2002 Economic Census
Retail Trade
Washington

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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.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

44-45	Retail trade	22,564	65,262,333	6,860,587	296,507
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	2,712	15,521,829	1,482,864	40,889
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,428	1,906,864	272,243	11,212
443	Electronics & appliance stores	980	1,719,497	213,021	8,187
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,879	5,114,667	706,147	24,883
445	Food & beverage stores	2,982	11,160,888	1,241,607	58,611
446	Health & personal care stores	1,498	2,772,536	369,970	15,699
447	Gasoline stations	2,104	4,234,400	244,200	15,854
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	2,434	2,940,719	432,179	24,660
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,724	1,845,581	233,738	15,770
452	General merchandise stores	514	10,407,245	1,025,912	50,272
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	3,091	2,155,644	324,686	19,171
454	Nonstore retailers	1,218	5,482,463	314,020	11,299

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

441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	2,712	15,521,829	1,482,864	40,889
4411	Automobile dealers	994	12,535,448	1,026,204	25,116
44111	New car dealers	491	11,588,239	954,150	22,512
44112	Used car dealers	503	947,209	72,054	2,604
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	459	1,418,249	148,292	4,417
44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	94	550,563	48,287	1,332
44122	Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers	365	867,686	100,005	3,085
441221	Motorcycle dealers	109	356,160	38,955	1,227
441222	Boat dealers	201	395,155	40,348	1,303
441229	All other motor vehicle dealers	55	116,371	20,702	555
4413	Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores	1,259	1,568,132	308,368	11,356
44131	Automotive parts & accessories stores	874	911,693	169,228	6,961
44132	Tire dealers	385	656,439	139,140	4,395
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,428	1,906,864	272,243	11,212
4421	Furniture stores	530	930,441	127,247	4,535
4422	Home furnishings stores	898	976,423	144,996	6,677
44221	Floor covering stores	353	450,424	71,922	2,326
44229	Other home furnishings stores	545	525,999	73,074	4,351
442291	Window treatment stores	38	17,884	3,275	144
442299	All other home furnishings stores	507	508,115	69,799	4,207
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
443	Electronics & appliance stores	980	1,719,497	213,021	8,187
44311	Appliance, television, & other electronics stores	648	1,230,963	153,509	5,800
443111	Household appliance stores	250	315,586	51,010	1,759
443112	Radio, television, & other electronics stores	398	915,377	102,499	4,041
44312	Computer & software stores	254	408,394	47,687	1,882
44313	Camera & photographic supplies stores	78	80,140	11,825	505
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,879	5,114,667	706,147	24,883
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	1,372	4,345,814	594,687	20,354
44411	Home centers	103	1,962,023	209,900	8,224
44412	Paint & wallpaper stores	157	197,659	28,057	890
44413	Hardware stores	291	385,462	66,846	2,992
44419	Other building material dealers	821	1,800,670	289,884	8,248
4442	Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores	507	768,853	111,460	4,529
44421	Outdoor power equipment stores	76	89,495	14,002	465
44422	Nursery, garden center, & farm supply stores	431	679,358	97,458	4,064
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
445	Food & beverage stores	2,982	11,160,888	1,241,607	58,611
4451	Grocery stores	2,053	10,223,541	1,165,032	54,491
44511	Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores	1,478	9,843,761	1,134,192	52,129
44512	Convenience stores	575	379,780	30,840	2,362
4452	Specialty food stores	508	233,207	43,383	2,435
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	421	704,140	33,192	1,685
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
446	Health & personal care stores	1,498	2,772,536	369,970	15,699
44611	Pharmacies & drug stores	644	2,293,953	272,799	11,173
4461102	Proprietary stores	9	3,454	532	26
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	174	80,536	12,768	1,066
44613	Optical goods stores	257	124,623	28,009	1,203
44619	Other health & personal care stores	423	273,424	56,394	2,257
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	226	93,634	17,369	1,086
446199	All other health & personal care stores	197	179,790	39,025	1,171
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
447	Gasoline stations	2,104	4,234,400	244,200	15,854
44711	Gasoline stations with convenience stores	1,727	3,459,344	188,716	12,923
44719	Other gasoline stations	377	775,056	55,484	2,931
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	2,434	2,940,719	432,179	24,660
4481	Clothing stores	1,455	2,226,082	326,625	19,175
44811	Men's clothing stores	118	96,734	18,146	759
44812	Women's clothing stores	484	340,871	46,726	3,702
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	102	85,927	9,593	836
44814	Family clothing stores	456	1,544,097	224,493	11,913
44815	Clothing accessories stores	99	36,427	6,255	489
44819	Other clothing stores	196	122,026	21,412	1,476
4482	Shoe stores	434	289,324	36,127	2,573
4482101	Men's shoe stores	27	9,841	1,687	89
4482102	Women's shoe stores	40	19,895	2,737	239
4482103	Children's & juveniles' shoe stores	11	3,463	691	46
4482104	Family shoe stores	252	147,629	18,238	1,309
4482105	Athletic footwear stores	104	108,496	12,774	890
4483	Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores	545	425,313	69,427	2,912
44831	Jewelry stores	512	408,549	66,920	2,760
44832	Luggage & leather goods stores	33	16,764	2,507	152
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,724	1,845,581	233,738	15,770
4511	Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores	1,238	1,311,498	170,690	11,115
45111	Sporting goods stores	597	695,604	89,207	5,296
4511101	General-line sporting goods stores	184	298,409	35,950	1,995
4511102	Specialty-line sporting goods stores	413	397,195	53,257	3,301
45112	Hobby, toy, & game stores	328	350,917	46,124	3,545
45113	Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores	178	140,177	16,984	1,406
45114	Musical instrument & supplies stores	135	124,800	18,375	868
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	486	534,083	63,048	4,655
45121	Book stores & news dealers	326	375,468	46,024	3,315
451211	Book stores	303	368,401	45,089	3,238
4512111	Book stores, general	214	256,448	30,911	2,281
4512112	Specialty book stores	71	35,731	4,471	416
4512113	College book stores	18	76,222	9,707	541
451212	News dealers & newsstands	23	7,067	935	77
45122	Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores	160	158,615	17,024	1,340
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
452	General merchandise stores	514	10,407,245	1,025,912	50,272
4521	Department stores	176	4,455,526	501,915	27,122
45210009	Department stores (incl leased depts)	176	4,588,929	501,915	27,122
452111	Department stores (expt discount dept stores)	79	1,739,446	235,860	12,737
452112	Discount department stores	97	2,716,080	266,055	14,385
4529	Other general merchandise stores	338	5,951,719	523,997	23,150
45291	Warehouse clubs & supercenters	92	5,631,817	483,468	20,529
45299	All other general merchandise stores	246	319,902	40,529	2,621
4529901	Variety stores	107	75,128	10,383	867
4529904	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	139	244,774	30,146	1,754
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	3,091	2,155,644	324,686	19,171
4531	Florists	416	105,541	24,357	1,930
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	1,050	832,424	114,536	6,950
45321	Office supplies & stationery stores	208	489,074	56,749	2,598
45322	Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores	842	343,350	57,787	4,352
4533	Used merchandise stores	582	265,740	68,841	4,615
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	1,043	951,939	116,952	5,676
45391	Pet & pet supplies stores	200	211,911	29,174	1,907
45392	Art dealers	162	53,165	9,182	462
45393	Manufactured (mobile) home dealers	123	226,998	22,391	728
45399	All other miscellaneous store retailers	558	459,865	56,205	2,579
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
454	Nonstore retailers	1,218	5,482,463	314,020	11,299
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	421	4,657,234	179,476	6,278
454111	Electronic shopping	159	2,934,388	48,884	1,525
454113	Mail-order houses	262	1,722,846	130,592	4,753
4542	Vending machine operators	79	79,335	15,941	567
4543	Direct selling establishments	718	745,894	118,603	4,454
45431	Fuel dealers	150	358,583	42,426	1,260
454311	Heating oil dealers	57	217,955	24,169	650
454312	Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers	87	139,886	18,189	606
454319	Other fuel dealers	6	742	68	4
45439	Other direct selling establishments	568	387,311	76,177	3,194