2002 Economic Census
Retail Trade
Massachusetts

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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.
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
	44-45	Retail trade	25,761	73,903,837	7,874,188	359,149
	441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	2,285	17,689,348	1,488,159	37,731
	442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,483	2,595,739	387,508	14,800
	443	Electronics & appliance stores	1,001	2,157,438	257,824	9,607
	444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,828	6,140,233	835,870	25,941
	445	Food & beverage stores	4,529	13,715,532	1,533,426	87,459
	446	Health & personal care stores	1,778	5,704,613	549,922	34,981
	447	Gasoline stations	2,333	4,499,252	260,969	14,628
	448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	3,764	5,321,273	658,852	42,200
	451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,655	2,223,125	270,099	17,224
	452	General merchandise stores	594	7,139,913	720,121	38,871
	453	Miscellaneous store retailers	2,979	2,037,251	316,507	17,954
	454	Nonstore retailers	1,532	4,680,120	594,931	17,753

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
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	2,285	17,689,348	1,488,159	37,731
4411	Automobile dealers	1,089	15,776,484	1,200,224	27,737
44111	New car dealers	594	14,783,108	1,140,327	25,853
44112	Used car dealers	495	993,376	59,897	1,884
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	258	869,256	87,075	2,492
44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	30	171,627	18,087	468
44122	Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers	228	697,629	68,988	2,024
441221	Motorcycle dealers	71	265,397	26,481	803
441222	Boat dealers	132	381,342	37,852	1,045
441229	All other motor vehicle dealers	25	50,890	4,655	176
4413	Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores	938	1,043,608	200,860	7,502
44131	Automotive parts & accessories stores	679	663,528	127,255	5,235
44132	Tire dealers	259	380,080	73,605	2,267
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,483	2,595,739	387,508	14,800
4421	Furniture stores	526	1,235,618	197,223	5,712
4422	Home furnishings stores	957	1,360,121	190,285	9,088
44221	Floor covering stores	347	412,714	73,197	2,091
44229	Other home furnishings stores	610	947,407	117,088	6,997
442291	Window treatment stores	71	45,399	7,583	356
442299	All other home furnishings stores	539	902,008	109,505	6,641
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
443	Electronics & appliance stores	1,001	2,157,438	257,824	9,607
44311	Appliance, television, & other electronics stores	686	1,555,518	175,771	6,984
443111	Household appliance stores	218	344,592	44,467	1,551
443112	Radio, television, & other electronics stores	468	1,210,926	131,304	5,433
44312	Computer & software stores	232	515,872	68,148	1,987
44313	Camera & photographic supplies stores	83	86,048	13,905	636
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,828	6,140,233	835,870	25,941
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	1,468	5,734,456	762,977	23,261
44411	Home centers	117	2,308,212	246,551	9,029
44412	Paint & wallpaper stores	187	191,368	33,796	1,173
44413	Hardware stores	329	390,594	65,261	3,077
44419	Other building material dealers	835	2,844,282	417,369	9,982
4442	Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores	360	405,777	72,893	2,680
44421	Outdoor power equipment stores	102	117,018	18,105	614
44422	Nursery, garden center, & farm supply stores	258	288,759	54,788	2,066
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
445	Food & beverage stores	4,529	13,715,532	1,533,426	87,459
4451	Grocery stores	2,523	11,541,028	1,310,029	74,133
44511	Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores	1,252	10,636,312	1,217,070	67,959
44512	Convenience stores	1,271	904,716	92,959	6,174
4452	Specialty food stores	695	541,273	80,822	4,626
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	1,311	1,633,231	142,575	8,700
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
446	Health & personal care stores	1,778	5,704,613	549,922	34,981
44611	Pharmacies & drug stores	916	5,140,689	425,852	29,615
4461102	Proprietary stores	49	59,852	7,499	592
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	198	128,501	21,293	1,540
44613	Optical goods stores	310	160,941	41,519	1,620
44619	Other health & personal care stores	354	274,482	61,258	2,206
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	184	97,220	16,652	1,047
446199	All other health & personal care stores	170	177,262	44,606	1,159
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
447	Gasoline stations	2,333	4,499,252	260,969	14,628
44711	Gasoline stations with convenience stores	1,104	2,620,058	132,369	8,242
44719	Other gasoline stations	1,229	1,879,194	128,600	6,386
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	3,764	5,321,273	658,852	42,200
4481	Clothing stores	2,343	3,953,198	480,082	33,000
44811	Men's clothing stores	218	214,830	35,686	1,545
44812	Women's clothing stores	871	967,310	124,293	8,577
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	198	252,427	27,569	2,175
44814	Family clothing stores	635	2,181,567	238,700	17,419
44815	Clothing accessories stores	153	78,056	14,386	835
44819	Other clothing stores	268	259,008	39,448	2,449
4482	Shoe stores	681	583,849	73,192	5,079
4482101	Men's shoe stores	34	18,637	2,489	124
4482102	Women's shoe stores	80	68,775	9,202	759
4482103	Children's & juveniles' shoe stores	30	14,486	2,346	182
4482104	Family shoe stores	389	310,801	40,073	2,609
4482105	Athletic footwear stores	148	171,150	19,082	1,405
4483	Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores	740	784,226	105,578	4,121
44831	Jewelry stores	688	743,199	99,691	3,855
44832	Luggage & leather goods stores	52	41,027	5,887	266
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	1,655	2,223,125	270,099	17,224
4511	Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores	1,102	1,387,239	179,712	10,970
45111	Sporting goods stores	590	613,343	77,338	4,518
4511101	General-line sporting goods stores	169	281,562	31,236	1,959
4511102	Specialty-line sporting goods stores	421	331,781	46,102	2,559
45112	Hobby, toy, & game stores	277	497,220	59,133	4,379
45113	Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores	123	109,854	16,089	984
45114	Musical instrument & supplies stores	112	166,822	27,152	1,089
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	553	835,886	90,387	6,254
45121	Book stores & news dealers	367	564,269	67,549	4,427
451211	Book stores	296	521,141	61,280	3,978
4512111	Book stores, general	186	320,156	42,610	2,968
4512112	Specialty book stores	34	D	D	(100-249)
4512113	College book stores	76	D	D	(500-999)
451212	News dealers & newsstands	71	43,128	6,269	449
45122	Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores	186	271,617	22,838	1,827
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
452	General merchandise stores	594	7,139,913	720,121	38,871
4521	Department stores	199	5,164,187	576,374	31,192
45210009	Department stores (incl leased depts)	199	5,292,249	576,374	31,192
452111	Department stores (expt discount dept stores)	67	2,131,517	274,914	15,684
452112	Discount department stores	132	3,032,670	301,460	15,508
4529	Other general merchandise stores	395	1,975,726	143,747	7,679
45291	Warehouse clubs & supercenters	25	1,538,900	84,536	3,767
45299	All other general merchandise stores	370	436,826	59,211	3,912
4529901	Variety stores	198	155,604	15,860	1,168
4529904	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	172	281,222	43,351	2,744
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	2,979	2,037,251	316,507	17,954
4531	Florists	597	207,783	46,785	2,788
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	1,044	918,567	123,206	7,926
45321	Office supplies & stationery stores	162	497,779	52,318	2,635
45322	Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores	882	420,788	70,888	5,291
4533	Used merchandise stores	365	155,099	33,665	1,852
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	973	755,802	112,851	5,388
45391	Pet & pet supplies stores	171	191,158	27,657	1,869
45392	Art dealers	195	107,269	15,566	546
45393	Manufactured (mobile) home dealers	6	12,454	1,512	51
45399	All other miscellaneous store retailers	601	444,921	68,116	2,922
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
454	Nonstore retailers	1,532	4,680,120	594,931	17,753
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	371	2,532,050	216,721	7,036
454111	Electronic shopping	135	D	D	(1000-2499)
454112	Electronic auctions	1	D	D	(1-19)
454113	Mail-order houses	235	2,184,059	166,364	5,778
4542	Vending machine operators	111	144,469	31,634	1,098
4543	Direct selling establishments	1,050	2,003,601	346,576	9,619
45431	Fuel dealers	592	1,339,981	229,156	5,927
454311	Heating oil dealers	527	1,189,735	199,599	5,175
454312	Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers	61	148,659	29,326	747
454319	Other fuel dealers	4	1,587	231	5
45439	Other direct selling establishments	458	663,620	117,420	3,692