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

Car washes (NAICS 811192)

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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 $) 5,092 3,911
Payroll (Mil $) 1,652 1,253
Employees 135,315 123,602
Establishments 13,962 13,683
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 $) 5,092 3,911
Receipts per establishment ($000) 365 286
Receipts per employee ($) 37,628 31,645
Receipts per $ of payroll ($) 3.08 3.12
Annual payroll per employee ($) 12,205 10,134
Employees per establishment 9.7 9.0
Receipts per capita ($) 17 14
Establishments per million residents 48 50

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