2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Iowa

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Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	42	Wholesale trade	4,926	33,546,948	2,145,460	62,023
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	2,635	11,385,313	1,147,690	32,088
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,018	18,897,763	935,710	27,896
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	273	3,263,872	62,060	2,039

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, 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	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	2,635	11,385,313	1,147,690	32,088
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	302	1,981,162	158,254	5,081
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	91	973,272	83,492	2,486
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	35	231,628	20,042	644
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	4	128,515	14,775	357
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	42	547,633	40,056	1,250
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	171	900,742	62,529	2,161
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	71	512,082	33,533	1,143
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	93	D	D	(500-999)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	20	86,053	8,385	285
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	20	21,095	3,848	149
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	71	223,398	24,336	653
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	35	106,023	15,077	403
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	8	5,416	869	19
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	27	100,607	14,208	384
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	36	117,375	9,259	250
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	22	67,539	6,304	157
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	9	47,087	2,538	75
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	190	934,679	88,501	2,545
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	90	476,356	45,811	1,393
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	30	110,768	9,277	335
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	10	85,102	6,015	194
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	50	280,486	30,519	864
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	32	195,467	11,746	266
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	11	60,151	5,551	128
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	8	32,982	2,368	53
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	13	102,334	3,827	85
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	34	156,227	15,210	440
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	34	106,629	15,734	446
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	11	34,082	6,425	211
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	280	1,504,412	180,256	4,065
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	14,880	1,332	55
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	80	372,697	53,976	1,528
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	81	552,835	79,330	1,054
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	70	540,307	76,008	976
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	9	51,549	3,670	96
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	61	488,758	72,338	880
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	11	12,528	3,322	78
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	43	D	D	(250-499)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	24	59,944	7,257	234
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	32	142,824	12,448	335
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	13	63,113	10,450	373
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	5	38,023	2,229	76
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	91	844,796	58,685	1,584
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	91	844,796	58,685	1,584
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	86	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	70	767,798	53,943	1,437
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	236	901,639	116,206	2,621
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	123	600,282	57,961	1,454
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	14	64,999	5,857	200
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	99	236,358	52,388	967
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	63	151,495	42,934	728
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	36	84,863	9,454	239
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	183	559,770	72,145	1,913
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	50	172,494	19,883	618
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	65	205,531	24,980	663
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(250-499)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	994	3,492,630	363,512	10,885
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	79	482,816	50,413	1,196
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	474	1,821,701	163,496	5,630
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	375	1,481,623	127,837	4,145
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	91	231,144	25,462	751
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	8	108,934	10,197	734
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	261	713,723	100,952	2,671
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	14	28,067	4,143	135
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	49	195,204	21,737	550
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	22	56,124	4,277	124
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	27	139,080	17,460	426
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	77	167,714	23,608	630
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	23	71,520	9,404	188
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	52	104,537	20,273	632
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	7	7,104	1,756	55
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	39	139,577	20,031	481
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	112	335,404	29,803	839
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	6	8,156	1,110	31
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	38	81,121	6,903	228
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	30	61,999	8,684	227
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	14	114,224	3,740	115
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	8	37,509	3,690	76
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	16	32,395	5,676	162
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	52	66,697	10,646	374
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	14	19,900	3,018	141
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	17	23,110	4,694	148
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	16	72,289	8,202	175
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	10	51,185	5,898	102
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	288	942,827	85,795	2,741
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	44	177,355	10,710	335
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	20	237,530	22,213	470
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	131	243,780	33,207	1,276
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	53	111,082	13,680	464
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	40	104,572	12,632	414
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	13	6,510	1,048	50
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	18	33,586	6,734	249
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	60	99,112	12,793	563
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(20-99)
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	75	D	D	(500-999)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	6	3,768	217	12
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	7	5,480	574	26
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	19	52,661	5,435	145
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	6	1,740	286	12
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(100-249)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	11	10,944	3,028	105
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,018	18,897,763	935,710	27,896
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	117	442,146	50,912	1,258
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	16	218,072	18,673	333
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	75	147,322	23,374	727
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	26	76,752	8,865	198
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	45	835,585	40,532	894
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	20	D	D	(250-499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	44	111,786	12,924	569
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	21	32,621	6,930	307
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	232	2,900,373	219,240	6,564
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	15	368,928	29,212	819
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	5	D	D	(250-499)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(500-999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	28	373,087	38,126	1,154
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	24	187,815	17,899	414
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(250-499)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	8	136,459	4,711	216
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(250-499)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	30	626,591	21,960	818
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	17	151,340	14,650	395
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	95	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	8	7,677	1,875	66
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	17	109,366	5,595	251
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	37	480,841	42,630	1,262
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(250-499)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	5	1,047	250	29
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(500-999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	708	7,419,966	224,168	7,156
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	579	6,692,834	204,640	6,361
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	119	675,523	17,816	738
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	10	51,609	1,712	57
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	102	326,281	29,803	726
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	19	96,556	7,558	186
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	83	229,725	22,245	540
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	7	3,434	1,003	20
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	148	1,409,513	39,033	1,458
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	101	998,868	28,797	1,082
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	96	994,574	28,275	1,061
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	83	545,155	20,801	796
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	13	449,419	7,474	265
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	5	4,294	522	21
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	47	410,645	10,236	376
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	56	484,659	56,883	1,458
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	40	398,496	47,811	1,176
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	16	86,163	9,072	282
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	566	4,967,454	262,215	7,813
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	409	3,972,969	193,040	5,129
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	304	2,180,242	103,511	2,883
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	105	1,792,727	89,529	2,246
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	22	151,589	17,174	701
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	29	39,438	5,475	271
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(500-999)
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	14	17,756	2,506	93
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	84	D	D	(500-999)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	17	30,513	5,129	194
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	14	100,103	6,412	333
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	273	3,263,872	62,060	2,039
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	271	D	D	(1000-2499)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	161	D	D	(500-999)
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	8	D	D	(100-249)
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	6	D	D	(1-19)
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	7	147,556	2,461	32
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	19	85,570	3,446	49
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	11	48,345	1,312	23
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	45	363,598	10,006	180
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	13	79,007	3,152	65
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	40	188,373	6,066	142
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	110	2,016,450	30,809	1,308
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	5	D	D	(1-19)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	31	1,211,361	19,129	532
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	39	664,713	7,210	636
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	5	23,644	416	10
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	25	86,322	2,963	97