2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Minnesota

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Wholesale 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
	42	Wholesale trade	8,884	108,388,816	6,318,228	126,735
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	5,022	46,731,510	4,135,877	76,230
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,749	46,674,032	1,846,334	43,871
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	1,113	14,983,274	336,017	6,634

Wholesale 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
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	5,022	46,731,510	4,135,877	76,230
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	505	9,129,774	338,841	8,743
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	144	7,090,247	133,499	3,024
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(100-249)
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(1000-2499)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	278	1,860,772	185,037	5,091
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	109	1,017,870	98,642	2,955
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	158	D	D	(1000-2499)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(250-499)
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	225	D	D	(2500-4999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	120	D	D	(1000-2499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	62	D	D	(250-499)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	105	843,754	63,145	1,485
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	44	D	D	(500-999)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	29	D	D	(250-499)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	329	4,697,470	310,097	6,299
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	201	3,355,907	204,796	4,075
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	73	620,920	40,698	970
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	29	468,221	28,950	533
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	99	2,266,766	135,148	2,572
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	50	367,568	18,702	354
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	12	205,792	4,524	71
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	42	499,764	40,620	868
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	36	474,231	45,979	1,002
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	6	3,839	937	26
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	835	13,362,417	1,657,047	21,128
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(500-999)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	123	649,760	115,449	2,800
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	339	3,855,088	537,103	8,110
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	279	3,224,734	474,635	6,931
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	103	D	D	(1000-2499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	176	D	D	(5000-9999)
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	60	630,354	62,468	1,179
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	98	D	D	(1000-2499)
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	49	223,801	25,385	567
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	49	D	D	(250-499)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	168	7,399,071	847,018	6,810
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	145	7,289,547	830,118	6,514
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	23	109,524	16,900	296
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	34	D	D	(1000-2499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(250-499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	156	1,591,402	109,420	2,533
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	149	D	D	(2500-4999)
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	126	1,308,463	99,066	2,325
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	100	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(20-99)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	604	5,180,121	505,061	9,623
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	243	1,716,814	170,247	3,652
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	30	1,175,690	16,362	309
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	331	2,287,617	318,452	5,662
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	160	862,998	166,900	2,540
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	171	1,424,619	151,552	3,122
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	353	1,730,533	188,264	4,261
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	138	686,281	68,817	1,786
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	115	569,030	65,848	1,475
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	79	D	D	(500-999)
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	1,371	7,255,031	715,802	16,021
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	112	1,119,176	114,395	2,159
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	376	2,457,202	158,722	4,509
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	296	1,201,386	105,283	3,338
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	57	D	D	(500-999)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	570	2,433,831	310,560	6,386
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	26	D	D	(100-249)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	65	373,859	49,722	997
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	24	123,794	13,077	265
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	41	250,065	36,645	732
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	213	981,481	116,777	2,293
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	78	255,567	37,952	885
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	78	349,057	50,099	1,119
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	102	D	D	(500-999)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	199	D	D	(1000-2499)
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	19	72,370	12,554	248
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	54	181,614	19,870	480
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	22	53,255	9,149	230
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	22	95,884	10,271	230
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	22	117,365	15,653	266
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	60	D	D	(250-499)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	89	D	D	(500-999)
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	22	20,648	3,103	120
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(250-499)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	13	24,290	4,473	114
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(1-19)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	644	D	D	(5000-9999)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	149	515,773	50,788	1,453
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(250-499)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	132	385,234	43,151	1,206
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	52	139,122	16,123	422
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	38	133,969	14,954	395
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	14	5,153	1,169	27
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	20	85,385	9,811	306
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	60	160,727	17,217	478
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	65	161,539	14,016	389
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	57	90,705	11,941	340
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	8	70,834	2,075	49
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	247	D	D	(1000-2499)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1-19)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(20-99)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	76	263,503	16,665	439
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	45	D	D	(250-499)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	73	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	2,749	46,674,032	1,846,334	43,871
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	259	1,886,238	185,823	3,996
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	134	784,116	103,643	2,431
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	88	D	D	(500-999)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	96	7,413,547	137,198	2,633
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(1000-2499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	155	D	D	(1000-2499)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(250-499)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	29	D	D	(100-249)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	9	8,821	1,629	60
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(500-999)
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	46	101,560	17,929	368
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	555	15,381,854	615,306	14,917
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	42	6,773,257	174,867	3,656
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	7	D	D	(20-99)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	4	D	D	(1-19)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	31	6,743,380	172,956	3,576
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	58	1,859,788	100,292	2,238
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	62	1,607,801	36,378	841
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	5	33,638	1,040	37
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	57	1,574,163	35,338	804
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(100-249)
4244401	Live poultry merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	45	565,509	20,590	627
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(100-249)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	59	852,629	46,260	1,119
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	68	789,581	64,743	1,542
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	196	D	D	(2500-4999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	22	43,049	7,277	193
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	38	268,872	14,157	367
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	47	552,375	70,439	2,137
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	9	101,330	4,681	96
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	66	D	D	(1000-2499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	369	6,489,196	148,967	3,860
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	297	5,471,619	142,367	3,633
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	57	D	D	(100-249)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	4	1,214	132	4
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	279	1,940,643	140,811	2,783
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	58	496,053	32,213	676
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	221	1,444,590	108,598	2,107
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	11	49,489	9,148	184
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	154	4,003,838	57,032	1,697
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	89	2,083,380	35,588	1,145
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	78	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	66	D	D	(1000-2499)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	12	1,366,341	3,728	81
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	11	D	D	(20-99)
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	65	1,920,458	21,444	552
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	99	1,375,345	120,945	2,555
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	66	621,774	67,390	1,563
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	33	753,571	53,555	992
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	783	D	D	(10k-24k)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	304	1,989,030	99,392	2,684
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	203	839,134	50,786	1,552
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	101	1,149,896	48,606	1,132
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	82	363,745	84,026	2,433
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	74	158,644	26,120	969
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	28	2,201,230	47,548	1,204
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	36	D	D	(500-999)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	259	D	D	(1000-2499)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	93	466,131	47,844	1,212
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(100-249)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	115	D	D	(500-999)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	1,113	14,983,274	336,017	6,634
42511	Business to business electronic markets	2	D	D	(1-19)
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	1,111	D	D	(5000-9999)
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	829	10,456,509	260,756	4,736
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	40	2,511,231	28,736	1,194
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	106	1,248,703	24,378	380
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	38	401,499	7,534	116
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	87	949,409	37,423	413
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	34	234,797	5,559	87
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	187	2,711,934	71,715	1,049
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	71	801,261	28,775	477
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	171	783,540	34,013	633
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	95	814,135	22,623	387
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	282	D	D	(1000-2499)
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	21	97,822	2,727	58
42512042	Drugs & druggists' sundries agents & brokers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	52	220,696	5,070	121
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	73	2,566,801	35,897	839
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	28	797,660	8,277	469
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	30	124,898	5,043	93
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	4	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	64	488,010	13,362	244