2002 Economic Census
Retail Trade
North Carolina

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Retail 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
	44-45	Retail trade	35,851	88,821,486	8,453,694	435,421
	441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	4,589	24,114,313	1,885,190	57,936
	442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	2,345	3,110,668	425,669	18,664
	443	Electronics & appliance stores	1,286	1,782,840	219,074	9,631
	444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	2,977	8,485,430	946,045	37,736
	445	Food & beverage stores	3,814	12,729,140	1,231,213	80,305
	446	Health & personal care stores	2,424	5,485,200	533,521	28,434
	447	Gasoline stations	4,818	8,367,131	460,181	29,579
	448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	4,508	4,311,992	545,145	42,556
	451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,731	1,622,198	205,101	14,772
	452	General merchandise stores	1,635	12,242,952	1,214,440	76,647
	453	Miscellaneous store retailers	4,044	2,878,113	368,737	22,713
	454	Nonstore retailers	1,680	3,691,509	419,378	16,448

Retail 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
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	4,589	24,114,313	1,885,190	57,936
4411	Automobile dealers	2,014	20,665,743	1,405,310	37,991
44111	New car dealers	930	18,879,535	1,295,078	33,779
44112	Used car dealers	1,084	1,786,208	110,232	4,212
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	496	1,439,591	122,664	4,170
44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	66	393,496	28,416	836
44122	Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers	430	1,046,095	94,248	3,334
441221	Motorcycle dealers	189	540,878	53,078	1,843
441222	Boat dealers	176	355,633	31,873	1,174
441229	All other motor vehicle dealers	65	149,584	9,297	317
4413	Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores	2,079	2,008,979	357,216	15,775
44131	Automotive parts & accessories stores	1,335	1,280,539	203,632	10,304
44132	Tire dealers	744	728,440	153,584	5,471
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	2,345	3,110,668	425,669	18,664
4421	Furniture stores	1,144	1,966,057	264,952	10,373
4422	Home furnishings stores	1,201	1,144,611	160,717	8,291
44221	Floor covering stores	487	534,167	78,153	2,703
44229	Other home furnishings stores	714	610,444	82,564	5,588
442291	Window treatment stores	55	18,908	4,324	245
442299	All other home furnishings stores	659	591,536	78,240	5,343
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
443	Electronics & appliance stores	1,286	1,782,840	219,074	9,631
44311	Appliance, television, & other electronics stores	947	1,432,660	172,396	7,617
443111	Household appliance stores	310	292,460	41,440	1,686
443112	Radio, television, & other electronics stores	637	1,140,200	130,956	5,931
44312	Computer & software stores	281	303,001	38,781	1,586
44313	Camera & photographic supplies stores	58	47,179	7,897	428
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	2,977	8,485,430	946,045	37,736
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	2,215	7,518,929	840,491	32,641
44411	Home centers	199	D	D	(10k-24k)
44412	Paint & wallpaper stores	280	D	D	(1000-2499)
44413	Hardware stores	462	415,889	67,041	3,413
44419	Other building material dealers	1,274	3,488,652	440,680	13,325
4442	Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores	762	966,501	105,554	5,095
44421	Outdoor power equipment stores	184	179,332	24,587	1,036
44422	Nursery, garden center, & farm supply stores	578	787,169	80,967	4,059
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
445	Food & beverage stores	3,814	12,729,140	1,231,213	80,305
4451	Grocery stores	2,775	12,000,158	1,135,009	75,182
44511	Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores	1,939	11,504,388	1,101,611	72,515
44512	Convenience stores	836	495,770	33,398	2,667
4452	Specialty food stores	587	260,008	57,896	3,125
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	452	468,974	38,308	1,998
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
446	Health & personal care stores	2,424	5,485,200	533,521	28,434
44611	Pharmacies & drug stores	1,303	4,929,605	419,721	22,141
4461102	Proprietary stores	36	14,257	2,824	233
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	330	158,063	24,157	2,177
44613	Optical goods stores	289	136,918	34,644	1,540
44619	Other health & personal care stores	502	260,614	54,999	2,576
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	246	108,297	16,877	1,270
446199	All other health & personal care stores	256	152,317	38,122	1,306
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
447	Gasoline stations	4,818	8,367,131	460,181	29,579
44711	Gasoline stations with convenience stores	4,081	6,710,014	362,191	25,082
44719	Other gasoline stations	737	1,657,117	97,990	4,497
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	4,508	4,311,992	545,145	42,556
4481	Clothing stores	2,786	3,079,574	366,490	30,482
44811	Men's clothing stores	292	204,153	34,323	1,801
44812	Women's clothing stores	1,125	762,515	94,848	8,537
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	165	150,561	15,313	1,637
44814	Family clothing stores	767	1,719,924	183,855	15,460
44815	Clothing accessories stores	143	47,258	7,994	565
44819	Other clothing stores	294	195,163	30,157	2,482
4482	Shoe stores	790	642,748	76,902	6,995
4482101	Men's shoe stores	24	14,318	2,230	101
4482102	Women's shoe stores	57	35,346	4,733	448
4482103	Children's & juveniles' shoe stores	25	11,697	1,796	163
4482104	Family shoe stores	518	395,203	49,460	4,300
4482105	Athletic footwear stores	166	186,184	18,683	1,983
4483	Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores	932	589,670	101,753	5,079
44831	Jewelry stores	902	569,406	98,762	4,895
44832	Luggage & leather goods stores	30	20,264	2,991	184
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,731	1,622,198	205,101	14,772
4511	Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores	1,185	1,105,668	143,002	9,584
45111	Sporting goods stores	624	539,136	67,564	4,391
4511101	General-line sporting goods stores	187	275,336	29,899	2,053
4511102	Specialty-line sporting goods stores	437	263,800	37,665	2,338
45112	Hobby, toy, & game stores	280	355,655	41,372	3,371
45113	Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores	141	80,910	13,696	918
45114	Musical instrument & supplies stores	140	129,967	20,370	904
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	546	516,530	62,099	5,188
45121	Book stores & news dealers	362	354,676	43,848	3,565
451211	Book stores	337	349,127	42,890	3,473
4512111	Book stores, general	177	223,767	28,396	2,249
4512112	Specialty book stores	113	64,310	9,393	892
4512113	College book stores	47	61,050	5,101	332
451212	News dealers & newsstands	25	5,549	958	92
45122	Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores	184	161,854	18,251	1,623
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
452	General merchandise stores	1,635	12,242,952	1,214,440	76,647
4521	Department stores	276	5,646,003	600,232	39,451
45210009	Department stores (incl leased depts)	276	5,820,405	600,232	39,451
452111	Department stores (expt discount dept stores)	124	2,024,767	250,352	18,179
452112	Discount department stores	152	3,621,236	349,880	21,272
4529	Other general merchandise stores	1,359	6,596,949	614,208	37,196
45291	Warehouse clubs & supercenters	91	D	D	(25k-49k)
45299	All other general merchandise stores	1,268	D	D	(10k-24k)
4529901	Variety stores	920	803,751	80,735	6,627
4529904	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	348	D	D	(2500-4999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	4,044	2,878,113	368,737	22,713
4531	Florists	687	165,121	37,400	2,911
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	1,280	966,245	123,431	8,746
45321	Office supplies & stationery stores	248	563,818	60,590	3,233
45322	Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores	1,032	402,427	62,841	5,513
4533	Used merchandise stores	564	210,001	47,333	3,368
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	1,513	1,536,746	160,573	7,688
45391	Pet & pet supplies stores	182	156,448	21,529	1,573
45392	Art dealers	151	43,642	7,428	397
45393	Manufactured (mobile) home dealers	518	916,741	80,671	2,694
45399	All other miscellaneous store retailers	662	419,915	50,945	3,024
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
454	Nonstore retailers	1,680	3,691,509	419,378	16,448
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	404	1,796,435	167,976	6,074
454111	Electronic shopping	152	283,646	26,669	982
454112	Electronic auctions	4	596	30	4
454113	Mail-order houses	248	1,512,193	141,277	5,088
4542	Vending machine operators	180	474,301	64,645	2,764
4543	Direct selling establishments	1,096	1,420,773	186,757	7,610
45431	Fuel dealers	506	843,159	107,478	3,992
454311	Heating oil dealers	182	D	D	(1000-2499)
454312	Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers	323	480,465	77,408	2,748
454319	Other fuel dealers	1	D	D	(1-19)
45439	Other direct selling establishments	590	577,614	79,279	3,618