1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Montana
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 14,320 8,071,881 9,278 292,769 5,042 7,779,112
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,238 2,178,472 580 71,901 658 2,106,571
4411 Automobile dealers 564 1,722,015 318 52,968 246 1,669,047
44112 Used car dealers 416 202,096 318 52,968 98 149,128
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 231 160,836 145 12,751 86 148,085
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 51 74,459 27 2,831 24 71,628
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 180 86,377 118 9,920 62 76,457
441221 Motorcycle dealers 46 40,469 21 2,415 25 38,054
441222 Boat dealers 33 26,438 13 1,378 20 25,060
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 101 19,470 84 6,127 17 13,343
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 443 295,621 117 6,182 326 289,439
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 397 196,703 131 7,522 266 189,181
4421 Furniture stores 156 106,135 35 2,438 121 103,697
4422 Home furnishings stores 241 90,568 96 5,084 145 85,484
443 Electronics & appliance stores 324 177,415 108 6,240 216 171,175
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 220 116,196 67 3,983 153 112,213
443111 Household appliance stores 103 70,753 28 1,811 75 68,942
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 117 45,443 39 2,172 78 43,271
44312 Computer & software stores 93 57,222 35 2,201 58 55,021
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 11 3,997 6 56 5 3,941
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 746 943,192 167 11,547 579 931,645
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 598 725,167 120 9,314 478 715,853
44411 Home centers 25 76,347 7 301 18 76,046
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 58 27,218 20 1,099 38 26,119
44413 Hardware stores 157 129,408 20 2,510 137 126,898
44419 Other building material dealers 358 492,194 73 5,404 285 486,790
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 148 218,025 47 2,233 101 215,792
445 Food & beverage stores 782 1,340,536 308 20,390 474 1,320,146
4451 Grocery stores 463 1,270,607 108 8,369 355 1,262,238
4452 Specialty food stores 225 22,877 168 6,383 57 16,494
44521 Meat markets N N 20 644 N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 13 686 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N 25 852 N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 110 4,201 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 94 47,052 32 5,638 62 41,414
446 Health & personal care stores 533 234,580 244 5,197 289 229,383
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 172 175,282 14 861 158 174,421
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 148 8,188 120 1,637 28 6,551
44613 Optical goods stores 41 12,004 3 819 38 11,185
44619 Other health & personal care stores 172 39,106 107 1,880 65 37,226
447 Gasoline stations 639 766,993 69 13,126 570 753,867
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 876 260,497 348 11,673 528 248,824
4481 Clothing stores 574 181,563 222 6,572 352 174,991
44811 Men's clothing stores N N D D 20 8,720
44812 Women's clothing stores 169 45,058 36 1,254 133 43,804
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores N N D D 14 3,072
44814 Family clothing stores 173 104,551 46 1,531 127 103,020
44815 Clothing accessories stores 54 4,713 41 1,114 13 3,599
44819 Other clothing stores 131 15,003 86 2,227 45 12,776
4482 Shoe stores 103 36,789 17 463 86 36,326
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 199 42,145 109 4,638 90 37,507
44831 Jewelry stores 173 40,462 87 4,081 86 36,381
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 26 1,683 22 557 4 1,126
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 970 276,533 524 17,759 446 258,774
45111 Sporting goods stores 393 139,940 188 8,193 205 131,747
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 160 28,515 99 2,255 61 26,260
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 133 16,528 78 1,860 55 14,668
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 51 11,045 30 973 21 10,072
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 233 80,505 129 4,478 104 76,027
45121 Book stores & news dealers 191 51,551 112 3,623 79 47,928
451211 Book stores 124 47,609 50 1,241 74 46,368
451212 News dealers & newsstands 67 3,942 62 2,382 5 1,560
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 42 28,954 17 855 25 28,099
452 General merchandise stores 235 1,145,663 86 4,103 149 1,141,560
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 2,444 304,781 1,779 57,774 665 247,007
4531 Florists 190 26,791 68 1,684 122 25,107
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 584 93,924 344 7,385 240 86,539
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 55 27,779 29 1,068 26 26,711
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 529 66,145 315 6,317 214 59,828
4533 Used merchandise stores 510 31,674 423 13,132 87 18,542
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 1,160 152,392 944 35,573 216 116,819
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores N N D D 38 10,011
45392 Art dealers 124 13,021 79 2,379 45 10,642
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers N N D D 35 61,344
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 884 64,898 786 30,076 98 34,822
454 Nonstore retailers 5,136 246,516 4,934 65,537 202 180,979
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 322 18,878 295 4,233 27 14,645
4542 Vending machine operators 212 13,482 196 3,384 16 10,098
4543 Direct selling establishments 4,602 214,156 4,443 57,920 159 156,236
45431 Fuel dealers 98 99,729 20 1,024 78 98,705
45439 Other direct selling establishments 4,504 114,427 4,423 56,896 81 57,531
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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