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13,962 car wash businesses complement 11,806 gas stations that do car washes.

Other automotive repair and maintenance (NAICS 81119)

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Data Sponsored By:U.S. Census Bureau
**Data Source: Econ Census/All Sectors/2002/Economy-Wide Key Statistics

Total Receipts

Receipts Per Capita ($)

2002 1997
Receipts (Mil $) 10,614 7,785
Payroll (Mil $) 3,202 2,306
Employees 216,120 195,465
Establishments 24,800 23,748
Data Sponsored By:U.S. Census Bureau
**Data Source: Econ Census/All Sectors/2002/Economy-Wide Key Statistics

Receipts per Employee

Industry Ratios 2002 1997
Total receipts (Mil $) 10,614 7,785
Receipts per establishment ($000) 428 328
Receipts per employee ($) 49,113 39,829
Receipts per $ of payroll ($) 3.32 3.38
Annual payroll per employee ($) 14,814 11,796
Employees per establishment 8.7 8.2
Receipts per capita ($) 36 28
Establishments per million residents 86 87

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