001 detail 2001 346,027 15.1% 3.3% 0.9% 6,142,089 78.3% 54.0% 37.1%
link to 2000 detail 2000 354,153 14.8% 3.2% 0.9% 6,112,029 77.7% 53.0% 36.4%
link to 1999 detail 1999 358,564 14.6% 3.1% 0.9% 5,972,022 77.1% 52.0% 35.8%
link to 1998 detail 1998 363,454 14.5% 3.1% 0.9% 5,885,230 76.3% 50.9% 34.6%

 
 
Wholesale trade - by State
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data		 State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail United States 342,450 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,863,860 78.3% 54.7% 37.9%
link to industry detail Alabama 4,698 26.0% 12.8% 8.0% 75,990 78.1% 53.1% 35.1%
link to industry detail Alaska 629 31.3% 18.3% 13.5% 7,472 77.1% 46.8% 36.0%
link to industry detail Arizona 5,760 24.4% 13.6% 8.4% 89,647 79.9% 60.1% 44.3%
link to industry detail Arkansas 2,959 27.6% 13.8% 8.8% 44,166 77.1% 49.7% 34.9%
link to industry detail California 52,299 16.4% 5.1% 2.3% 794,340 76.3% 50.5% 32.7%
link to industry detail Colorado 6,459 23.2% 12.8% 8.0% 97,340 79.6% 58.2% 43.6%
link to industry detail Connecticut 4,294 24.9% 12.5% 7.8% 73,306 80.3% 56.5% 39.8%
link to industry detail Delaware 928 29.8% 19.2% 13.5% 22,724 88.0% 78.1% 69.5%
link to industry detail District of Columbia 349 34.4% 20.3% 14.6% 5,609 80.0% 55.4% 44.6%
link to industry detail Florida 28,155 12.2% 5.1% 2.7% 305,108 72.3% 51.5% 36.3%
link to industry detail Georgia 11,824 23.2% 12.0% 6.9% 197,951 80.9% 61.2% 46.6%
link to industry detail Hawaii 1,711 21.6% 10.8% 7.5% 19,886 69.6% 40.6% 26.1%
link to industry detail Idaho 1,651 30.5% 15.6% 10.1% 23,410 78.3% 48.2% 33.3%
link to industry detail Illinois 17,659 22.5% 9.6% 5.1% 325,903 81.6% 59.2% 44.7%
link to industry detail Indiana 6,795 25.9% 12.7% 6.9% 112,057 79.2% 54.1% 36.4%
link to industry detail Iowa 3,696 29.4% 12.9% 6.9% 60,262 78.4% 46.0% 25.5%
link to industry detail Kansas 3,663 29.2% 13.8% 8.2% 63,762 80.5% 55.1% 41.0%
link to industry detail Kentucky 3,875 28.6% 14.1% 8.6% 70,891 81.4% 58.7% 40.5%
link to industry detail Louisiana 4,690 26.3% 11.9% 7.3% 73,130 75.5% 47.0% 30.7%
link to industry detail Maine 1,534 23.9% 13.4% 8.9% 18,672 74.8% 49.1% 30.5%
link to industry detail Maryland 5,361 25.7% 13.0% 8.0% 99,395 82.4% 60.8% 44.0%
link to industry detail Massachusetts 8,199 23.7% 11.0% 6.5% 145,788 80.1% 56.6% 39.3%
link to industry detail Michigan 10,625 22.0% 9.8% 5.9% 174,197 78.8% 54.5% 38.0%
link to industry detail Minnesota 7,711 23.5% 10.9% 6.6% 131,455 80.8% 56.7% 41.0%
link to industry detail Mississippi 2,513 27.3% 13.9% 9.0% 35,543 75.1% 48.0% 31.5%
link to industry detail Missouri 7,239 25.4% 12.1% 7.0% 126,473 80.5% 57.0% 40.9%
link to industry detail Montana 1,240 24.5% 13.3% 9.0% 13,753 70.3% 41.3% 26.9%
link to industry detail Nebraska 2,277 31.0% 15.3% 9.0% 36,268 78.9% 48.9% 26.9%
link to industry detail Nevada 2,479 29.6% 17.4% 11.0% 33,372 78.7% 56.0% 38.1%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 1,871 24.5% 13.6% 8.9% 23,428 74.7% 51.5% 37.7%
link to industry detail New Jersey 15,649 19.0% 7.8% 4.2% 272,243 80.4% 58.2% 41.1%
link to industry detail New Mexico 1,807 29.8% 16.7% 11.6% 20,725 73.9% 49.4% 33.4%
link to industry detail New York 33,681 13.4% 4.4% 2.0% 406,537 72.5% 47.0% 29.7%
link to industry detail North Carolina 9,844 22.9% 11.3% 6.4% 166,197 80.0% 59.3% 42.6%
link to industry detail North Dakota 1,113 30.7% 15.5% 9.3% 15,952 73.7% 45.1% 29.8%
link to industry detail Ohio 12,907 23.9% 10.1% 5.4% 237,375 80.4% 56.0% 39.2%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 3,897 25.7% 12.5% 7.9% 55,179 76.1% 49.1% 34.5%
link to industry detail Oregon 4,840 26.2% 13.7% 8.4% 75,628 80.0% 56.8% 38.7%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 13,658 22.5% 9.6% 5.2% 242,422 79.7% 56.3% 38.7%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 1,406 24.9% 12.2% 8.0% 18,350 74.2% 44.7% 28.8%
link to industry detail South Carolina 4,107 25.1% 13.1% 7.9% 62,877 78.3% 56.3% 38.8%
link to industry detail South Dakota 1,075 31.0% 14.3% 8.2% 14,650 74.5% 41.1% 17.3%
link to industry detail Tennessee 6,121 27.3% 14.1% 8.7% 118,391 82.0% 62.0% 46.4%
link to industry detail Texas 25,381 19.5% 8.2% 4.1% 430,799 78.6% 57.7% 41.3%
link to industry detail Utah 3,048 28.1% 15.0% 10.1% 43,687 78.7% 53.7% 37.5%
link to industry detail Vermont 791 27.4% 14.8% 9.5% 10,373 75.6% 45.9% 25.5%
link to industry detail Virginia 6,363 24.9% 12.4% 7.2% 106,492 80.5% 57.8% 40.0%
link to industry detail Washington 8,130 22.9% 10.7% 6.3% 121,464 78.8% 53.6% 35.9%
link to industry detail West Virginia 1,376 30.1% 16.2% 11.0% 20,506 76.1% 53.3% 34.8%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 6,250 26.2% 11.7% 6.5% 116,317 81.3% 56.2% 34.9%
link to industry detail Wyoming 613 32.1% 18.9% 12.7% 6,398 70.2% 44.5% 27.0%

 
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Subsector
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Industry
detail		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
  42 Wholesale trade 342,450 14.2% 3.2% 0.9% 5,863,860 78.3% 54.7% 37.9%
link to industry detail 423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 193,717 15.3% 3.3% 1.0% 3,312,720 77.1% 51.8% 35.3%
link to industry detail 424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 112,221 16.4% 4.2% 1.3% 2,287,616 82.2% 60.3% 42.4%
link to industry detail 425 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 37,928 4.7% 0.9% 0.3% 263,524 59.7% 41.7% 32.1%

 
 
U.S. - Wholesale trade - by Industry
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 193,717 15.3% 3.3% 1.0% 3,312,720 77.1% 51.8% 35.3%
link to state detail 4231 Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers 19,588 17.8% 4.7% 1.5% 364,349 79.6% 53.5% 33.3%
link to state detail 42311 Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers 5,807 21.6% 5.9% 1.6% 123,560 84.7% 55.3% 28.8%
link to state detail 42312 Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers 10,233 18.0% 5.3% 2.2% 196,321 79.4% 55.6% 38.6%
link to state detail 42313 Tire & tube merchant wholesalers 1,454 26.3% 8.5% 2.2% 27,669 80.3% 51.0% 28.0%
link to state detail 42314 Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers 2,254 7.1% 1.2% 0.5% 16,799 43.9% 20.8% 13.0%
link to state detail 4232 Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers 12,216 15.3% 3.6% 1.0% 162,438 72.0% 39.9% 17.6%
link to state detail 42321 Furniture merchant wholesalers 5,361 15.2% 3.2% 0.9% 63,042 69.4% 32.9% 13.6%
link to state detail 42322 Home furnishing merchant wholesalers 6,864 15.5% 3.9% 1.1% 99,396 73.6% 44.4% 20.1%
link to state detail 4233 Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers 12,724 21.2% 6.0% 2.1% 236,395 79.1% 50.5% 31.3%
link to state detail 42331 Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers 6,540 24.1% 6.3% 2.1% 135,266 81.3% 50.7% 30.5%
link to state detail 42332 Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers 2,722 17.8% 5.9% 2.9% 32,347 68.4% 35.7% 23.1%
link to state detail 42333 Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers 1,190 26.1% 10.6% 3.9% 36,869 87.2% 71.0% 48.9%
link to state detail 42339 Other construction material merchant wholesalers 2,434 20.0% 7.4% 3.2% 31,913 71.6% 41.4% 23.0%
link to state detail 4234 Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers 28,747 15.6% 4.0% 1.5% 702,604 84.3% 67.2% 54.2%
link to state detail 42341 Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers 902 18.8% 5.4% 2.5% 20,563 82.8% 62.1% 48.4%
link to state detail 42342 Office equipment merchant wholesalers 3,561 21.2% 4.2% 1.3% 145,155 89.7% 74.4% 66.1%
link to state detail 42343 Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers 10,229 16.0% 4.2% 1.8% 293,086 86.6% 71.9% 59.9%
link to state detail 42344 Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers 4,158 14.0% 3.2% 1.0% 48,456 63.9% 32.3% 13.6%
link to state detail 42345 Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers 6,631 13.0% 4.4% 1.9% 134,015 83.3% 68.1% 53.6%
link to state detail 42346 Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers 1,184 18.5% 5.4% 1.9% 27,692 84.6% 61.5% 37.0%
link to state detail 42349 Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers 2,186 16.7% 4.9% 2.0% 33,637 74.3% 49.9% 30.5%
link to state detail 4235 Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers 7,964 21.0% 6.4% 2.7% 147,174 78.1% 49.8% 29.9%
link to state detail 42351 Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers 7,555 21.3% 6.3% 2.6% 144,112 78.5% 50.2% 30.1%
link to state detail 42352 Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers 419 17.2% 9.5% 6.9% 3,062 58.2% 32.6% 23.1%
link to state detail 4236 Electrical goods merchant wholesalers 21,650 16.9% 4.5% 1.7% 468,927 81.6% 61.1% 47.0%
link to state detail 42361 Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers 8,200 17.8% 5.2% 2.0% 149,980 77.8% 53.6% 35.6%
link to state detail 42362 Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers 2,414 18.7% 5.1% 2.2% 47,323 80.6% 55.0% 38.7%
link to state detail 42369 Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers 11,181 16.9% 4.7% 2.1% 271,624 83.9% 66.3% 54.7%
link to state detail 4237 Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers 11,930 19.1% 4.5% 1.5% 212,074 76.2% 47.3% 28.4%
link to state detail 42371 Hardware merchant wholesalers 5,256 17.5% 4.0% 1.5% 82,111 73.7% 43.7% 24.5%
link to state detail 42372 Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers 3,256 22.0% 5.7% 2.0% 62,743 78.5% 50.6% 31.4%
link to state detail 42373 Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers 2,692 21.3% 5.6% 1.7% 53,890 77.7% 50.4% 31.1%
link to state detail 42374 Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers 838 20.6% 6.2% 2.4% 13,330 74.0% 41.3% 26.4%
link to state detail 4238 Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers 47,032 16.3% 3.5% 1.3% 688,366 71.3% 40.9% 24.1%
link to state detail 42381 Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers 3,120 24.4% 8.5% 3.8% 86,834 86.5% 65.5% 43.5%
link to state detail 42382 Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers 6,970 20.8% 2.5% 0.8% 95,803 63.7% 19.0% 7.0%
link to state detail 42383 Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers 23,390 15.3% 3.8% 1.4% 305,882 68.7% 38.9% 21.8%
link to state detail 42384 Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers 7,275 18.3% 4.9% 2.0% 102,924 72.3% 41.2% 24.2%
link to state detail 42385 Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers 4,133 15.0% 3.1% 1.2% 52,245 67.2% 35.3% 19.4%
link to state detail 42386 Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers 2,628 14.8% 5.5% 3.0% 44,678 78.0% 59.0% 44.4%
link to state detail 4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 33,642 10.1% 2.1% 0.8% 330,393 65.9% 37.2% 22.4%
link to state detail 42391 Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers 5,085 12.9% 2.7% 1.2% 51,540 66.1% 30.8% 14.3%
link to state detail 42392 Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers 2,625 13.8% 3.0% 1.0% 34,898 74.0% 44.0% 22.8%
link to state detail 42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers 5,945 17.1% 3.2% 1.2% 83,113 70.1% 35.2% 20.1%
link to state detail 42394 Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers 8,174 5.2% 1.0% 0.3% 52,744 49.8% 26.3% 12.6%
link to state detail 42399 Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers 11,835 8.0% 2.0% 0.9% 108,098 67.8% 44.8% 32.7%
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 112,221 16.4% 4.2% 1.3% 2,287,616 82.2% 60.3% 42.4%
link to state detail 4241 Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers 10,369 15.8% 3.8% 1.2% 214,916 81.2% 60.5% 47.4%
link to state detail 42411 Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers 1,022 18.7% 6.7% 2.1% 26,532 86.6% 70.8% 51.8%
link to state detail 42412 Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers 5,550 12.9% 3.0% 1.1% 115,963 81.4% 65.4% 57.0%
link to state detail 42413 Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers 3,837 20.0% 4.8% 1.7% 72,421 78.9% 49.1% 30.3%
link to state detail 4242 Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 6,297 17.1% 6.2% 3.2% 251,697 91.4% 80.8% 70.2%
link to state detail 4243 Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers 16,086 12.8% 3.3% 0.9% 196,618 72.1% 43.2% 21.7%
link to state detail 42431 Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers 3,954 11.1% 3.2% 1.1% 34,158 59.8% 27.4% 8.4%
link to state detail 42432 Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers 3,972 15.1% 4.3% 1.4% 58,904 76.2% 50.2% 27.7%
link to state detail 42433 Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers 6,619 13.1% 3.1% 0.8% 79,531 72.8% 40.9% 19.9%
link to state detail 42434 Footwear merchant wholesalers 1,601 13.1% 4.4% 1.4% 24,025 77.5% 55.7% 32.0%
link to state detail 4244 Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers 29,463 17.8% 4.5% 1.4% 756,617 85.7% 65.5% 48.6%
link to state detail 42441 General line grocery merchant wholesalers 2,991 17.3% 6.1% 3.2% 134,048 92.5% 83.3% 74.4%
link to state detail 42442 Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers 3,049 22.4% 7.2% 2.4% 88,038 87.0% 66.0% 43.9%
link to state detail 42443 Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers 1,874 19.7% 6.7% 3.0% 49,371 85.8% 65.7% 50.0%
link to state detail 42444 Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers 670 25.7% 7.6% 1.9% 13,203 79.9% 45.6% 8.5%
link to state detail 42445 Confectionery merchant wholesalers 2,009 14.6% 3.8% 1.8% 38,831 82.4% 62.6% 51.3%
link to state detail 42446 Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers 2,389 13.6% 2.3% 0.7% 23,091 64.4% 22.1% 5.9%
link to state detail 42447 Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers 2,651 18.4% 4.1% 1.4% 44,597 75.8% 43.5% 21.2%
link to state detail 42448 Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers 4,854 24.0% 5.2% 0.9% 104,632 82.3% 46.5% 14.5%
link to state detail 42449 Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers 9,260 16.4% 5.1% 2.2% 260,806 87.6% 72.9% 60.4%
link to state detail 4245 Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers 4,665 19.5% 4.3% 1.2% 65,259 70.3% 36.1% 20.5%
link to state detail 42451 Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers 2,826 23.5% 5.8% 1.3% 48,486 73.4% 41.9% 23.7%
link to state detail 42452 Livestock merchant wholesalers 925 18.3% 1.7% 1.0% 9,311 62.5% 9.1% 6.1%
link to state detail 42459 Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers 933 10.1% 3.5% 1.6% 7,462 60.0% 32.2% 17.3%
link to state detail 4246 Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers 9,410 16.1% 5.2% 2.3% 145,635 75.7% 52.3% 38.4%
link to state detail 42461 Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers 2,671 17.9% 6.3% 2.6% 36,829 72.1% 42.7% 23.4%
link to state detail 42469 Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers 6,768 15.7% 5.2% 2.5% 108,806 77.0% 55.5% 43.5%
link to state detail 4247 Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers 5,561 30.4% 9.9% 2.8% 104,741 79.8% 49.4% 26.2%