2002 Economic Census
Retail Trade
South Carolina

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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	18,416	40,629,089	3,915,453	212,926
	441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	2,237	10,430,399	818,068	26,203
	442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,192	1,130,886	165,954	7,689
	443	Electronics & appliance stores	644	740,615	88,708	4,234
	444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,487	3,764,391	443,012	18,100
	445	Food & beverage stores	1,991	6,032,561	592,081	41,930
	446	Health & personal care stores	1,244	2,453,486	224,015	12,618
	447	Gasoline stations	2,476	4,637,539	267,194	18,155
	448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	2,647	2,371,727	288,847	22,229
	451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	806	709,245	87,976	6,480
	452	General merchandise stores	862	6,257,792	631,329	38,684
	453	Miscellaneous store retailers	2,131	1,353,418	179,191	10,749
	454	Nonstore retailers	699	747,030	129,078	5,855

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	2,237	10,430,399	818,068	26,203
4411	Automobile dealers	970	8,861,917	605,265	16,600
44111	New car dealers	441	7,988,238	552,885	14,492
44112	Used car dealers	529	873,679	52,380	2,108
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	281	719,512	63,902	2,554
44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	34	136,136	10,763	330
44122	Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers	247	583,376	53,139	2,224
441221	Motorcycle dealers	73	210,912	16,168	594
441222	Boat dealers	128	231,176	23,610	890
441229	All other motor vehicle dealers	46	141,288	13,361	740
4413	Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores	986	848,970	148,901	7,049
44131	Automotive parts & accessories stores	645	565,042	89,033	4,783
44132	Tire dealers	341	283,928	59,868	2,266
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	1,192	1,130,886	165,954	7,689
4421	Furniture stores	580	611,303	97,200	4,075
4422	Home furnishings stores	612	519,583	68,754	3,614
44221	Floor covering stores	231	214,332	30,099	1,128
44229	Other home furnishings stores	381	305,251	38,655	2,486
442291	Window treatment stores	39	12,338	2,285	111
442299	All other home furnishings stores	342	292,913	36,370	2,375
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
443	Electronics & appliance stores	644	740,615	88,708	4,234
44311	Appliance, television, & other electronics stores	485	622,745	71,165	3,351
443111	Household appliance stores	178	139,718	18,171	767
443112	Radio, television, & other electronics stores	307	483,027	52,994	2,584
44312	Computer & software stores	122	100,868	14,271	689
44313	Camera & photographic supplies stores	37	17,002	3,272	194
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	1,487	3,764,391	443,012	18,100
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	1,115	3,456,364	404,449	16,053
44411	Home centers	99	D	D	(5000-9999)
44412	Paint & wallpaper stores	133	D	D	(500-999)
44413	Hardware stores	253	247,995	41,657	2,108
44419	Other building material dealers	630	1,568,688	208,947	6,278
4442	Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores	372	308,027	38,563	2,047
44421	Outdoor power equipment stores	88	78,912	9,635	413
44422	Nursery, garden center, & farm supply stores	284	229,115	28,928	1,634
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
445	Food & beverage stores	1,991	6,032,561	592,081	41,930
4451	Grocery stores	1,362	5,631,039	557,145	39,737
44511	Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores	940	5,377,161	537,839	38,167
44512	Convenience stores	422	253,878	19,306	1,570
4452	Specialty food stores	264	95,515	18,420	1,083
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	365	306,007	16,516	1,110
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
446	Health & personal care stores	1,244	2,453,486	224,015	12,618
44611	Pharmacies & drug stores	649	2,150,305	165,587	9,377
4461102	Proprietary stores	15	6,959	857	47
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	178	69,211	10,181	964
44613	Optical goods stores	176	76,751	18,584	882
44619	Other health & personal care stores	241	157,219	29,663	1,395
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	106	58,927	9,270	678
446199	All other health & personal care stores	135	98,292	20,393	717
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
447	Gasoline stations	2,476	4,637,539	267,194	18,155
44711	Gasoline stations with convenience stores	2,163	3,846,523	225,265	15,747
44719	Other gasoline stations	313	791,016	41,929	2,408
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	2,647	2,371,727	288,847	22,229
4481	Clothing stores	1,714	1,750,315	202,206	16,336
44811	Men's clothing stores	176	102,093	15,679	947
44812	Women's clothing stores	619	425,621	51,451	4,492
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	107	79,660	9,035	823
44814	Family clothing stores	483	956,147	98,973	7,980
44815	Clothing accessories stores	99	35,170	5,473	405
44819	Other clothing stores	230	151,624	21,595	1,689
4482	Shoe stores	428	335,698	38,811	3,336
4482101	Men's shoe stores	17	10,384	1,779	82
4482102	Women's shoe stores	40	23,413	3,897	244
4482103	Children's & juveniles' shoe stores	17	8,775	1,205	100
4482104	Family shoe stores	265	182,186	21,582	1,957
4482105	Athletic footwear stores	89	110,940	10,348	953
4483	Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores	505	285,714	47,830	2,557
44831	Jewelry stores	482	276,416	45,956	2,407
44832	Luggage & leather goods stores	23	9,298	1,874	150
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	806	709,245	87,976	6,480
4511	Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores	562	466,424	61,476	4,239
45111	Sporting goods stores	293	249,786	31,165	1,802
4511101	General-line sporting goods stores	97	113,017	13,703	851
4511102	Specialty-line sporting goods stores	196	136,769	17,462	951
45112	Hobby, toy, & game stores	133	141,114	15,726	1,586
45113	Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores	77	31,229	5,804	495
45114	Musical instrument & supplies stores	59	44,295	8,781	356
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	244	242,821	26,500	2,241
45121	Book stores & news dealers	160	178,760	18,950	1,608
451211	Book stores	151	173,275	18,333	1,546
4512111	Book stores, general	89	103,090	11,204	988
4512112	Specialty book stores	42	27,678	4,000	395
4512113	College book stores	20	42,507	3,129	163
451212	News dealers & newsstands	9	5,485	617	62
45122	Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores	84	64,061	7,550	633
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
452	General merchandise stores	862	6,257,792	631,329	38,684
4521	Department stores	131	2,223,406	252,813	16,228
45210009	Department stores (incl leased depts)	131	2,290,588	252,813	16,228
452111	Department stores (expt discount dept stores)	61	920,597	118,902	8,299
452112	Discount department stores	70	1,302,809	133,911	7,929
4529	Other general merchandise stores	731	4,034,386	378,516	22,456
45291	Warehouse clubs & supercenters	54	D	D	(10k-24k)
45299	All other general merchandise stores	677	D	D	(5000-9999)
4529901	Variety stores	534	D	D	(2500-4999)
4529904	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	2,131	1,353,418	179,191	10,749
4531	Florists	345	72,820	15,948	1,321
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	662	470,464	60,528	4,152
45321	Office supplies & stationery stores	105	263,550	26,902	1,385
45322	Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores	557	206,914	33,626	2,767
4533	Used merchandise stores	293	99,596	22,184	1,479
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	831	710,538	80,531	3,797
45391	Pet & pet supplies stores	96	66,919	8,539	623
45392	Art dealers	102	38,140	6,464	343
45393	Manufactured (mobile) home dealers	271	403,033	39,035	1,368
45399	All other miscellaneous store retailers	362	202,446	26,493	1,463
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
454	Nonstore retailers	699	747,030	129,078	5,855
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	132	239,863	31,821	1,284
454111	Electronic shopping	51	59,186	6,467	335
454113	Mail-order houses	81	180,677	25,354	949
4542	Vending machine operators	77	113,683	28,974	1,573
4543	Direct selling establishments	490	393,484	68,283	2,998
45431	Fuel dealers	181	207,659	33,056	1,307
454311	Heating oil dealers	45	42,825	4,173	185
454312	Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers	132	163,319	28,729	1,115
454319	Other fuel dealers	4	1,515	154	7
45439	Other direct selling establishments	309	185,825	35,227	1,691