2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Kansas

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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	4,705	44,117,100	2,177,130	57,926
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	2,535	18,164,754	1,231,417	31,524
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,741	21,918,836	853,146	23,673
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	429	4,033,510	92,567	2,729

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	2,535	18,164,754	1,231,417	31,524
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	269	3,976,077	101,672	3,169
42311	Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers	76	3,197,871	36,034	990
4231101	Automobile & motorcycle merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
4231102	Bus & RV merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4231103	Light truck & van merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4231104	Medium truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	9	25,004	2,716	82
4231105	Heavy truck & tractor merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(500-999)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	139	705,628	54,748	1,803
4231201	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - wrehse dist	66	533,432	32,463	1,096
4231202	Mtr veh supp & new parts merchant wholesalers - jobbers	61	D	D	(500-999)
4231203	Petrol products marketing equip merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42313	Tire & tube merchant wholesalers	25	58,397	7,960	243
42314	Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers	29	14,181	2,930	133
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	88	269,003	32,493	795
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(250-499)
4232101	Household & lawn furniture merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(20-99)
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	26	130,684	15,874	335
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	46	D	D	(250-499)
4232201	Household china & crockery merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4232202	Linens, draperies, & curtains merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4232203	Floor coverings merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
4232204	Other home furnishing merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	164	1,006,110	84,251	2,139
42331	Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	80	531,048	52,904	1,322
4233101	Lumber without yard merchant wholesalers	16	83,054	6,724	168
4233102	Lumber with yard merchant wholesalers	15	87,603	7,237	178
4233103	Plywood, millwork, & wood panel merchant wholesalers	49	360,391	38,943	976
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	32	218,151	8,595	202
4233201	Brick, block, tile, & sewer pipe merchant wholesalers	14	62,058	4,501	99
4233202	Sand, gravel, & stone merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(20-99)
4233203	Cement, lime, & related products merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42333	Roofing, siding, & insul mat merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42339	Other construction material merchant wholesalers	31	D	D	(250-499)
4233901	Flat glass & other const glass merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	321	1,775,905	207,628	4,965
42341	Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42342	Office equipment merchant wholesalers	50	310,328	54,138	1,498
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	111	737,764	82,653	1,626
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	92	714,775	78,734	1,562
42343011	Computer & perphl equip for resale merchant wholesalers	22	190,319	15,677	364
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	70	524,456	63,057	1,198
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	19	22,989	3,919	64
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	55	90,757	15,729	420
4234401	Restaurant & hotel equip & supp merchant wholesalers	29	60,177	7,835	230
4234402	Store machines & equipment merchant wholesalers	26	30,580	7,894	190
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	73	279,357	30,322	660
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	59	245,505	24,435	558
4234502	Dental equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	14	33,852	5,887	102
42346	Ophthalmic goods merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(250-499)
42349	Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(250-499)
4234901	Religious & school supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(250-499)
4234902	Srvyng & oth prof equip & supp merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	93	D	D	(1000-2499)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	91	823,277	47,803	1,324
4235101	Ferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	71	357,024	28,037	729
42351011	Ferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(500-999)
42351012	Ferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	20	466,253	19,766	595
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	13	D	D	(500-999)
42351022	Nonferrous metal sales offices merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
42352	Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4235201	Coal merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4235202	Other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	302	2,345,357	167,740	3,555
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	146	601,724	57,832	1,462
42362	Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers	28	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	128	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	77	989,033	76,429	1,297
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	51	D	D	(500-999)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	177	D	D	(1000-2499)
42371	Hardware merchant wholesalers	49	188,308	19,729	484
42372	Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers	65	D	D	(250-499)
42373	Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers	47	163,282	25,218	541
42374	Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	893	6,823,403	464,121	12,095
42381	Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	54	397,279	46,587	1,112
42382	Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	260	990,517	97,604	3,213
4238201	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	213	806,738	76,980	2,675
4238202	Farm machinery & equip merchant wholesalers - whsle dist	36	D	D	(250-499)
4238203	Lawn & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(100-249)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	339	928,698	118,912	2,956
4238301	Food-processing mach & equipment merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238302	Hydrlc & pneumatic mach & equip merchant wholesalers	40	123,186	15,243	397
42383021	Hydrlc & pneumatic pmps & motors merchant wholesalers	14	30,024	3,333	77
42383022	Hydrlc & pneumatic parts & supp merchant wholesalers	26	93,162	11,910	320
4238303	General-purpose ind mach & equip merchant wholesalers	101	229,469	32,190	798
4238304	Metalworking machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	20	46,554	4,808	99
4238305	Materials handling equipment merchant wholesalers	44	169,748	23,359	643
4238306	Oil well/refinery mach & equip merchant wholesalers	77	86,389	11,574	346
4238307	Oth industrial machinery & equip merchant wholesalers	48	D	D	(500-999)
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	108	D	D	(500-999)
4238401	General-line industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
4238402	Mechanical power transmsn supp merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(100-249)
4238403	Welding supplies merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4238404	Industrial containers & supplies merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4238405	Industrial valves & fittings merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4238406	Other industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	79	D	D	(500-999)
4238501	Beauty & barber equip & supp merchant wholesalers	26	60,098	10,656	388
4238502	Custodial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4238503	Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4238504	Other service estab equip & supp merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(100-249)
42386	Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers	53	D	D	(2500-4999)
4238601	Aircraft & aeronautical equip merchant wholesalers	42	D	D	(2500-4999)
4238602	Marine machinery, equip, & supp merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4238603	Other trans equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	228	D	D	(1000-2499)
42391	Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	41	124,386	9,816	315
42392	Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers	23	D	D	(100-249)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	75	132,739	15,561	575
4239301	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - processors & dealers	31	61,571	8,934	329
42393011	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (power) processors	25	D	D	(250-499)
42393012	Iron & steel scrap merchant wholesalers - (nonpower) dealers	6	D	D	(20-99)
4239302	Recyclable paper & paperboard merchant wholesalers	13	42,724	2,811	100
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	31	28,444	3,816	146
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	26	20,280	3,002	85
4239401	Jewelry, watch, prec stone & silverware merchant wholesalers	21	17,609	2,442	71
4239402	Precious metal (except ore) merchant wholesalers	5	2,671	560	14
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	63	D	D	(500-999)
4239901	Musical instruments & supplies merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4239902	Forest products (exc lumber) merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(1-19)
4239903	General merch (durable goods) merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(100-249)
4239904	Prerecorded media merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
42399041	CDs, audio tapes, & records merchant wholesalers	3	648	292	10
42399042	Prerecorded video tapes merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
4239905	Fire safety equipment merchant wholesalers	12	24,458	6,052	153
4239906	Other durable goods merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	1,741	21,918,836	853,146	23,673
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	149	968,229	78,397	1,864
42411	Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(500-999)
42412	Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers	88	361,605	35,642	919
42413	Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers	39	D	D	(250-499)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	60	1,217,290	58,283	1,323
4242101	General-line drugs merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	35	D	D	(500-999)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	58	D	D	(500-999)
42431	Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(20-99)
4243101	Piece goods merchant wholesalers - jobbers	12	D	D	(20-99)
4243102	Notions & other dry goods merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	29	133,569	12,667	458
42433	Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(100-249)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1-19)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	241	5,678,810	281,620	7,453
42441	General line grocery merchant wholesalers	15	2,621,123	101,070	2,393
4244101	Gen line groc merchant whsle - voluntary group	1	D	D	(100-249)
4244102	Gen line groc merchant whsle - retail co-op	2	D	D	(250-499)
4244103	Other general line groc merchant wholesalers	12	D	D	(1000-2499)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	27	717,437	42,760	1,220
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	28	95,846	6,252	178
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244302	Dairy prod (exc raw milk) merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(100-249)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(1-19)
42445	Confectionery merchant wholesalers	15	268,944	6,746	216
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	15	90,439	4,290	150
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	26	158,351	13,780	358
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	110	D	D	(2500-4999)
4244901	Coffee, tea, & spice merchant wholesalers	13	28,476	5,433	158
4244902	Bread & baked goods merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4244903	Soft drinks merchant wholesalers	45	536,702	58,218	1,665
4244904	Canned goods merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(20-99)
4244905	Food & beverage basic material merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4244906	Other grocery specialties merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(500-999)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	529	6,191,878	132,937	4,565
42451	Grain & field bean merchant wholesalers	493	6,117,637	129,118	4,188
42452	Livestock merchant wholesalers	30	69,881	3,477	366
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	6	4,360	342	11
4245901	Hides, skins, & pelts merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	142	816,316	57,030	1,240
42461	Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers	32	142,584	14,185	369
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	110	673,732	42,845	871
4246901	Industrial gases (exc LP) merchant wholesalers	9	19,696	5,291	111
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	138	2,978,274	46,857	1,346
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	79	1,030,886	27,863	951
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	75	1,025,729	27,039	913
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	69	D	D	(500-999)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	6	D	D	(20-99)
4247102	LP bulk stations & terminals	4	5,157	824	38
42472	Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk)	59	1,947,388	18,994	395
4248	Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	55	690,858	55,758	1,479
42481	Beer & ale merchant wholesalers	41	323,892	35,304	930
42482	Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers	14	366,966	20,454	549
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	369	D	D	(2500-4999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	197	1,836,811	62,936	1,865
4249101	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - farm dealers	135	633,130	34,166	1,131
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	62	1,203,681	28,770	734
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	26	35,563	5,139	216
42494	Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers	15	947,906	12,991	366
42495	Paint, varnish, & supp merchant wholesalers	19	108,314	11,345	272
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	85	D	D	(500-999)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(100-249)
4249902	General merch (nondurable goods) merchant wholesalers	11	D	D	(20-99)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	3	D	D	(20-99)
4249904	Other nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	47	D	D	(250-499)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	429	4,033,510	92,567	2,729
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	429	4,033,510	92,567	2,729
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	305	1,846,018	60,816	1,344
42512031	Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies agents & brokers	15	337,287	7,272	318
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	37	120,548	4,100	88
42512033	Lumber & other construction materials agents & brokers	17	D	D	(20-99)
42512034	Professional & commercial equipment & supplies agents & brokers	38	173,289	9,494	172
42512035	Metal & mineral (exc petroleum) agents & brokers	15	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	66	428,592	14,059	250
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	27	171,569	7,150	139
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	68	334,216	10,318	198
42512039	Miscellaneous durable goods agents & brokers	22	D	D	(20-99)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	124	2,187,492	31,751	1,385
42512041	Paper & paper products agents & brokers	12	D	D	(20-99)
42512043	Apparel, piece goods, & notions agents & brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42512044	Grocery & related products agents & brokers	28	1,098,928	17,063	455
42512045	Farm products raw materials agents & brokers	34	841,905	7,093	766
42512046	Chemical & allied products agents & brokers	10	D	D	(20-99)
42512047	Petroleum & petroleum products agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512048	Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage agents & brokers	1	D	D	(1-19)
42512049	Miscellaneous nondurable goods agents & brokers	28	116,780	4,039	80