1997 Economic Census:
Retail Trade
Louisiana
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Retail Trade by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
  44-45 Retail trade 17,863 35,807,894 3,307,929 224,412
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,898 9,562,472 742,734 28,561
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 913 883,381 128,191 6,836
443 Electronics & appliance stores 570 680,405 74,866 4,253
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 1,521 3,276,992 355,243 17,865
445 Food & beverage stores 2,495 5,732,533 501,850 47,341
446 Health & personal care stores 1,474 1,872,324 236,340 14,816
447 Gasoline stations 2,656 3,657,615 218,395 18,759
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 2,462 1,714,017 210,286 18,327
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 820 706,352 78,765 6,495
452 General merchandise stores 730 5,805,222 535,357 46,951
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 1,874 D D (10k-24999)
454 Nonstore retailers 450 D D (2500-4999)

 

 

Retail Trade by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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 17,863 35,807,894 3,307,929 224,412
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,898 9,562,472 742,734 28,561
4411 Automobile dealers 608 8,057,360 541,733 18,477
44111 New car dealers 349 7,758,997 525,483 17,589
44112 Used car dealers 259 298,363 16,250 888
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 234 494,289 41,580 2,016
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 35 118,358 7,865 348
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 199 375,931 33,715 1,668
441221 Motorcycle dealers 51 111,263 9,126 433
441222 Boat dealers 122 D D (1000-2499)
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 26 D D (100-249)
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 1,056 1,010,823 159,421 8,068
44131 Automotive parts & accessories stores 772 748,932 111,446 5,965
44132 Tire dealers 284 261,891 47,975 2,103
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 913 883,381 128,191 6,836
4421 Furniture stores 468 597,716 88,254 4,406
4422 Home furnishings stores 445 285,665 39,937 2,430
44221 Floor covering stores 218 173,826 25,784 1,187
44229 Other home furnishings stores 227 111,839 14,153 1,243
442291 Window treatment stores 22 7,632 1,293 90
442299 All other home furnishings stores 205 104,207 12,860 1,153
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
443 Electronics & appliance stores 570 680,405 74,866 4,253
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 409 470,463 54,055 3,220
443111 Household appliance stores 165 127,046 16,080 985
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 244 343,417 37,975 2,235
44312 Computer & software stores 133 192,249 17,445 861
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 28 17,693 3,366 172
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 1,521 3,276,992 355,243 17,865
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 1,144 2,662,672 305,297 14,834
44411 Home centers 53 750,890 65,468 4,166
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 140 120,487 17,146 767
44413 Hardware stores 283 159,630 25,772 1,763
44419 Other building material dealers 668 1,631,665 196,911 8,138
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 377 614,320 49,946 3,031
44421 Outdoor power equipment stores 94 69,391 9,572 571
44422 Nursery & garden centers 283 544,929 40,374 2,460
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
445 Food & beverage stores 2,495 5,732,533 501,850 47,341
4451 Grocery stores 1,955 5,462,128 472,342 44,430
44511 Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores 1,559 5,262,126 456,526 42,726
44512 Convenience stores 396 200,002 15,816 1,704
4452 Specialty food stores 363 152,433 18,189 2,038
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 177 117,972 11,319 873
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
446 Health & personal care stores 1,474 1,872,324 236,340 14,816
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 919 1,569,169 183,437 11,679
4461101 Pharmacies & drug stores 895 1,553,816 181,643 11,567
4461102 Proprietary stores 24 15,353 1,794 112
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 153 66,690 7,814 670
44613 Optical goods stores 205 79,658 17,301 1,048
44619 Other health & personal care stores 197 156,807 27,788 1,419
446191 Food (health) supplement stores 87 42,983 4,928 535
446199 All other health & personal care stores 110 113,824 22,860 884
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
447 Gasoline stations 2,656 3,657,615 218,395 18,759
44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 1,952 2,582,107 153,580 13,636
44719 Other gasoline stations 704 1,075,508 64,815 5,123
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 2,462 1,714,017 210,286 18,327
4481 Clothing stores 1,523 1,160,485 137,122 12,821
44811 Men's clothing stores 193 121,898 17,956 1,277
44812 Women's clothing stores 654 377,952 46,323 4,661
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 78 40,811 4,210 536
44814 Family clothing stores 319 489,793 50,752 4,803
44815 Clothing accessories stores 95 21,821 3,528 336
44819 Other clothing stores 184 108,210 14,353 1,208
4482 Shoe stores 464 299,846 32,047 2,823
4482101 Men's shoe stores 28 11,280 1,511 115
4482102 Women's shoe stores 78 32,471 4,615 461
4482103 Children's & juveniles' shoe stores 25 11,226 1,426 139
4482104 Family shoe stores 244 138,881 14,850 1,285
4482105 Athletic footwear stores 89 105,988 9,645 823
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 475 253,686 41,117 2,683
44831 Jewelry stores 454 245,344 39,454 2,546
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 21 8,342 1,663 137
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 820 706,352 78,765 6,495
4511 Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores 532 464,475 53,739 4,210
45111 Sporting goods stores 268 221,590 24,827 1,928
4511101 General-line sporting goods stores 95 134,239 14,341 1,140
4511102 Specialty-line sporting goods stores 173 87,351 10,486 788
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 116 169,405 17,087 1,391
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 92 41,233 6,502 597
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 56 32,247 5,323 294
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 288 241,877 25,026 2,285
45121 Book stores & news dealers 180 151,595 16,804 1,528
451211 Book stores 160 143,365 16,083 1,474
4512111 Book stores, general 87 95,604 10,631 949
4512112 Specialty book stores 50 D D (250-499)
4512113 College book stores 23 D D (100-249)
451212 News dealers & newsstands 20 8,230 721 54
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 108 90,282 8,222 757
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
452 General merchandise stores 730 5,805,222 535,357 46,951
4521 Department stores (excl leased depts) 168 3,492,866 351,117 29,771
45210009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 168 3,518,688 N N
45211009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 168 3,518,688 N N
4521101 Conventional department stores (excl leased depts) 40 784,528 97,309 6,665
4521102 Discount or mass merchandising dept stores (excl leased depts) 97 D D (10k-24999)
4521103 National chain department stores (excl leased depts) 31 D D (5000-9999)
4529 Other general merchandise stores 562 2,312,356 184,240 17,180
45291 Warehouse clubs & superstores 32 D D (10k-24999)
45299 All other general merchandise stores 530 D D (5000-9999)
4529901 Variety stores 372 295,102 26,639 2,774
4529902 Catalog showrooms 15 D D (1000-2499)
4529903 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 143 D D (1000-2499)
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 1,874 D D (10k-24999)
4531 Florists 407 87,316 18,775 1,755
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 632 412,223 45,549 4,028
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 125 239,412 20,907 1,365
4532101 Stationery stores 22 6,264 1,047 90
4532102 Office supplies stores 103 233,148 19,860 1,275
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 507 172,811 24,642 2,663
4533 Used merchandise stores 231 113,354 21,410 1,580
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 604 D D (2500-4999)
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 72 22,756 3,164 327
45392 Art dealers 81 38,302 6,597 286
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 85 264,884 21,008 739
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 366 D D (1000-2499)
NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Sales
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
454 Nonstore retailers 450 D D (2500-4999)
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 70 D D (500-999)
4542 Vending machine operators 85 D D (500-999)
4543 Direct selling establishments 295 386,036 57,835 2,358
45431 Fuel dealers 98 84,382 13,586 552
454311 Heating oil dealers 11 D D (20-99)
454312 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 85 74,159 12,512 485
454319 Other fuel dealers 2 D D (1-19)
45439 Other direct selling establishments 197 301,654 44,249 1,806
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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