1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Maryland
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 49,850 47,460,460 30,052 1,032,254 19,798 46,428,206
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 3,055 12,151,325 1,288 172,620 1,767 11,978,705
4411 Automobile dealers 1,333 10,603,439 688 128,136 645 10,475,303
44112 Used car dealers 934 532,677 688 128,136 246 404,541
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 604 523,206 362 22,249 242 500,957
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 46 75,541 22 1,169 24 74,372
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 558 447,665 340 21,080 218 426,585
441221 Motorcycle dealers 83 106,336 37 2,470 46 103,866
441222 Boat dealers 278 302,034 126 6,543 152 295,491
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 197 39,295 177 12,067 20 27,228
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 1,118 1,024,680 238 22,235 880 1,002,445
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 1,738 1,417,576 570 29,056 1,168 1,388,520
4421 Furniture stores 647 747,910 176 9,599 471 738,311
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,091 669,666 394 19,457 697 650,209
443 Electronics & appliance stores 1,165 1,529,517 395 23,286 770 1,506,231
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 658 885,620 166 5,885 492 879,735
443111 Household appliance stores 194 126,253 43 1,571 151 124,682
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 464 759,367 123 4,314 341 755,053
44312 Computer & software stores 419 587,659 204 16,363 215 571,296
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 88 56,238 25 1,038 63 55,200
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 1,766 4,238,249 348 22,243 1,418 4,216,006
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 1,354 3,825,325 234 17,091 1,120 3,808,234
44411 Home centers 84 1,149,754 14 1,140 70 1,148,614
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 176 124,300 31 1,117 145 123,183
44413 Hardware stores 236 137,928 56 5,321 180 132,607
44419 Other building material dealers 858 2,413,343 133 9,513 725 2,403,830
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 412 412,924 114 5,152 298 407,772
445 Food & beverage stores 5,078 9,361,885 1,679 161,507 3,399 9,200,378
4451 Grocery stores 2,727 8,188,898 861 86,602 1,866 8,102,296
4452 Specialty food stores 1,114 314,665 640 45,088 474 269,577
44521 Meat markets N N 54 4,205 N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 63 5,081 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N 108 7,004 N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 415 28,798 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 1,237 858,322 178 29,817 1,059 828,505
446 Health & personal care stores 2,762 2,311,632 1,137 26,335 1,625 2,285,297
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 830 1,871,183 44 4,072 786 1,867,111
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 909 149,079 696 10,555 213 138,524
44613 Optical goods stores 420 157,771 30 3,748 390 154,023
44619 Other health & personal care stores 603 133,599 367 7,960 236 125,639
447 Gasoline stations 1,832 3,295,172 89 17,164 1,743 3,278,008
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 4,307 2,851,324 1,286 59,278 3,021 2,792,046
4481 Clothing stores 2,713 1,971,310 915 36,353 1,798 1,934,957
44811 Men's clothing stores 326 240,229 57 4,813 269 235,416
44812 Women's clothing stores 904 548,566 192 8,579 712 539,987
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 142 123,306 37 1,489 105 121,817
44814 Family clothing stores 506 846,832 158 5,000 348 841,832
44815 Clothing accessories stores 287 40,545 160 4,806 127 35,739
44819 Other clothing stores 548 171,832 311 11,666 237 160,166
4482 Shoe stores 700 458,142 45 4,312 655 453,830
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 894 421,872 326 18,613 568 403,259
44831 Jewelry stores 836 401,961 305 17,653 531 384,308
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 58 19,911 21 960 37 18,951
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 2,677 1,366,191 1,367 55,221 1,310 1,310,970
45111 Sporting goods stores 743 373,957 321 17,843 422 356,114
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 548 371,932 322 11,982 226 359,950
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 297 85,391 173 4,297 124 81,094
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 158 124,537 81 3,950 77 120,587
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 931 410,374 470 17,149 461 393,225
45121 Book stores & news dealers 656 279,548 376 14,625 280 264,923
451211 Book stores 375 253,737 152 6,795 223 246,942
451212 News dealers & newsstands 281 25,811 224 7,830 57 17,981
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 275 130,826 94 2,524 181 128,302
452 General merchandise stores 911 5,818,008 313 12,620 598 5,805,388
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,352 1,479,580 6,218 202,938 2,134 1,276,642
4531 Florists 766 137,407 349 11,742 417 125,665
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 1,756 614,291 1,043 34,363 713 579,928
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 205 308,052 91 4,274 114 303,778
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 1,551 306,239 952 30,089 599 276,150
4533 Used merchandise stores 2,014 176,345 1,701 44,724 313 131,621
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 3,816 551,537 3,125 112,109 691 439,428
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 369 151,996 176 7,157 193 144,839
45392 Art dealers 360 37,975 264 9,113 96 28,862
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 60 53,894 27 1,222 33 52,672
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 3,027 307,672 2,658 94,617 369 213,055
454 Nonstore retailers 16,207 1,640,001 15,362 249,986 845 1,390,015
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 1,351 332,986 1,191 22,385 160 310,601
4542 Vending machine operators 1,005 184,276 864 19,395 141 164,881
4543 Direct selling establishments 13,851 1,122,739 13,307 208,206 544 914,533
45431 Fuel dealers 230 670,629 35 2,962 195 667,667
45439 Other direct selling establishments 13,621 452,110 13,272 205,244 349 246,866
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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