Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 812

Industry Statistics Sampler:
NAICS 812
Personal and laundry services

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
812	Personal and Laundry Services	EC02-81I-02	08/23/2004		438		242

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Receipts
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

81 Other services (except public administration) Total 519,715 265,897,685 65,520,112 3,256,178

Taxable 420,950 163,033,330 48,452,606 2,493,574

Exempt 98,765 102,864,355 17,067,506 762,604

812 Personal & laundry services Taxable 185,484 57,879,444 18,577,395 1,217,185

8121 Personal care services Taxable 95,708 14,241,112 5,971,776 472,275

8122 Death care services Taxable 23,015 12,620,644 3,518,730 164,823

8123 Drycleaning & laundry services Taxable 44,782 17,913,065 5,939,256 395,408

8129 Other personal services Taxable 21,979 13,104,623 3,147,633 184,679

Indus- try Detail	NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	81	Other services (except public administration)	Total	519,715	265,897,685	65,520,112	3,256,178
Taxable	420,950	163,033,330	48,452,606	2,493,574
Exempt	98,765	102,864,355	17,067,506	762,604
	812	Personal & laundry services	Taxable	185,484	57,879,444	18,577,395	1,217,185
	8121	Personal care services	Taxable	95,708	14,241,112	5,971,776	472,275
	8122	Death care services	Taxable	23,015	12,620,644	3,518,730	164,823
	8123	Drycleaning & laundry services	Taxable	44,782	17,913,065	5,939,256	395,408
	8129	Other personal services	Taxable	21,979	13,104,623	3,147,633	184,679

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 812: Personal and Laundry Services . Industries in the Personal and Laundry Services subsector group establishments that provide personal and laundry services to individuals, households, and businesses. Services performed include: personal care services; death care services; laundry and drycleaning services; and a wide range of other personal services, such as pet care (except veterinary) services, photofinishing services, temporary parking services, and dating services.

The Personal and Laundry Services subsector is by no means all-inclusive of the services that could be termed personal services (i.e., those provided to individuals rather than businesses). There are many other subsectors, as well as sectors, that provide services to persons. Establishments providing legal, accounting, tax preparation, architectural, portrait photography, and similar professional services are classified in Sector 54, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; those providing job placement, travel arrangement, home security, interior and exterior house cleaning, exterminating, lawn and garden care, and similar support services are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services; those providing health and social services are classified in Sector 62, Health Care and Social Assistance; those providing amusement and recreation services are classified in Sector 71, Arts, Entertainment and Recreation; those providing educational instruction are classified in Sector 61, Educational Services; those providing repair services are classified in Subsector 811, Repair and Maintenance; and those providing spiritual, civic, and advocacy services are classified in Subsector 813, Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations.

Geographic Distribution -- Personal and laundry services: 1997

Data for the Other services (except public administration) sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

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Other
Indus-
tries State Estab-
lish-
ments Receipts
($1,000) Receipts
% of
U.S. Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

United States Total 185,484 57,879,444 100.00 18,577,395 1,217,185

California Total 18,222 6,888,183 11.90 1,982,799 124,424

New York Total 16,172 4,662,996 8.06 1,407,953 86,388

Texas Total 12,065 4,006,826 6.92 1,301,012 89,167

Florida Total 11,395 3,343,011 5.78 1,047,428 73,687

Illinois Total 8,287 2,895,823 5.00 909,750 56,664

Pennsylvania Total 9,687 2,608,815 4.51 831,917 56,393

Ohio Total 8,206 2,555,161 4.41 859,275 57,834

New Jersey Total 7,799 2,022,799 3.49 680,642 42,870

Michigan Total 5,981 1,900,763 3.28 649,095 42,805

Georgia Total 5,082 1,720,400 2.97 542,626 33,721

Massachusetts Total 5,476 1,663,563 2.87 531,904 32,813

Virginia Total 5,342 1,551,592 2.68 540,101 35,696

North Carolina Total 4,582 1,439,131 2.49 477,397 31,384

Maryland Total 3,678 1,383,036 2.39 456,017 29,074

Indiana Total 3,866 1,262,370 2.18 416,674 28,285

Missouri Total 3,976 1,221,298 2.11 391,678 25,844

Tennessee Total 3,495 1,200,040 2.07 411,639 26,842

Minnesota Total 3,314 1,178,902 2.04 459,251 28,020

Washington Total 3,589 1,140,933 1.97 354,959 22,239

Wisconsin Total 4,113 1,051,551 1.82 371,356 25,493

Connecticut Total 3,214 963,071 1.66 316,373 18,555

Colorado Total 2,778 818,762 1.41 258,835 17,778

Arizona Total 2,471 795,421 1.37 274,449 18,992

Alabama Total 2,597 742,747 1.28 248,286 17,969

Louisiana Total 2,299 732,083 1.26 231,005 16,416

Kentucky Total 2,328 703,078 1.21 225,241 15,193

South Carolina Total 2,219 604,221 1.04 204,361 14,771

Oklahoma Total 1,755 578,923 1.00 180,303 12,843

Oregon Total 1,632 563,116 0.97 179,889 11,631

Iowa Total 2,222 535,346 0.92 174,505 11,794

Kansas Total 1,832 479,783 0.83 163,660 11,235

Nevada Total 795 425,457 0.74 142,778 8,061

Arkansas Total 1,369 381,918 0.66 126,057 9,050

Mississippi Total 1,296 366,387 0.63 116,938 8,278

West Virginia Total 1,121 341,359 0.59 104,029 7,254

Hawaii Total 766 331,014 0.57 105,088 6,434

Nebraska Total 1,315 311,875 0.54 106,065 7,170

District of Columbia Total 808 308,628 0.53 89,696 5,267

Utah Total 932 299,731 0.52 96,311 7,209

New Hampshire Total 934 270,369 0.47 92,350 5,659

New Mexico Total 800 225,302 0.39 73,673 5,797

Rhode Island Total 982 216,854 0.37 70,880 4,460

Maine Total 726 192,171 0.33 67,406 4,133

Wyoming Total 323 188,573 0.33 33,937 2,132

Delaware Total 579 151,466 0.26 59,183 3,657

Idaho Total 630 136,723 0.24 43,041 3,482

North Dakota Total 570 127,038 0.22 43,709 3,220

Montana Total 524 106,876 0.18 31,813 2,468

South Dakota Total 489 103,765 0.18 34,023 2,532

Alaska Total 337 91,162 0.16 30,952 1,875

Vermont Total 514 89,032 0.15 29,086 2,227

State	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Receipts % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	Total	185,484	57,879,444	100.00	18,577,395	1,217,185
California	Total	18,222	6,888,183	11.90	1,982,799	124,424
New York	Total	16,172	4,662,996	8.06	1,407,953	86,388
Texas	Total	12,065	4,006,826	6.92	1,301,012	89,167
Florida	Total	11,395	3,343,011	5.78	1,047,428	73,687
Illinois	Total	8,287	2,895,823	5.00	909,750	56,664
Pennsylvania	Total	9,687	2,608,815	4.51	831,917	56,393
Ohio	Total	8,206	2,555,161	4.41	859,275	57,834
New Jersey	Total	7,799	2,022,799	3.49	680,642	42,870
Michigan	Total	5,981	1,900,763	3.28	649,095	42,805
Georgia	Total	5,082	1,720,400	2.97	542,626	33,721
Massachusetts	Total	5,476	1,663,563	2.87	531,904	32,813
Virginia	Total	5,342	1,551,592	2.68	540,101	35,696
North Carolina	Total	4,582	1,439,131	2.49	477,397	31,384
Maryland	Total	3,678	1,383,036	2.39	456,017	29,074
Indiana	Total	3,866	1,262,370	2.18	416,674	28,285
Missouri	Total	3,976	1,221,298	2.11	391,678	25,844
Tennessee	Total	3,495	1,200,040	2.07	411,639	26,842
Minnesota	Total	3,314	1,178,902	2.04	459,251	28,020
Washington	Total	3,589	1,140,933	1.97	354,959	22,239
Wisconsin	Total	4,113	1,051,551	1.82	371,356	25,493
Connecticut	Total	3,214	963,071	1.66	316,373	18,555
Colorado	Total	2,778	818,762	1.41	258,835	17,778
Arizona	Total	2,471	795,421	1.37	274,449	18,992
Alabama	Total	2,597	742,747	1.28	248,286	17,969
Louisiana	Total	2,299	732,083	1.26	231,005	16,416
Kentucky	Total	2,328	703,078	1.21	225,241	15,193
South Carolina	Total	2,219	604,221	1.04	204,361	14,771
Oklahoma	Total	1,755	578,923	1.00	180,303	12,843
Oregon	Total	1,632	563,116	0.97	179,889	11,631
Iowa	Total	2,222	535,346	0.92	174,505	11,794
Kansas	Total	1,832	479,783	0.83	163,660	11,235
Nevada	Total	795	425,457	0.74	142,778	8,061
Arkansas	Total	1,369	381,918	0.66	126,057	9,050
Mississippi	Total	1,296	366,387	0.63	116,938	8,278
West Virginia	Total	1,121	341,359	0.59	104,029	7,254
Hawaii	Total	766	331,014	0.57	105,088	6,434
Nebraska	Total	1,315	311,875	0.54	106,065	7,170
District of Columbia	Total	808	308,628	0.53	89,696	5,267
Utah	Total	932	299,731	0.52	96,311	7,209
New Hampshire	Total	934	270,369	0.47	92,350	5,659
New Mexico	Total	800	225,302	0.39	73,673	5,797
Rhode Island	Total	982	216,854	0.37	70,880	4,460
Maine	Total	726	192,171	0.33	67,406	4,133
Wyoming	Total	323	188,573	0.33	33,937	2,132
Delaware	Total	579	151,466	0.26	59,183	3,657
Idaho	Total	630	136,723	0.24	43,041	3,482
North Dakota	Total	570	127,038	0.22	43,709	3,220
Montana	Total	524	106,876	0.18	31,813	2,468
South Dakota	Total	489	103,765	0.18	34,023	2,532
Alaska	Total	337	91,162	0.16	30,952	1,875
Vermont	Total	514	89,032	0.15	29,086	2,227

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Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

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EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 82 % of establishments and 21.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.

EC97S81S-LS Source of Receipts Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.

EC97S81S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.

EC97S81S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97S81S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

Series number	Title	Contents
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
EC97X-CS4	Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros)	Nonemployers account for 82 % of establishments and 21.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.
EC97S81S-LS	Source of Receipts	Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.
EC97S81S-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.
EC97S81S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97S81S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

Hypertext Tables Title (with link to data) Frequency Smallest Geography Contents

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual U.S. Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees

County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Service Annual Survey: Other Services Annual U.S. Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Smallest Geography	Contents
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	U.S.	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees
County Business Patterns	Annual	County, metro area, ZIP	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Service Annual Survey: Other Services	Annual	U.S.	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	State, metro area	Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

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