1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Iowa
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 39,624 27,400,918 24,929 677,096 14,695 26,723,822
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 3,390 7,378,610 1,467 150,614 1,923 7,227,996
4411 Automobile dealers 1,654 6,145,338 837 110,494 817 6,034,844
44112 Used car dealers 1,164 490,567 837 110,494 327 380,073
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 499 374,895 288 19,014 211 355,881
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 95 130,730 41 3,312 54 127,418
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 404 244,165 247 15,702 157 228,463
441221 Motorcycle dealers 114 125,586 47 3,763 67 121,823
441222 Boat dealers 93 72,125 36 3,066 57 69,059
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 197 46,454 164 8,873 33 37,581
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 1,237 858,377 342 21,106 895 837,271
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 1,127 651,972 408 16,916 719 635,056
4421 Furniture stores 460 400,973 127 6,620 333 394,353
4422 Home furnishings stores 667 250,999 281 10,296 386 240,703
443 Electronics & appliance stores 1,019 610,188 396 18,915 623 591,273
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 751 451,845 269 12,557 482 439,288
443111 Household appliance stores 325 144,905 87 4,757 238 140,148
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 426 306,940 182 7,800 244 299,140
44312 Computer & software stores 225 141,622 112 5,893 113 135,729
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 43 16,721 15 465 28 16,256
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 2,326 3,688,705 411 25,858 1,915 3,662,847
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 1,537 2,396,085 296 21,333 1,241 2,374,752
44411 Home centers 71 655,689 13 1,587 58 654,102
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 128 77,232 27 1,197 101 76,035
44413 Hardware stores 397 198,185 76 3,989 321 194,196
44419 Other building material dealers 941 1,464,979 180 14,560 761 1,450,419
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 789 1,292,620 115 4,525 674 1,288,095
445 Food & beverage stores 1,651 4,079,526 468 27,481 1,183 4,052,045
4451 Grocery stores 1,012 3,940,024 128 12,660 884 3,927,364
4452 Specialty food stores 465 75,624 277 8,635 188 66,989
44521 Meat markets N N 31 2,092 N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 11 71 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N 53 955 N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 182 5,517 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 174 63,878 63 6,186 111 57,692
446 Health & personal care stores 1,740 1,106,469 759 11,633 981 1,094,836
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 623 948,800 34 2,016 589 946,784
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 565 34,391 488 5,106 77 29,285
44613 Optical goods stores 178 57,554 12 1,092 166 56,462
44619 Other health & personal care stores 374 65,724 225 3,419 149 62,305
447 Gasoline stations 2,248 2,923,113 192 25,171 2,056 2,897,942
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 2,241 1,073,185 587 20,356 1,654 1,052,829
4481 Clothing stores 1,515 727,471 454 13,374 1,061 714,097
44811 Men's clothing stores 174 73,095 19 1,065 155 72,030
44812 Women's clothing stores 543 202,336 86 3,148 457 199,188
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 71 20,659 22 668 49 19,991
44814 Family clothing stores 316 370,334 80 2,304 236 368,030
44815 Clothing accessories stores 148 16,359 86 1,773 62 14,586
44819 Other clothing stores 263 44,688 161 4,416 102 40,272
4482 Shoe stores 326 167,650 24 1,476 302 166,174
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 400 178,064 109 5,506 291 172,558
44831 Jewelry stores 384 173,727 102 5,359 282 168,368
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 16 4,337 7 147 9 4,190
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 2,207 531,603 1,400 35,824 807 495,779
45111 Sporting goods stores 674 182,362 380 12,649 294 169,713
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 471 115,879 341 8,888 130 106,991
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 352 28,021 260 3,718 92 24,303
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 135 46,208 75 2,208 60 44,000
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 575 159,133 344 8,361 231 150,772
45121 Book stores & news dealers 444 107,837 298 6,602 146 101,235
451211 Book stores 220 97,791 96 2,377 124 95,414
451212 News dealers & newsstands 224 10,046 202 4,225 22 5,821
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 131 51,296 46 1,759 85 49,537
452 General merchandise stores 711 3,493,909 203 7,718 508 3,486,191
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 6,847 765,925 5,235 137,929 1,612 627,996
4531 Florists 605 75,679 247 6,093 358 69,586
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 1,735 299,253 1,138 22,491 597 276,762
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 121 131,720 38 1,228 83 130,492
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 1,614 167,533 1,100 21,263 514 146,270
4533 Used merchandise stores 1,477 77,275 1,223 28,212 254 49,063
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 3,030 313,718 2,627 81,133 403 232,585
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 246 42,751 169 5,604 77 37,147
45392 Art dealers 222 21,644 169 5,537 53 16,107
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 74 99,614 29 3,664 45 95,950
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 2,488 149,709 2,260 66,328 228 83,381
454 Nonstore retailers 14,117 1,097,713 13,403 198,681 714 899,032
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 583 222,432 459 8,291 124 214,141
4542 Vending machine operators 562 109,486 461 9,427 101 100,059
4543 Direct selling establishments 12,972 765,795 12,483 180,963 489 584,832
45431 Fuel dealers 310 311,877 59 7,735 251 304,142
45439 Other direct selling establishments 12,662 453,918 12,424 173,228 238 280,690
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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