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Census of

Retail Trade

RC92-A-8

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

Delaware

U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
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Census of

Retail Trade

RC92-A-8

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

Delaware

U.S. Department of Commerce

Ronald H. Brown, Secretary

David J. Barram, Deputy Secretary

Economics and Statistics Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary

for Economic Affairs

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director

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Many persons participated in the various activities of the 1992 Census of Retail Trade. The

overall planning and review of the census operations were performed by the Economic Census

Staff of the Economic Planning and Coordination Division.

This report was prepared in the Services Division. Bobby E. Russell,Assistant Chief for Census

Programs, was responsible for the overall planning, management, and coordination of

the census of retail trade. Planning and implementation were under the direction of

Anne S. Russell, Chief, Retail Census Branch, with primary staff assistance by Fay Dorsett,

Charles F. Brady, Pamela J. Palmer, Thomas G. Dassel, Jennifer E. Lins, Cheryl E. Merkle,

Barbara T. Parlett, Maria P. Ray, Barbara A. Collier, Venita L. Holland, Judith O. Belt, and

Mark A. Finley.

Systems and procedures for mailout, receipt, correspondence, data input, industry classification, other clerical processing, administrative record processing, quality control, and the associated

electronic computer programs, were developed in the Economic Planning and Coordination

Division.

Mailout preparation and receipt operations, clerical and analytical review activities, data keying,

and geocoding review were performed by the staff of the Data Preparation Division, Judith N.

Petty, Acting Chief.

Geographic coding procedures and associated computer programs were developed by the staff

of the Geography Division.

The computer processing systems were developed and coordinated in the Economic Statistical

Methods and Programming Division, Charles P. Pautler, Jr.,Chief. H. Ray Dennis, Assistant Chief

for Business Programs, was responsible for the design and implementation of the computer

systems. The computer programs were prepared under the supervision of Steven G. McCraith,

Chief, Utilities and Financial Census Branch, and William C. Wester, Chief, Business Census

Branch, assisted by Barbara L. Lambert, Diane A. Conley, Mark T. Lachendro, Leatrice D.

Hines, and David H. Hiller. Additional programming assistance was provided by Robert S.

Jewett.

Computer processing was performed in the Computer Services Division, Marvin D. Raines,

Chief.

The staff of the Administrative and Publications Services Division, Walter C. Odom, Chief,

performed planning, design, composition, editorial review, and printing planning and procurement

for publications and report forms. Bernadette J. Gayle provided publication coordination and

editing.

Special acknowledgment is also due the many businesses whose cooperation has contributed

to the publication of these data.

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call 301-763-7038.

Acknowledgments
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SERVICES DIVISION

Carole A. Ambler, Acting Chief

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director

Paula J. Schneider, Principal Associate

Director for Programs

Charles A. Waite, Associate Director

for Economic Programs

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Assistant Director

for Economic Programs

ECONOMIC PLANNING AND COORDINATION

DIVISION

Carole A. Ambler, Chief

Economics and Statistics

Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary

for Economic Affairs

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Introduction to

the Economic Census

PURPOSES AND USES OF THE ECONOMIC

CENSUS

The economic census is the major source of facts about

the structure and functioning of the Nation’s economy. It

provides essential information for government, business,

industry, and the general public.

The economic census furnishes an important part of the

framework for such composite measures as the gross

domestic product, input/output measures, production and

price indexes, and other statistical series that measure

short-term changes in economic conditions.

Policymaking agencies of the Federal Government use

the data, especially in monitoring economic activity and

providing assistance to business.

State and local governments use the data to assess

business activities and tax bases within their jurisdictions

and to develop programs to attract business.

Trade associations study trends in their own and competing industries and keep their members informed of

market changes.

Individual businesses use the data to locate potential

markets and to analyze their own production and sales

performance relative to industry or area averages.

AUTHORITY AND SCOPE

Title 13 of the United States Code (sections 131, 191,

and 224) directs the Census Bureau to take the economic

census every 5 years, covering years ending in 2 and 7.

The 1992 Economic Census consists of the following eight

censuses:

• Census of Retail Trade

• Census of Wholesale Trade

• Census of Service Industries

• Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate

Industries

• Census of Transportation, Communications, and

Utilities

• Census of Manufactures

• Census of Mineral Industries

• Census of Construction Industries

Special programs also cover enterprise statistics and

minority-owned and women-owned businesses. (The 1992

Census of Agriculture and 1992 Census of Governments

are conducted separately.) The next economic census is

scheduled to be taken in 1998 covering the year 1997.

AVAILABILITY OF THE DATA

The results of the economic census are available in

printed reports for sale by the U.S. Government Printing

Office and on compact discs for sale by the Census

Bureau. Order forms for all types of products are available

on request from Customer Services, Bureau of the Census,

Washington, DC 20233-8300. A more complete description of publications being issued from this census is on the

inside back cover of this document.

Census facts are also widely disseminated by trade

associations, business journals, and newspapers. Volumes containing census statistics are available in most

major public and college libraries. Finally, State data

centers in every State as well as business and industry

data centers in many States also supply economic census

statistics.

WHAT’S NEW IN 1992

The 1992 Economic Census covers more of the economy

than any previous census. New for 1992 are data on

communications, utilities, finance, insurance, and real estate,

as well as coverage of more transportation industries. The

economic, agriculture, and governments censuses now

collectively cover nearly 98 percent of all economic activity.

Among other changes, new 1992 definitions affect the

boundaries of about a third of all metropolitan areas. Also,

the Survey of Women-Owned Businesses has now been

expanded to include all corporations.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The economic census has been taken as an integrated

program at 5-year intervals since 1967 and before that for

1963, 1958, and 1954. Prior to that time, the individual

subcomponents of the economic census were taken separately at varying intervals.

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The economic census traces its beginnings to the 1810

Decennial Census, when questions on manufacturing were

included with those for population. Coverage of economic

activities was expanded for 1840 and subsequent censuses to include mining and some commercial activities. In

1902, Congress established a permanent Census Bureau

and directed that a census of manufactures be taken every

5 years. The 1905 Manufactures Census was the first time

a census was taken apart from the regular every-10-year

population census.

The first census of business was taken in 1930, covering 1929. Initially it covered retail and wholesale trade and

construction industries, but it was broadened in 1933 to

include some of the service trades.

The 1954 Economic Census was the first census to be

fully integrated—providing comparable census data across

economic sectors, using consistent time periods, concepts, definitions, classifications, and reporting units. It

was the first census to be taken by mail, using lists of firms

provided by the administrative records of other Federal

agencies. Since 1963, administrative records also have

been used to provide basic statistics for very small firms,

reducing or eliminating the need to send them census

questionnaires. The Enterprise Statistics Program, which

publishes combined data from the economic census, was

made possible with the implementation of the integrated

census program in 1954.

The range of industries covered in the economic censuses has continued to expand. The census of construction industries began on a regular basis in 1967, and the

scope of service industries was broadened in 1967, 1977,

and 1987. The census of transportation began in 1963 as

a set of surveys covering travel, transportation of commodities, and trucks, but expanded in 1987 to cover business

establishments in several transportation industries. For

1992, these statistics are incorporated into a broadened

census of transportation, communications, and utilities.

Also new for 1992 is the census of financial, insurance,

and real estate industries. This is part of a gradual expansion in coverage of industries previously subjected to

government regulation.

The Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises

was first conducted as a special project in 1969 and was

incorporated into the economic census in 1972 along with

the Survey of Women-Owned Businesses.

An economic census has also been taken in Puerto

Rico since 1909, in the Virgin Islands of the United States

and Guam since 1958, and in the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands since 1982.

Statistical reports from the 1987 and earlier censuses

provide historical figures for the study of long-term time

series and are available in some large libraries. All of the

census data published since 1967 are still available for

sale on microfiche from the Census Bureau.

AVAILABILITY OF MORE FREQUENT

ECONOMIC DATA

While the census provides complete enumerations every

5 years, there are many needs for more frequent data as

well. The Census Bureau conducts a number of monthly,

quarterly, and annual surveys, with the results appearing in

publication series such as Current Business Reports (retail

and wholesale trade and service industries), the Annual

Survey of Manufactures, Current Industrial Reports, and

the Quarterly Financial Report. Most of these surveys,

while providing more frequent observations, yield less

kind-of-business and geographic detail than the census.

The County Business Patterns program offers annual

statistics on the number of establishments, employment,

and payroll classified by industry within each county.

SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION

More information about the scope, coverage, classification system, data items, and publications for each of the

economic censuses and related surveys is published in the

Guide to the 1992 Economic Census and Related Statistics. More information on the methodology, procedures,

and history of the census will be published in the History of

the 1992 Economic Census. Contact Customer Services

for information on availability.

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Census of Retail Trade

GENERAL

The 1992 Census of Retail Trade, part of the 1992

Economic Census, covered retail trade as defined in the

Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 19871 (SIC). It

included all establishments primarily engaged in selling

merchandise for personal or household consumption and

rendering services incidental to the sale of the goods. The

census excluded governmental organizations classified in

the covered industries except for liquor stores operated by

State and local governments. Data for direct sellers (SIC

5963) with no paid employees and post exchanges, ship

stores, and similar establishments operated on military

posts by agencies of the Federal Government were not

included. The basic tabulations in this report do not include

data for establishments which are auxiliary (primary function is providing a service, such as warehouses) to retail

establishments within the same organization. Data for

auxiliaries are presented in a subsequent report issued as

part of the 1992 Enterprise Statistics reports.

For the 1992 Census of Retail Trade, large- and mediumsize firms, plus all firms known to operate more than one

establishment, were sent questionnaires to be completed

and returned to the Census Bureau by mail. For most very

small firms, including those with no paid employees, data

from existing administrative records of other Federal agencies were used instead. These records provided basic

information on location, kind of business, sales, payroll,

number of employees, and legal form of organization. In

addition, more detailed information for selected kinds of

business was obtained on the various questionnaires.

Appendix A gives a more detailed explanation of census

coverage and methodology.

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES

In accordance with Federal law governing census reports,

no data are published that would disclose the operations of

an individual establishment or business. However, the

number of establishments in a kind-of-business classification is not considered a disclosure; therefore, this information may be released even though other information is

withheld.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS COVERED

This report series presents data for the following areas:

1. The United States as a whole.

2. Each State and the District of Columbia.

3. Each consolidated metropolitan statistical area (CMSA)

and primary metropolitan statistical area (PMSA) defined

by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of

June 30, 1993. A CMSA is an area used to facilitate

the presentation and analysis of data for large concentrations of metropolitan populations. It includes

two or more contiguous PMSA’s which have a population of at least 1,000,0002 and which meet specific

criteria of urban character and of social and economic

integration.

4. Each metropolitan statistical area (MSA) defined by

the OMB as of June 30, 1993. An MSA is an integrated

economic and social unit with a population nucleus of

at least 50,000 inhabitants.2 Each MSA consists of

one or more counties meeting standards of metropolitan character; in New England, cities and towns rather

than counties are the component geographic units.

5. The area within the State outside metropolitan areas

(MA’s).

6. Each county or county equivalent.3 Counties are the

primary divisions of States, except in Louisiana where

they are called parishes and in Alaska where they are

called boroughs and census areas. Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia have one place or more

that is independent of any county organization and

constitutes primary divisions of their States. These

places are treated as counties and as places.

7. Each consolidated city.3 Consolidated cities are consolidated governments which consist of separately

incorporated municipalities.

8. Each municipality of 2,500 inhabitants or more incorporated as a city, borough, village, or town.2 3 For

the economic census, boroughs and census areas in

Alaska and boroughs in New York are not included in

this category.

1

Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-00314-2.

2

According to the 1990 Census of Population or subsequent special

census. 3

Those defined as of January 1, 1992.

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9. Special economic urban areas (SEUA’s), which include

townships in Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

and towns in New York, Wisconsin, and the six New

England States with 10,000 inhabitants or more.4

DOLLAR VALUES

All dollar values presented in this report are expressed

in current dollars; i.e., 1992 data are expressed in 1992

dollars and 1987 data in 1987 dollars. Consequently, when

making comparisons to prior years, users of the data

should consider the inflation that has occurred.

RELIABILITY OF DATA

All data compiled in this report originated from either

census questionnaires or administrative records of other

Federal agencies and, therefore, are not subject to sampling errors. However, the data are subject to nonsampling

errors. Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many

sources: inability to identify all cases in the actual universe;

definition and classification difficulties; differences in the

interpretation of questions; errors in recording or coding

the data obtained; and other errors of collection, response, coverage, and estimation for missing or misreported data.

The accuracy of these tabulated data is determined by

the joint effects of the various nonsampling errors. No

direct measurement of these effects has been obtained

except for estimation for missing or misreported data;

however, precautionary steps were taken in all phases of

the collection, processing, and tabulation of the data in an

effort to minimize the effects of nonsampling errors.

The Census Bureau obtains on computer tape limited

information extracted from administrative records of other

Federal agencies. This information is used in conjunction

with other information available to the Census Bureau to

develop estimates for nonemployers, small employers,

and other establishments for which responses were not

received in time for publication. For an indication of the

extent that data included in these reports were obtained

from the administrative records of other Federal agencies

and from estimation, rather than reports directly from

respondents, see appendix E. Also, see appendix A for a

more detailed explanation of census coverage and methodology.

SPECIAL TABULATIONS

Special tabulations of data collected in the 1992 Census

of Retail Trade may be obtained, depending on availability

of time and personnel, on diskette, computer tape, or in

tabular form. The data will be in summary form and subject

to the same rules prohibiting disclosure of confidential

information (including name, address, kind of business, or

other data for individual business establishments or companies) as are the regular publications.

Special tabulations are prepared on a cost basis. A

request for a cost estimate, as well as exact specifications

on the type and format of the data to be provided, should

be directed to the Chief, Services Division, Bureau of the

Census, Washington, DC 20233.

To discuss a special tabulation before submitting specifications, call 1-800-541-8345.

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

The following abbreviations and symbols are used in

this publication:

– Represents zero.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual

companies; data are included in broader kindof-business totals.

(IC) Independent city.

(NA) Not available.

(NC) Not comparable.

(X) Not applicable.

CMSA Consolidated metropolitan statistical area.

MA Metropolitan area.

MSA Metropolitan statistical area.

n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

PMSA Primary metropolitan statistical area.

pt. Part.

r Revised.

SIC Standard industrial classification.

The following symbols are used in this publication to

show employment size ranges for employment data that

has been withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual

companies (employment size range codes are provided for

the first time in the 1992 Economic Census):

Symbol Employment Size

AA 0–19

BB 20–99

CC 100–249

EE 250–499

FF 500–999

GG 1,000–2,499

HH 2,500–4,999

II 5,000–9,999

JJ 10,000–24,999

KK 25,000–49,999

LL 50,000–99,999

MM 100,000 or more

4

According to the 1990 Census of Population or subsequent special

census.

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Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in This Report

by Table Number

Information shown in tables

Table

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

The State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X

CMSA’s and MSA’s in the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

PMSA’s in the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Area of the State not in any CMSA, PMSA,

or MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Counties in the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 1X X

Places in the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2X 1X 2X

DATA ITEMS3

Establishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X

Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X

Annual payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X

First-quarter payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X

Paid employees for pay period including

March 12, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X

Sales per establishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Sales per employee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Annual payroll per employee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Employees per establishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

1987 to 1992 comparative statistics

(establishments, sales, payroll, employees). . . . . X

Counties ranked by volume of 1992 sales. . . . . . . X

Places ranked by volume of 1992 sales. . . . . . . . . 2X

1

Includes areas with 350 retail establishments or more.

2

Includes places with 2,500 inhabitants or more, according to the 1990 Census of Population or subsequent special census.

3

See Explanation of Terms, appendix A.

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Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in the

1992 Census of Retail Trade Reports

Report and geographic area

Information shown in reports by kind of business or industry category

Number

of establishments

Sales

($1,000)

Payroll

($1,000)

Number

of employees

Selected

ratios

and

rankings

Merchandise

line

sales

Sales

size and

employment

size of

establishments

and

firms

Concentration

ratios of

largest

firms

Single

units

and

multiunits

Legal

form of

organizationSelected

topics

GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X

CMSA, PMSA, MSA . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X

County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X

Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X

NONEMPLOYER STATISTICS

SERIES

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

X 1X 2X X

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1X 1X

CMSA, PMSA, MSA . . . . . . . . . . . X X

County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3X 1 3X

Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3X 1 3X

ESTABLISHMENT AND FIRM

SIZE (INCLUDING LEGAL

FORM OF ORGANIZATION)

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X X

MEASURES OF VALUE

PRODUCED, CAPITAL

EXPENDITURES,

DEPRECIABLE ASSETS, AND

OPERATING EXPENSES

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X 4X

MERCHANDISE LINE SALES

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

X 3X 3X

CMSA, PMSA, MSA . . . . . . . . . . . 3

X 3X 3X

MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X 5X

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X 5X

CMSA, PMSA, MSA . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X 5X

ZIP CODES

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3X 3X 3X 3X 3X

See footnotes at end of table.

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Report and geographic area

Information shown in reports by kind of business or industry category

Number

of establishments

Sales

($1,000)

Payroll

($1,000)

Number

of employees

Selected

ratios

and

rankings

Merchandise

line

sales

Sales

size and

employment

size of

establishments

and

firms

Concentration

ratios of

largest

firms

Single

units

and

multiunits

Legal

form of

organizationSelected

topics

SPECIAL REPORT

SERIES—SELECTED

STATISTICS

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1X 1X X X X 6 7X

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X 6 7X

CMSA, MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X 6 7X

1

Includes data for all establishments, establishments with payroll, and establishments without payroll, by kind of business.

2

Data available by sales size of establishments without payroll only.

3

Data available on CD-ROM only.

4

Includes value produced, capital expenditures, depreciable assets, and selected operating expenses detail.

5

For United States, States, and MA’s, includes data on number of gasoline pumps and gallon sales of gasoline and other automotive fuels; storage

capacity and number of tanks; establishments offering self-service sale of gasoline; on seating capacity and average cost per meal; on the number of

pharmacists, number of prescriptions filled, and percent of prescriptions paid for by third parties; and floor space by selected kind of business. For United

States and States only, includes data on number of automotive service bays, number of automotive mechanics, number of boat docking/storage slips,

principal type of supplier, gasoline service stations operating 24 hours, shoe stores operating as self-service and concessions, types of food service, types

of menus, percent of food and beverage sales by day-part, franchise holders, concession operators, contract feeding and automatic merchandising

machine operators, number of opticians, part- and full-time employment, class of customer, and leased departments. 6

Includes percent of retail sales in MA’s, in non-MA’s, in central cities, and outside central cities within MA’s.

7

Includes percent of retail sales inside and outside central cities within each individual MA.

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Contents

Delaware

[Page numbers listed here omit the prefix that

appears as part of the number of each page]

Page

Introduction to the Economic Census III ...............................................

Census of Retail Trade ........................................................... V

Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in This Report by Table Number VII ..................

Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in the 1992 Census of Retail Trade Reports VIII ........

Summary of Findings ............................................................. 2

FIGURES

1. Percent Change in Sales and Annual Payroll: 1987 to 1992 3 ..................... 2. Annual Payroll per Employee: 1992, 1987, and 1982 4 ........................... 3. Percent of Total Retail Sales by Selected Kinds of Business: 1992, 1987,

and 1982 .................................................................. 5

Maps ........................................................................... 7

TABLES

1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992 8 .......................................

2. Selected Ratios for the State: 1992 10 ..........................................

3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987 12 ...........................

4. Summary Statistics for Counties and for Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More:

1992 ...................................................................... 14

5. Summary Statistics for Places With 350 Establishments or More: 1992 16 ...........

6. Summary Statistics for Counties With 350 Establishments or More: 1992 18 .........

7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992 20 ...............................

8. Summary Statistics for the Area Outside Metropolitan Areas: 1992 25 ..............

9. Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992 26 ........

10. Counties Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992 26 ...................................

APPENDIXES

A. General Explanation A–1 .........................................................

B. Sample Report Form and Instructions B–1 .........................................

C. Kind-of-Business Titles and Reporting-Form Numbers C–1 ...........................

D. Metropolitan Areas D–1 ..........................................................

E. Percent of Sales Data Based on Administrative Records and Estimation for the

State: 1992 ............................................................... E–1

F. Geographic Notes F–1 ...........................................................

G. Establishments in Business Any Time During Year and Establishments in Business

at End of Year for the State: 1992 and 1987 G–1 .................................

Publication Program Inside back cover ...................................................

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Summary of Findings

Data from the 1992 Census of Retail Trade show that

Delaware’s 4,865 retail stores with payroll had sales

totaling $6.5 billion. In 1987, 4,416 retail stores had sales

of $5.0 billion. The 1992 data represent an increase of 30.5

percent in total retail sales for the State.

For establishments with payroll in 1992, sales of grocery

stores accounted for 16.9 percent of the State’s total sales

by retailers compared with 16.9 percent in 1987. Other

leading retail kinds of business in 1992 were new and used

car dealers with 16.4 percent of sales, department stores

(including leased departments) with 10.8 percent, and

gasoline service stations with 6.6 percent.

For 1992, sales for establishments with payroll in the

State averaged $1.3 million per establishment, compared

with $1.1 million in 1987. In 1992, department stores

(including leased departments) averaged $16.0 million per

establishment; new and used car dealers, $15.6 million;

miscellaneous general merchandise stores, $6.8 million;

fuel oil dealers, $3.7 million; and grocery stores, $2.9

million.

For retail establishments with payroll, 1992 sales per

employee averaged $108 thousand. New and used car

dealers had sales per employee of $346 thousand, which

contrasts sharply with the $29 thousand per employee

average for restaurants.

The 1992 payroll of retailers in the State amounted to

$763 million, compared with $566 million for 1987. Payroll

as a percent of sales of establishments with payroll

averaged 11.7 percent for all retailers, 27.6 percent for

retail bakeries, compared with 5.6 percent for gasoline

service stations.

There were 60,197 paid employees (full- and part-time)

engaged in retail trade in the State as of mid-March 1992,

compared with 56,077 employees in 1987. Large employers included restaurants with 9,411 employees, refreshment places with 8,105 employees, and grocery stores

with 7,533 employees.

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Figure 1. Percent Change in Sales and Annual 

Payroll: 1987 to 1992

Sales

Retail trade

Building materials and

garden supplies stores

(SIC 52)

General merchandise stores

(SIC 53)

Food stores

(SIC 54)

Automotive dealers

 (SIC 55 ex. 554)

Gasoline service stations

(SIC 554)

Apparel and

accessory stores

(SIC 56)

Furniture and

homefurnishings stores

(SIC 57)

Eating and drinking places

 (SIC 58)

Drug and proprietary stores

 (SIC 591)

Miscellaneous retail stores

 (SIC 59 ex. 591)

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Payroll

30.5

34.8

19.8

22.1

39.3

37.7

30.1

29.7

9.1

14.2

50.8

34.6

39.1

27.8

36.8

31.8

44.6

51.6

61.9

76.6

32.7

41.2

(Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and

symbols, see introductory text)
Note: Data are based on 1987 Standard Industrial Classification.

Figure 2. Annual Payroll per Employee: 1992, 1987, and 1982

Retail trade

Building materials and

garden supplies stores

(SIC 52)

General merchandise stores

(SIC 53)

Food stores

(SIC 54)

Automotive dealers

 (SIC 55 ex. 554)

Gasoline service stations

(SIC 554)

Apparel and

accessory stores

(SIC 56)

Furniture and

homefurnishings stores

(SIC 57)

Eating and drinking places

 (SIC 58)

Drug and proprietary stores

 (SIC 591)

Miscellaneous retail stores

 (SIC 59 ex. 591)

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1992

1987

1982

12,669

10,087

18,872

16,124

12,113

11,999

8,712

7,501

14,116

11,272

11,309

25,063

20,682

15,433

11,891

9,379

7,479

9,341

7,930

7,032

18,204

15,294

11,643

8,426

6,464

5,279

14,893

10,463

9,018

13,283

9,581

8,387

8,158

(In dollars. Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations

and symbols, see introductory text)
1992

Lumber and other building

materials dealers

(SIC 521)

1982

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1987

Figure 3. Percent of Total Retail Sales by Selected Kinds 

of Business: 1992, 1987, and 1982

Grocery stores

(SIC 541)

Department stores

(incl. leased depts.)

(SIC 531)

New and used car dealers

(SIC 551)

Gasoline service stations

(SIC 554)

Restaurants

(SIC 5812 pt.)

Refreshment places

(SIC 5812 pt.)

Drug and proprietary stores

(SIC 591)

Apparel and

accessory stores

(SIC 56)

Furniture and

homefurnishings stores

(SIC 57)

(NA)

Note: Data are based on 1987 Standard Industrial Classification.

4.0

4.4

10.8

16.9

16.9

16.4

20.0

6.6

5.7

4.7

4.4

5.6

5.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.5

4.1

3.5

(D)

19.9

14.1

8.7

5.3

4.3

4.0

3.3

3.3

(Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and

symbols, see introductory text)

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Table 1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Retail trade ------------------------------------------------------- 4 865 6 491 936 762 661 175 159 60 197

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 233 ------------------------------ 383 024 45 783 10 321 2 426

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 112 ---------------------------------------- 275 759 30 675 7 075 1 523

521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 91 ------------------------------ 261 762 28 722 6 602 1 429

523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 21 ---------------------------------------- 13 997 1 953 473 94

525 Hardware stores --------------------------------------------------------- 49 29 026 5 107 1 188 417 526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 45 ----------------------------- 29 256 4 786 938 263 527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 27 --------------------------------------- 48 983 5 215 1 120 223

53 General merchandise stores 124 ----------------------------------------------- 969 866 96 988 22 209 8 083

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2----------------------------------- 44 703 874 (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1------------------------------------ 44 693 325 77 359 17 846 6 302

531 pt. Conventional 1---------------------------------------------------------- 7 (D) (D) (D) GG

531 pt. Discount or mass merchandising 1 ---------------------------------------- 30 291 984 27 099 6 205 2 509

531 pt. National chain 1 -------------------------------------------------------- 7 (D) (D) (D) GG

533 Variety stores ------------------------------------------------------------ 46 46 160 5 715 1 328 614

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 34 ---------------------------------- 230 381 13 914 3 035 1 167

54 Food stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 535 1 173 070 123 220 29 104 8 729

541 Grocery stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 374 1 100 141 110 832 26 415 7 533

541 pt. Supermarkets and other general-line grocery stores 163 ------------------------ 945 159 94 936 22 864 5 807

541 pt. Convenience food stores 119 ------------------------------------------------ 87 596 9 555 2 087 1 055

541 pt. Convenience food/gasoline stores 61 --------------------------------------- 59 945 5 101 1 197 518

541 pt. Delicatessens ---------------------------------------------------------- 31 7 441 1 240 267 153

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets 37 ------------------------------------------- 26 312 3 110 709 273

546 Retail bakeries ----------------------------------------------------------- 61 21 028 5 804 1 358 623

546 pt. Retail bakeries mbaking and selling 56 -------------------------------------- 19 168 5 453 1 292 587

546 pt. Retail bakeries mselling only 5 --------------------------------------------- 1 860 351 66 36

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores -------------------------------------------------------- 63 25 589 3 474 622 300

543 Fruit and vegetable markets 11 --------------------------------------------- 8 930 905 135 63

544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 18 ------------------------------------- 5 106 1 139 149 89

545 Dairy products stores --------------------------------------------------- 7 2 467 305 83 37

549 Miscellaneous food stores 27 ---------------------------------------------- 9 086 1 125 255 111

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ------------------------------------------------------- 247 1 242 664 108 724 24 707 4 338

551 New and used car dealers ------------------------------------------------ 68 1 061 654 83 291 19 325 3 071

552 Used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 50 48 636 5 431 1 356 264

553 Auto and home supply stores 91 --------------------------------------------- 79 698 13 641 2 700 657

553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores 90 ---------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) FF

553 pt. Home and auto supply stores 1 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers 38 ------------------------------------------ 52 676 6 361 1 326 346 555 Boat dealers ----------------------------------------------------------- 17 22 447 3 270 677 171 556 Recreational vehicle dealers 7 --------------------------------------------- 15 330 1 369 283 60 557 Motorcycle dealers ----------------------------------------------------- 11 (D) (D) (D) CC

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. ----------------------------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) AA

554 Gasoline service stations -------------------------------------------------- 287 429 539 23 948 5 911 2 014

554 pt. Gasoline/convenience food stores 89 ----------------------------------------- 151 964 7 185 1 751 661 554 pt. Other gasoline service stations and truck stops 198 ----------------------------- 277 575 16 763 4 160 1 353

56 Apparel and accessory stores 477 --------------------------------------------- 304 439 32 919 7 389 3 524

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 53 ----------------------------- 30 565 4 117 1 057 349

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 180 ------------------------------------- 105 267 11 194 2 392 1 421 562 Women’s clothing stores 160 ------------------------------------------------ 97 188 10 340 2 206 1 322 563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 20 --------------------------------- 8 079 854 186 99

565 Family clothing stores ---------------------------------------------------- 61 78 449 7 532 1 762 808

566 Shoe stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 123 56 585 6 447 1 423 544 566 pt. Men’s shoe stores ----------------------------------------------------- 13 4 611 655 154 44 566 pt. Women’s shoe stores -------------------------------------------------- 17 7 019 872 193 79 566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores 9 ------------------------------------- 2 285 450 111 45 566 pt. Family shoe stores ----------------------------------------------------- 67 27 301 3 043 683 259 566 pt. Athletic footwear stores ------------------------------------------------- 17 15 369 1 427 282 117

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 60 ---------------------------------------- 33 573 3 629 755 402 564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 22 --------------------------------------- 16 459 1 421 337 200 569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 38 ------------------------------ 17 114 2 208 418 202

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 389 ------------------------------------- 365 146 45 491 10 499 2 499

5712 Furniture stores ---------------------------------------------------------- 114 136 935 18 864 4 263 899

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores --------------------------------------------------- 120 64 561 9 892 2 302 626

5713 Floor covering stores --------------------------------------------------- 52 36 378 5 562 1 320 268

5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 6 ----------------------------------- 3 069 308 69 25

5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 62 ------------------------------------ 25 114 4 022 913 333

572 Household appliance stores 38 ----------------------------------------------- 48 091 4 900 1 209 250

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 117 ------------------------------- 115 559 11 835 2 725 724

5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 59 ---------------------------------- 65 600 6 285 1 395 352

5734 Computer and software stores 17 ------------------------------------------- 18 575 2 087 460 92

5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 28 ------------------------------------- 22 249 2 024 496 205 5736 Musical instrument stores 13 ----------------------------------------------- 9 135 1 439 374 75

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

58 Eating and drinking places 1 ------------------------------------------------ 279 634 246 169 201 37 575 20 081

5812 Eating places ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 170 605 760 163 607 36 309 19 303 5812 pt. Restaurants ----------------------------------------------------------- 489 274 859 82 862 18 364 9 411 5812 pt. Cafeterias ------------------------------------------------------------- 10 4 747 1 220 264 137 5812 pt. Refreshment places ---------------------------------------------------- 500 245 984 60 578 13 576 8 105 5812 pt. Other eating places ---------------------------------------------------- 171 80 170 18 947 4 105 1 650

5813 Drinking places ---------------------------------------------------------- 109 28 486 5 594 1 266 778

591 Drug and proprietary stores 139 ----------------------------------------------- 265 789 31 870 7 569 2 140

591 pt. Drug stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 129 256 735 31 010 7 376 2 032 591 pt. Proprietary stores -------------------------------------------------------- 10 9 054 860 193 108

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores 1 ------------------------------------------------ 155 724 153 84 517 19 875 6 363

592 Liquor stores ------------------------------------------------------------ 264 140 623 11 691 2 801 1 232 593 Used merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------- 56 12 556 2 796 626 290

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 431 -------------------------------------- 221 816 27 093 6 203 2 343 5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 91 --------------------------------- 43 392 5 092 1 155 409 5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 24 ------------------------------------- 17 461 1 965 469 164 5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 67 ------------------------------------ 25 931 3 127 686 245

5942 Book stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 47 23 765 2 583 626 274 5944 Jewelry stores --------------------------------------------------------- 79 46 099 7 195 1 751 446

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 214 ------------------------------ 108 560 12 223 2 671 1 214

5943 Stationery stores ----------------------------------------------------- 5 (D) (D) (D) BB

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 41 ------------------------------------------ 43 284 3 499 745 321 5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 11 -------------------------------- 11 222 1 353 324 95 5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 125 -------------------------------------- 35 609 4 610 954 548 5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 9 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 23 ---------------------------- 12 655 1 891 446 187

596 Nonstore retailers -------------------------------------------------------- 71 76 661 10 037 2 393 568 5961 Catalog and mail-order houses 22 ------------------------------------------ 38 329 2 368 549 169 5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 14 ------------------------------ 22 446 4 750 1 130 214 5963 Direct selling establishments 35 -------------------------------------------- 15 886 2 919 714 185

598 Fuel dealers ------------------------------------------------------------- 53 173 901 13 856 3 529 546 5983 Fuel oil dealers -------------------------------------------------------- 37 136 550 6 834 1 728 290 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 15 ----------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. ----------------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) AA

5992 Florists ------------------------------------------------------------------ 72 17 904 4 690 1 154 424

5993 Tobacco stores and stands ----------------------------------------------- 15 7 350 647 150 69

5994 News dealers and newsstands 17 -------------------------------------------- 6 254 912 216 101

5995 Optical goods stores ----------------------------------------------------- 52 15 338 3 529 859 216

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 124 ------------------------------------------ 51 750 9 266 1 944 574

5999 pt. Pet shops ------------------------------------------------------------- 22 9 318 1 610 422 168

5999 pt. Art dealers ------------------------------------------------------------ 11 4 560 611 105 35

5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 91 ---------------------------------- 37 872 7 045 1 417 371

1Includes sales from catalog order desks.

2Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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Table 2. Selected Ratios for the State: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Sales

Per establishment (dollars)Per employee1

(dollars)

Annual payroll

per employee1

(dollars)

Employees

per establishment 1

(number)

Retail trade ----------------------------------------------------- 1 334 416 107 845 12 669 12

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 1 ---------------------------- 643 880 157 883 18 872 10

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 2 -------------------------------------- 462 134 181 063 20 141 14

521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 2 ----------------------------- 876 505 183 178 20 099 16

523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 666 -------------------------------------- 524 148 904 20 777 4

525 Hardware stores -------------------------------------------------------- 592 367 69 607 12 247 9

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 650 --------------------------- 133 111 240 18 198 6

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 1 ------------------------------------- 814 185 219 655 23 386 8

53 General merchandise stores 7 --------------------------------------------- 821 500 119 988 11 999 65

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 2 3 --------------------------------- 15 997 136 (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 2 ---------------------------------- 15 757 386 110 017 12 275 143

531 pt. Conventional 2 -------------------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D)

531 pt. Discount or mass merchandising 2 -------------------------------------- 9 732 800 116 375 10 801 84

531 pt. National chain 2 ------------------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D)

533 Variety stores ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 003 478 75 179 9 308 13 539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 6 -------------------------------- 775 912 197 413 11 923 34

54 Food stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 2 192 654 134 388 14 116 16

541 Grocery stores --------------------------------------------------------- 2 941 553 146 043 14 713 20

541 pt. Supermarkets and other general-line grocery stores 5 ---------------------- 798 521 162 762 16 349 36

541 pt. Convenience food stores 736 ---------------------------------------------- 101 83 029 9 057 9

541 pt. Convenience food/gasoline stores 982 ------------------------------------- 705 115 724 9 847 8

541 pt. Delicatessens -------------------------------------------------------- 240 032 48 634 8 105 5

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets 711 ----------------------------------------- 135 96 381 11 392 7

546 Retail bakeries --------------------------------------------------------- 344 721 33 753 9 316 10

546 pt. Retail bakeries mbaking and selling 342 ------------------------------------- 286 32 654 9 290 10

546 pt. Retail bakeries mselling only 372 ------------------------------------------- 000 51 667 9 750 7

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ------------------------------------------------------- 406 175 85 297 11 580 5

543 Fruit and vegetable markets 811 ------------------------------------------- 818 141 746 14 365 6

544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 283 ----------------------------------- 667 57 371 12 798 5

545 Dairy products stores ------------------------------------------------- 352 429 66 676 8 243 5

549 Miscellaneous food stores 336 --------------------------------------------- 519 81 856 10 135 4

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ------------------------------------------------------ 5 031 028 286 460 25 063 18

551 New and used car dealers 15 ----------------------------------------------- 612 559 345 703 27 122 45

552 Used car dealers ------------------------------------------------------- 972 720 184 227 20 572 5

553 Auto and home supply stores 875 -------------------------------------------- 802 121 306 20 763 7

553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores (D) -------------------------------- (D) (D) (D)

553 pt. Home and auto supply stores (D) ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D)

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers 1 ---------------------------------------- 386 211 152 243 18 384 9 555 Boat dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 1 320 412 131 269 19 123 10 556 Recreational vehicle dealers 2 ------------------------------------------- 190 000 255 500 22 817 9 557 Motorcycle dealers --------------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D)

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D)

554 Gasoline service stations 1 ------------------------------------------------ 496 652 213 277 11 891 7

554 pt. Gasoline/convenience food stores 1 --------------------------------------- 707 461 229 900 10 870 7 554 pt. Other gasoline service stations and truck stops 1 ---------------------------- 401 894 205 155 12 390 7

56 Apparel and accessory stores 638 ------------------------------------------- 237 86 390 9 341 7

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 576 ---------------------------- 698 87 579 11 797 7

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 584 ------------------------------------ 817 74 080 7 878 8 562 Women’s clothing stores 607 ---------------------------------------------- 425 73 516 7 821 8 563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 403 ------------------------------- 950 81 606 8 626 5

565 Family clothing stores --------------------------------------------------- 1 286 049 97 090 9 322 13

566 Shoe stores ------------------------------------------------------------ 460 041 104 017 11 851 4 566 pt. Men’s shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------- 354 692 104 795 14 886 3 566 pt. Women’s shoe stores ------------------------------------------------- 412 882 88 848 11 038 5 566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores 253 ----------------------------------- 889 50 778 10 000 5 566 pt. Family shoe stores --------------------------------------------------- 407 478 105 409 11 749 4 566 pt. Athletic footwear stores 904 ----------------------------------------------- 059 131 359 12 197 7

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 559 -------------------------------------- 550 83 515 9 027 7 564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 748 ------------------------------------- 136 82 295 7 105 9 569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 450 ---------------------------- 368 84 723 10 931 5

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 938 ------------------------------------ 679 146 117 18 204 6

5712 Furniture stores -------------------------------------------------------- 1 201 184 152 319 20 983 8

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ------------------------------------------------- 538 008 103 133 15 802 5

5713 Floor covering stores ------------------------------------------------- 699 577 135 739 20 754 5

5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 511 --------------------------------- 500 122 760 12 320 4

5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 405 ---------------------------------- 065 75 417 12 078 5

572 Household appliance stores 1 --------------------------------------------- 265 553 192 364 19 600 7

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 987 ----------------------------- 684 159 612 16 347 6

5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 1 -------------------------------- 111 864 186 364 17 855 6

5734 Computer and software stores 1 ----------------------------------------- 092 647 201 902 22 685 5

5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 794 ----------------------------------- 607 108 532 9 873 7 5736 Musical instrument stores 702 --------------------------------------------- 692 121 800 19 187 6

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Selected Ratios for the State: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Sales

Per establishment (dollars)Per employee1

(dollars)

Annual payroll

per employee1

(dollars)

Employees

per establishment 1

(number)

58 Eating and drinking places 495 ----------------------------------------------- 892 31 584 8 426 16

5812 Eating places ---------------------------------------------------------- 517 744 31 382 8 476 16

5812 pt. Restaurants ---------------------------------------------------------- 562 084 29 206 8 805 19

5812 pt. Cafeterias ----------------------------------------------------------- 474 700 34 650 8 905 14

5812 pt. Refreshment places -------------------------------------------------- 491 968 30 350 7 474 16

5812 pt. Other eating places --------------------------------------------------- 468 830 48 588 11 483 10

5813 Drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 261 339 36 614 7 190 7

591 Drug and proprietary stores 1 --------------------------------------------- 912 151 124 200 14 893 15

591 pt. Drug stores ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 990 194 126 346 15 261 16

591 pt. Proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 905 400 83 833 7 963 11

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores 626 ----------------------------------------------- 972 113 807 13 283 6

592 Liquor stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 532 663 114 142 9 489 5

593 Used merchandise stores 224 ----------------------------------------------- 214 43 297 9 641 5

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 514 ------------------------------------ 654 94 672 11 563 5

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 476 -------------------------------- 835 106 093 12 450 4

5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 727 ----------------------------------- 542 106 470 11 982 7

5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 387 ---------------------------------- 030 105 841 12 763 4

5942 Book stores ---------------------------------------------------------- 505 638 86 734 9 427 6

5944 Jewelry stores -------------------------------------------------------- 583 532 103 361 16 132 6

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 507 ----------------------------- 290 89 423 10 068 6

5943 Stationery stores --------------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D)

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 1 ---------------------------------------- 055 707 134 841 10 900 8

5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 1 ------------------------------ 020 182 118 126 14 242 9

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 284 ------------------------------------- 872 64 980 8 412 4

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores (D) ----------------------------------- (D) (D) (D)

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 550 -------------------------- 217 67 674 10 112 8

596 Nonstore retailers ------------------------------------------------------ 1 079 732 134 967 17 671 8

5961 Catalog and mail-order houses 1 ----------------------------------------- 742 227 226 799 14 012 8

5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 1 ---------------------------- 603 286 104 888 22 196 15

5963 Direct selling establishments 453 ------------------------------------------- 886 85 870 15 778 5

598 Fuel dealers ----------------------------------------------------------- 3 281 151 318 500 25 377 10

5983 Fuel oil dealers ------------------------------------------------------- 3 690 541 470 862 23 566 8

5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers (D) --------------------------- (D) (D) (D)

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. --------------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D)

5992 Florists ---------------------------------------------------------------- 248 667 42 226 11 061 6 5993 Tobacco stores and stands 490 ---------------------------------------------- 000 106 522 9 377 5 5994 News dealers and newsstands 367 ------------------------------------------- 882 61 921 9 030 6 5995 Optical goods stores ---------------------------------------------------- 294 962 71 009 16 338 4

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 417 ---------------------------------------- 339 90 157 16 143 5 5999 pt. Pet shops ----------------------------------------------------------- 423 545 55 464 9 583 8 5999 pt. Art dealers ----------------------------------------------------------- 414 545 130 286 17 457 3 5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 416 --------------------------------- 176 102 081 18 989 4

1Based on number of employees for pay period including March 12.

2Includes sales from catalog order desks.

3Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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Table 3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Establishments Sales Annual payroll

Paid employees for pay

period including March 12

1992 (number)1987 (number)1992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 (number)1987 (number)

Retail trade 4 ---------------------------- 865 4 416 6 491 936 4 975 670 30.5 762 661 565 669 34.8 60 197 56 077

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 233 --- 236 383 024 319 842 19.8 45 783 37 489 22.1 2 426 2 325

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 112 ------------- 106 275 759 229 464 20.2 30 675 25 509 20.3 1 523 1 475 521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 91 --- 81 261 762 219 365 19.3 28 722 23 924 20.1 1 429 1 380 523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 21 ------------- 25 13 997 10 099 38.6 1 953 1 585 23.2 94 95

525 Hardware stores 49 ------------------------------ 55 29 026 25 076 15.8 5 107 4 071 25.4 417 390

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 45 -- 35 29 256 19 637 49.0 4 786 2 834 68.9 263 179

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 27 ------------ 40 48 983 45 665 7.3 5 215 5 075 2.8 223 281

53 General merchandise stores 124 -------------------- 117 969 866 696 017 39.3 96 988 70 430 37.7 8 083 8 084

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2-------- 44 40 703 874 r

598 461 17.6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1--------- 44 40 693 325 582 903 18.9 77 359 59 999 28.9 6 302 6 825

531 pt. Conventional 1------------------------------- 7 7 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) GG HH

531 pt. Discount or mass merchandising 1 ------------- 30 27 291 984 211 944 37.8 27 099 19 297 40.4 2 509 2 299

531 pt. National chain 1 ----------------------------- 7 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) GG GG

533 Variety stores 46 --------------------------------- 31 46 160 32 221 43.3 5 715 4 543 25.8 614 570

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 34 ------- 46 230 381 80 893 184.8 13 914 5 888 136.3 1 167 689

54 Food stores 535 ----------------------------------- 531 1 173 070 901 325 30.1 123 220 95 026 29.7 8 729 8 430

541 Grocery stores 374 -------------------------------- 359 1 100 141 839 267 31.1 110 832 84 190 31.6 7 533 7 106

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets 37 ---------------- 40 26 312 27 039 –2.7 3 110 3 288 –5.4 273 279

546 Retail bakeries 61 -------------------------------- 63 21 028 17 453 20.5 5 804 5 066 14.6 623 727

546 pt. Retail bakeries mbaking and selling 56 ----------- 60 19 168 (D) (D) 5 453 (D) (D) 587 FF

546 pt. Retail bakeries mselling only 5 ------------------ 3 1 860 (D) (D) 351 (D) (D) 36 AA

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores 63 ----------------------------- 69 25 589 17 566 45.7 3 474 2 482 40.0 300 318 543 Fruit and vegetable markets 11 ------------------ 18 8 930 4 627 93.0 905 637 42.1 63 52 544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 18 ---------- 19 5 106 4 168 22.5 1 139 830 37.2 89 88 545 Dairy products stores 7 ------------------------ 10 2 467 3 519 –29.9 305 327 –6.7 37 50 549 Miscellaneous food stores 27 ------------------- 22 9 086 5 252 73.0 1 125 688 63.5 111 128

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers 247 ---------------------------- 273 1 242 664 1 139 175 9.1 108 724 95 179 14.2 4 338 4 602

551 New and used car dealers 68 --------------------- 74 1 061 654 996 257 6.6 83 291 75 528 10.3 3 071 3 403

552 Used car dealers 50 ------------------------------ 58 48 636 29 185 66.6 5 431 2 949 84.2 264 230

553 Auto and home supply stores 91 ------------------ 105 79 698 72 056 10.6 13 641 11 745 16.1 657 694 553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores 90 ------- 100 (D) 71 100 (D) (D) 11 648 (D) FF 686

553 pt. Home and auto supply stores 1 ---------------- 5 (D) 956 (D) (D) 97 (D) AA 8

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers 38 --------------- 36 52 676 41 677 26.4 6 361 4 957 28.3 346 275

555 Boat dealers 17 -------------------------------- 17 22 447 20 915 7.3 3 270 2 380 37.4 171 135

556 Recreational vehicle dealers 7 ------------------ 6 15 330 10 583 44.9 1 369 883 55.0 60 56

557 Motorcycle dealers 11 -------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC BB

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. 3 -------------------- 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

554 Gasoline service stations 287 ----------------------- 279 429 539 284 901 50.8 23 948 17 792 34.6 2 014 1 897

56 Apparel and accessory stores 477 ------------------ 445 304 439 218 859 39.1 32 919 25 766 27.8 3 524 3 249

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 53 -- 49 30 565 32 324 –5.4 4 117 4 413 –6.7 349 459

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 180 ---------- 170 105 267 80 291 31.1 11 194 8 785 27.4 1 421 1 341

562 Women’s clothing stores 160 --------------------- 159 97 188 76 188 27.6 10 340 8 320 24.3 1 322 1 299

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 20 ------ 11 8 079 4 103 96.9 854 465 83.7 99 42

565 Family clothing stores 61 ------------------------- 46 78 449 49 479 58.6 7 532 5 743 31.2 808 645

566 Shoe stores 123 ---------------------------------- 131 56 585 43 110 31.3 6 447 5 394 19.5 544 612 566 pt. Men’s shoe stores 13 -------------------------- 16 4 611 4 566 1.0 655 646 1.4 44 55 566 pt. Women’s shoe stores 17 ----------------------- 25 7 019 6 130 14.5 872 881 –1.0 79 110 566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores 9 ---------- 8 2 285 1 915 19.3 450 268 67.9 45 23 566 pt. Family shoe stores 67 -------------------------- 69 27 301 25 568 6.8 3 043 3 010 1.1 259 363 566 pt. Athletic footwear stores 17 ---------------------- 13 15 369 4 931 211.7 1 427 589 142.3 117 61

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 60 ------------- 49 33 573 13 655 145.9 3 629 1 431 153.6 402 192

564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 22 ------------ 17 16 459 7 156 130.0 1 421 639 122.4 200 103

569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 38 --- 32 17 114 6 499 163.3 2 208 792 178.8 202 89

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 389 ---------- 325 365 146 266 889 36.8 45 491 34 504 31.8 2 499 2 256

5712 Furniture stores 114 ------------------------------- 93 136 935 112 943 21.2 18 864 15 747 19.8 899 898

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores 120 ------------------------ 89 64 561 54 522 18.4 9 892 8 190 20.8 626 559 5713 Floor covering stores 52 ------------------------ 45 36 378 42 402 –14.2 5 562 6 485 –14.2 268 365 5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 6 -------- 4 3 069 1 312 133.9 308 120 156.7 25 18 5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 62 --------- 40 25 114 10 808 132.4 4 022 1 585 153.8 333 176

572 Household appliance stores 38 -------------------- 29 48 091 r40 255 19.5 4 900 r4 716 3.9 250 r231

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 117 ---- 114 115 559 82 364 40.3 11 835 8 442 40.2 724 626

5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 59 ------- 59 65 600 45 762 43.4 6 285 4 505 39.5 352 281

5734 Computer and software stores 17 ---------------- 12 18 575 r8 997 106.5 2 087 r1 196 74.5 92 r87

5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 28 ---------- 28 22 249 22 050 .9 2 024 1 817 11.4 205 201

5736 Musical instrument stores 13 -------------------- 15 9 135 9 401 –2.8 1 439 1 342 7.2 75 73

58 Eating and drinking places 1 --------------------- 279 1 023 634 246 438 610 44.6 169 201 111 575 51.6 20 081 17 261

5812 Eating places 1 --------------------------------- 170 915 605 760 413 284 46.6 163 607 106 802 53.2 19 303 16 462

5812 pt. Restaurants 489 -------------------------------- 413 274 859 198 149 38.7 82 862 56 890 45.7 9 411 8 098

5812 pt. Cafeterias 10 ---------------------------------- 11 4 747 r3 497 35.7 1 220 r821 48.6 137 r133

5812 pt. Refreshment places 500 ------------------------- 372 245 984 173 179 42.0 60 578 38 410 57.7 8 105 6 803

5812 pt. Other eating places 171 ------------------------- 119 80 170 37 041 116.4 18 947 10 364 82.8 1 650 1 371

5813 Drinking places 109 ------------------------------- 108 28 486 25 326 12.5 5 594 4 773 17.2 778 799

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Table 3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Establishments Sales Annual payroll

Paid employees for pay

period including March 12

1992 (number)1987 (number)1992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 (number)1987 (number)

591 Drug and proprietary stores 139 -------------------- 130 265 789 164 153 61.9 31 870 18 049 76.6 2 140 1 725

591 pt. Drug stores 129 ----------------------------------- 117 256 735 152 789 68.0 31 010 16 784 84.8 2 032 1 595

591 pt. Proprietary stores 10 ----------------------------- 13 9 054 11 364 –20.3 860 1 265 –32.0 108 130

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores 1 --------------------- 155 1 057 724 153 545 899 32.7 84 517 59 859 41.2 6 363 6 248

592 Liquor stores 264 --------------------------------- 277 140 623 108 327 29.8 11 691 9 033 29.4 1 232 1 203

593 Used merchandise stores 56 ---------------------- 34 12 556 6 437 95.1 2 796 981 185.0 290 109

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 431 ----------- 411 221 816 164 011 35.2 27 093 19 189 41.2 2 343 2 433

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 91 ------ 80 43 392 31 596 37.3 5 092 3 460 47.2 409 404

5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 24 ---------- 27 17 461 14 125 23.6 1 965 1 497 31.3 164 176

5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 67 --------- 53 25 931 17 471 48.4 3 127 1 963 59.3 245 228

5942 Book stores 47 -------------------------------- 41 23 765 14 005 69.7 2 583 1 506 71.5 274 211

5944 Jewelry stores 79 ------------------------------ 71 46 099 36 732 25.5 7 195 5 749 25.2 446 545

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 214 --- 219 108 560 81 678 32.9 12 223 8 474 44.2 1 214 1 273

5943 Stationery stores 5 -------------------------- 8 (D) 1 734 (D) (D) 216 (D) BB 25

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 41 --------------- 36 43 284 26 729 61.9 3 499 1 764 98.4 321 268

5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 11 ----- 23 11 222 14 779 –24.1 1 353 1 422 –4.9 95 117

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 125 ----------- 115 35 609 26 300 35.4 4 610 3 570 29.1 548 635

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 9 ---------- 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 23 - 32 12 655 (D) (D) 1 891 (D) (D) 187 CC

596 Nonstore retailers 71 ----------------------------- 47 76 661 48 194 59.1 10 037 7 145 40.5 568 555

5961 Catalog and mail-order houses 22 --------------- 15 38 329 24 064 59.3 2 368 2 152 10.0 169 172

5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 14 --- 13 22 446 17 638 27.3 4 750 3 555 33.6 214 211

5963 Direct selling establishments 35 ----------------- 19 15 886 r8 209 93.5 2 919 r1 646 77.3 185 r917

598 Fuel dealers 53 ---------------------------------- 55 173 901 152 997 13.7 13 856 11 391 21.6 546 750

5983 Fuel oil dealers 37 ----------------------------- 41 136 550 119 841 13.9 6 834 6 392 6.9 290 411

5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 15 -- 14 (D) 33 156 (D) (D) 4 999 (D) EE 339

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. 1 -------------------------- – (D) – (D) (D) – (D) AA –

5992 Florists 72 --------------------------------------- 70 17 904 13 580 31.8 4 690 3 210 46.1 424 395

5993 Tobacco stores and stands 15 -------------------- 6 7 350 (D) (D) 647 (D) (D) 69 BB

5994 News dealers and newsstands 17 ----------------- 18 6 254 5 619 11.3 912 614 48.5 101 115

5995 Optical goods stores 52 -------------------------- 49 15 338 9 699 58.1 3 529 2 353 50.0 216 168

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 124 --------------- 90 51 750 (D) (D) 9 266 (D) (D) 574 EE

5999 pt. Pet shops 22 ---------------------------------- 18 9 318 5 453 70.9 1 610 1 032 56.0 168 102

5999 pt. Art dealers 11 --------------------------------- 16 4 560 (D) (D) 611 (D) (D) 35 BB

5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 91 ------- 56 37 872 27 183 39.3 7 045 4 160 69.4 371 343

1Includes sales from catalog order desks.

2Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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Table 4. Summary Statistics for Counties and for Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More:

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

Geographic area

Kind-of-business groups

Building materials and

garden supplies stores

(SIC 52)

General merchandise

stores

(SIC 53)

Food stores

(SIC 54)

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number) Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000)

1 Delaware 4 -------------------------- 865 6 491 936 762 661 175 159 60 197 233 383 024 124 969 866 535 1 173 070

2 Kent County 796 ------------------------------- 1 065 566 121 883 28 188 10 360 47 104 398 25 236 445 86 144 466

3 Dover 456 ----------------------------------- 673 445 77 886 18 182 6 807 17 40 370 14 201 779 34 82 281

4 Milford (part) ó--------------------------- 55 80 424 8 407 1 920 771 2 (D) 3 (D) 5 (D)

5 Smyrna (part) ó -------------------------- 66 94 127 11 721 2 592 870 3 (D) 2 (D) 10 17 437

6 Balance of county 219 ------------------------ 217 570 23 869 5 494 1 912 25 (D) 6 (D) 37 (D)

7 New Castle County 2 ------------------------- 841 4 272 500 500 327 118 068 39 064 123 188 538 65 653 341 300 782 206

8 Elsmere 32 --------------------------------- 31 690 4 904 973 335 1 (D) 1 (D) 6 4 672

9 Middletown 47 ------------------------------ 48 910 6 818 1 676 449 4 2 893 1 (D) 8 15 453

10 Newark 316 ---------------------------------- 601 546 67 103 15 929 5 371 14 29 209 5 (D) 39 102 641

11 New Castle 109 ------------------------------ 174 195 15 940 3 789 1 315 5 4 786 5 (D) 15 19 030

12 Smyrna (part) ó -------------------------- – – – – – – – – – – –

13 Wilmington 536 ------------------------------- 632 013 72 990 17 833 5 341 13 10 290 6 25 079 55 73 598

14 Balance of county 1 ------------------------ 801 2 784 146 332 572 77 868 26 253 86 (D) 47 581 159 177 566 812

15 Sussex County 1 ----------------------------- 228 1 153 870 140 451 28 903 10 773 63 90 088 34 80 080 149 246 398

16 Georgetown 22 ------------------------------ 22 472 2 088 510 182 2 (D) – – 4 9 450

17 Laurel 38 ----------------------------------- 35 396 4 171 1 030 324 3 (D) 1 (D) 8 15 477

18 Milford (part) ó--------------------------- 47 100 688 10 628 2 507 694 – – 2 (D) 3 (D)

19 Seaford 125 --------------------------------- 186 681 19 412 4 472 1 762 3 3 897 5 28 578 9 37 317

20 Balance of county 996 ------------------------ 808 633 104 152 20 384 7 811 55 75 066 26 (D) 125 (D)

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1992

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

Kind-of-business groupsmCon.

Automotive dealers

(SIC 55 ex. 554)

Gasoline service stations

(SIC 554)

Apparel and accessory stores

(SIC 56)

Furniture and homefurnishings stores

(SIC 57)

Eating and drinking places

(SIC 58)

Drug and proprietary stores

(SIC 591)

Miscellaneous retail stores (SIC 59 ex. 591)

Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000) Number

Sales

($1,000)

247 1 242 664 287 429 539 477 304 439 389 365 146 1 279 634 246 139 265 789 1 155 724 153 1

58 214 501 52 74 824 70 34 048 53 36 658 195 92 291 22 38 814 188 89 121 2

35 122 830 20 29 956 56 31 594 36 28 458 121 63 070 14 26 820 109 46 287 3

2 (D) 6 8 624 4 692 7 (D) 13 6 752 3 (D) 10 4 321 4

7 27 270 4 (D) 5 1 084 3 (D) 19 8 872 2 (D) 11 4 041 5

14 (D) 22 (D) 5 678 7 6 310 42 13 597 3 (D) 58 34 472 6

120 815 068 158 248 232 271 190 426 240 268 192 778 413 272 86 (D) 700 (D) 7

1 (D) 2 (D) – – 1 (D) 11 6 350 – – 9 3 420 8

1 (D) 5 9 595 1 (D) 3 (D) 10 4 616 1 (D) 13 (D) 9

14 201 904 19 29 172 24 16 332 17 15 125 87 80 734 12 29 105 85 (D) 10

6 55 540 8 12 746 4 742 11 8 947 30 16 448 6 13 771 19 (D) 11

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12

23 161 270 24 25 703 42 16 963 32 34 557 177 67 184 20 39 795 144 177 574 13

75 (D) 100 (D) 200 (D) 176 206 588 463 237 940 47 (D) 430 244 616 14

69 213 095 77 106 483 136 79 965 96 60 296 306 128 683 31 (D) 267 (D) 15

– – 1 (D) 2 (D) 1 (D) 6 2 405 1 (D) 5 719 16

5 3 192 3 1 662 1 (D) 1 (D) 5 1 365 1 (D) 10 (D) 17

7 (D) 6 8 160 6 5 913 3 (D) 9 3 225 2 (D) 9 4 194 18

11 49 128 11 20 680 14 11 375 7 3 380 31 16 334 6 8 246 28 7 746 19

46 (D) 56 (D) 113 62 304 84 55 421 255 105 354 21 27 297 215 91 388 20

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Table 5. Summary Statistics for Places With 350 Establishments or More: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

DOVER

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 456 673 445 77 886 18 182 6 807

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 17 -------------------------------------- 40 370 4 308 1 049 228

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 8 ------------------------------------------------ 28 046 2 670 667 149

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 (D) (D) (D) AA

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 3 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 4 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 14 201 779 18 068 4 164 1 438

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 8 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) GG

533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 2 698 412 101 47

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 3 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 82 281 7 998 1 966 607

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 77 920 7 249 1 780 511

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) BB

546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 (D) (D) (D) BB

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 (D) (D) (D) BB

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 35 122 830 11 558 2 542 517

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 10 99 512 8 316 1 925 354

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 5 292 593 85 28

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 12 11 722 2 166 416 107

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers -------------------------------------------------- 4 6 304 483 116 28

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 20 29 956 1 342 349 143

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 56 31 594 3 768 815 425

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 9 -------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 19 ---------------------------------------------- 12 788 1 576 311 192

562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 17 (D) (D) (D) CC

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 2 ----------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) BB

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 (D) (D) (D) BB

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores ------------------------------------------------ 3 (D) (D) (D) AA

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 36 ---------------------------------------------- 28 458 3 661 872 243

5712 Furniture stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 10 681 1 749 430 100

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 9 (D) (D) (D) BB

572 Household appliance stores ------------------------------------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) BB

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 14 --------------------------------------- 11 071 910 210 77

58 Eating and drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 121 63 070 16 802 3 919 2 331

5812 Eating places -------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 60 367 16 217 3 789 2 173

5812 pt. Restaurants -------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 26 918 8 188 1 910 1 035

5812 pt. Cafeterias --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) BB

5812 pt. Refreshment places ------------------------------------------------------------ 48 (D) (D) (D) FF

5812 pt. Other eating places ------------------------------------------------------------- 15 (D) (D) (D) CC

5813 Drinking places ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 2 703 585 130 158

591 Drug and proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 14 26 820 2 956 683 229

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores --------------------------------------------------------- 109 46 287 7 425 1 823 646

592 Liquor stores --------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 6 129 608 138 73

593 Used merchandise stores --------------------------------------------------------- 4 1 206 353 78 36

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 45 ---------------------------------------------- 18 005 2 490 605 262

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 4 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) AA

5942 Book stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) BB

5944 Jewelry stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 (D) (D) (D) BB

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 23 --------------------------------------- 9 299 1 268 299 151

596 Nonstore retailers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5 (D) (D) (D) BB

598 Fuel dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 6 959 873 251 46

5992 Florists -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 (D) (D) (D) BB

5993 Tobacco stores and stands -------------------------------------------------------- – – – – –

5994 News dealers and newsstands ----------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA

5995 Optical goods stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 2 575 664 147 35

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------- 19 (D) (D) (D) BB

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Table 5. Summary Statistics for Places With 350 Establishments or More: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

WILMINGTON

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 536 632 013 72 990 17 833 5 341

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 13 -------------------------------------- 10 290 1 416 345 79

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 11 ------------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 (D) (D) (D) AA

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores – ------------------------------------- – – – –

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 1 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 6 25 079 3 447 941 290

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) CC

533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) BB

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 1 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) AA

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 73 598 8 285 1 934 546

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 68 088 7 383 1 703 458

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 7 2 329 242 62 23

546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 1 534 330 86 36

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 1 647 330 83 29

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 23 161 270 14 210 3 569 530

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 8 154 808 13 374 3 389 483

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) AA

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 11 3 560 524 112 32

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers -------------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) AA

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 24 25 703 1 809 459 152

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 42 16 963 2 414 495 193

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 3 -------------------------------------- 2 436 534 131 26

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 13 ---------------------------------------------- 5 852 884 163 72

562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) BB

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 3 ----------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 2 028 327 76 33

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 5 538 529 95 41

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores ------------------------------------------------ 4 1 109 140 30 21

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 32 ---------------------------------------------- 34 557 3 783 868 194

5712 Furniture stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 9 6 989 1 108 271 74

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 10 3 992 653 141 37

572 Household appliance stores ------------------------------------------------------- 6 (D) (D) (D) BB

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 7 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

58 Eating and drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 177 67 184 18 919 4 637 2 188

5812 Eating places -------------------------------------------------------------------- 151 61 557 17 766 4 350 2 035

5812 pt. Restaurants -------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 31 538 9 339 2 338 1 130

5812 pt. Cafeterias --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 1 154 328 62 18

5812 pt. Refreshment places ------------------------------------------------------------ 55 15 240 3 893 883 552

5812 pt. Other eating places ------------------------------------------------------------- 33 13 625 4 206 1 067 335

5813 Drinking places ------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 5 627 1 153 287 153

591 Drug and proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 20 39 795 4 923 1 235 320

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores --------------------------------------------------------- 144 177 574 13 784 3 350 849

592 Liquor stores --------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 26 906 1 752 391 159

593 Used merchandise stores --------------------------------------------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) BB

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 44 ---------------------------------------------- 27 313 3 793 925 243 5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 6 ------------------------------------------ 4 897 595 127 41

5942 Book stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 2 950 313 72 33

5944 Jewelry stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 14 11 504 1 647 423 85

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 18 --------------------------------------- 7 962 1 238 303 84

596 Nonstore retailers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7 9 637 2 404 546 115

598 Fuel dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 (D) (D) (D) CC

5992 Florists -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 2 973 798 195 62 5993 Tobacco stores and stands -------------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA 5994 News dealers and newsstands ----------------------------------------------------- 4 (D) (D) (D) BB

5995 Optical goods stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) BB

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) BB

1Includes sales from catalog order desks.

2Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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Table 6. Summary Statistics for Counties With 350 Establishments or More: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

KENT COUNTY

 (Coextensive with Dover, DE MSA; see table 7.)

NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 2 841 4 272 500 500 327 118 068 39 064

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 123 -------------------------------------- 188 538 23 812 5 356 1 314

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 64 ------------------------------------------------ 150 311 17 159 3 968 852 521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 49 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) FF

523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 15 ------------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 26 19 263 3 566 835 285

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 31 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 2 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 65 653 341 68 174 15 602 5 550

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 26 493 294 (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 26 486 086 56 800 13 058 4 526 533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 (D) (D) (D) EE

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 15 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) FF

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 300 782 206 84 510 20 296 5 769

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 202 729 025 75 522 18 226 4 925

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 22 18 310 2 420 591 204

546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 (D) (D) (D) EE

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 33 (D) (D) (D) CC

543 Fruit and vegetable markets ----------------------------------------------------- 7 8 351 830 125 53 544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 7 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

545 Dairy products stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA 549 Miscellaneous food stores ------------------------------------------------------- 17 7 664 946 228 85

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 120 815 068 71 343 16 528 2 677

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 37 725 979 58 016 13 501 2 032

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 (D) (D) (D) BB

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 52 50 848 8 523 1 820 415 553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores 52 ------------------------------------------ 50 848 8 523 1 820 415 553 pt. Home and auto supply stores ---------------------------------------------------- – – – – –

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers -------------------------------------------------- 17 (D) (D) (D) CC

555 Boat dealers ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) BB

556 Recreational vehicle dealers ----------------------------------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) BB

557 Motorcycle dealers ------------------------------------------------------------- 4 (D) (D) (D) BB

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 158 248 232 13 741 3 435 1 144

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 271 190 426 20 117 4 645 2 230

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 28 -------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 102 ---------------------------------------------- 71 551 7 312 1 635 968 562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 89 (D) (D) (D) FF

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 13 ----------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 27 40 044 3 426 789 377

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 (D) (D) (D) EE

566 pt. Men’s shoe stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 11 (D) (D) (D) BB

566 pt. Women’s shoe stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 15 (D) (D) (D) BB

566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores 8 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

566 pt. Family shoe stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 32 (D) (D) (D) CC

566 pt. Athletic footwear stores --------------------------------------------------------- 13 (D) (D) (D) BB

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 35 ------------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE

564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 17 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 18 -------------------------------------- 9 175 1 294 273 127

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 240 ---------------------------------------------- 268 192 31 243 7 281 1 675

5712 Furniture stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 68 91 586 11 117 2 512 540

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 71 44 650 6 880 1 679 407 5713 Floor covering stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 29 (D) (D) (D) CC

5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 5 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 37 -------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

572 Household appliance stores ------------------------------------------------------- 22 35 836 3 434 837 155

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 79 --------------------------------------- 96 120 9 812 2 253 573

5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 39 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE

5734 Computer and software stores --------------------------------------------------- 14 17 894 1 996 441 84

5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 18 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

5736 Musical instrument stores ------------------------------------------------------- 8 5 966 940 238 49

58 Eating and drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 778 413 272 107 474 25 674 12 857

5812 Eating places -------------------------------------------------------------------- 706 395 087 103 774 24 734 12 344

5812 pt. Restaurants -------------------------------------------------------------------- 263 172 088 50 464 12 434 5 871

5812 pt. Cafeterias --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 2 316 525 117 40

5812 pt. Refreshment places ------------------------------------------------------------ 307 (D) (D) (D) II

5812 pt. Other eating places ------------------------------------------------------------- 129 (D) (D) (D) GG

5813 Drinking places ------------------------------------------------------------------- 72 18 185 3 700 940 513

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Summary Statistics for Counties With 350 Establishments or More: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

NEW CASTLE COUNTYmCon.

591 Drug and proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 86 (D) (D) (D) GG

591 pt. Drug stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 77 (D) (D) (D) GG

591 pt. Proprietary stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 (D) (D) (D) BB

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores --------------------------------------------------------- 700 (D) (D) (D) HH

592 Liquor stores --------------------------------------------------------------------- 160 96 895 7 727 1 908 817

593 Used merchandise stores --------------------------------------------------------- 25 (D) (D) (D) CC

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 265 ---------------------------------------------- 173 504 20 881 4 880 1 754

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 58 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE

5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 16 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 42 -------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

5942 Book stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 18 303 1 952 473 201 5944 Jewelry stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 52 (D) (D) (D) EE

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 123 --------------------------------------- 84 809 9 271 2 071 889

5943 Stationery stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 5 (D) (D) (D) BB

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops -------------------------------------------------- 24 (D) (D) (D) EE

5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 9 ---------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 69 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 3 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 13 ------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) CC

596 Nonstore retailers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 45 50 841 6 781 1 634 387

5961 Catalog and mail-order houses --------------------------------------------------- 13 (D) (D) (D) BB

5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 9 -------------------------------------- 16 380 3 908 925 177

5963 Direct selling establishments ----------------------------------------------------- 23 (D) (D) (D) CC

598 Fuel dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 130 893 7 818 1 996 284 5983 Fuel oil dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 22 (D) (D) (D) CC

5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 6 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) AA

5992 Florists -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 12 089 3 177 793 270

5993 Tobacco stores and stands -------------------------------------------------------- 14 (D) (D) (D) BB

5994 News dealers and newsstands ----------------------------------------------------- 13 (D) (D) (D) BB

5995 Optical goods stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 35 11 312 2 689 658 155

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------- 72 (D) (D) (D) EE

5999 pt. Pet shops --------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 (D) (D) (D) CC

5999 pt. Art dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 2 610 278 63 17

5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 51 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

SUSSEX COUNTY

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 228 1 153 870 140 451 28 903 10 773

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 63 -------------------------------------- 90 088 9 455 2 099 500

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 29 ------------------------------------------------ 68 505 6 998 1 606 349

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 17 7 223 1 060 231 87

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 5 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 12 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 34 80 080 7 425 1 715 807

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 7 (D) (D) (D) EE

533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 (D) (D) (D) CC

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 15 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) CC

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 149 246 398 23 924 5 218 1 744

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 105 233 680 21 694 4 883 1 542 542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 11 4 443 476 69 38 546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) BB

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 23 (D) (D) (D) BB

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 69 213 095 19 480 4 159 822

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 14 160 676 11 818 2 712 447

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 18 (D) (D) (D) CC

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 24 16 455 2 794 430 127

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers -------------------------------------------------- 13 (D) (D) (D) CC

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 77 106 483 6 574 1 569 517

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 136 79 965 8 710 1 847 835

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 14 -------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 55 ---------------------------------------------- 20 224 2 240 427 246

562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 51 (D) (D) (D) CC

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 4 ----------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 25 29 940 3 394 804 347

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 (D) (D) (D) BB

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 19 ------------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 96 ---------------------------------------------- 60 296 9 141 2 016 508

5712 Furniture stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 29 955 5 243 1 164 222

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 37 14 262 2 116 422 162

572 Household appliance stores ------------------------------------------------------- 11 10 007 1 154 291 69 573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 18 --------------------------------------- 6 072 628 139 55

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 6. Summary Statistics for Counties With 350 Establishments or More: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

SUSSEX COUNTYmCon.

58 Eating and drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 306 128 683 36 677 6 147 3 724

5812 Eating places -------------------------------------------------------------------- 287 122 931 35 699 6 023 3 653

5812 pt. Restaurants -------------------------------------------------------------------- 142 63 880 20 230 3 171 2 009

5812 pt. Cafeterias --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) BB

5812 pt. Refreshment places ------------------------------------------------------------ 117 (D) (D) (D) GG

5812 pt. Other eating places ------------------------------------------------------------- 26 (D) (D) (D) BB

5813 Drinking places ------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 5 752 978 124 71

591 Drug and proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 31 (D) (D) (D) EE

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores --------------------------------------------------------- 267 (D) (D) (D) GG

592 Liquor stores --------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 28 058 2 474 547 238 593 Used merchandise stores --------------------------------------------------------- 20 (D) (D) (D) BB

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 107 ---------------------------------------------- 25 877 3 251 591 280

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 24 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB

5942 Book stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 1 406 215 46 20

5944 Jewelry stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 15 (D) (D) (D) BB

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 64 --------------------------------------- 13 686 1 568 269 156

596 Nonstore retailers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 14 8 088 1 235 290 84

598 Fuel dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 28 524 4 036 998 160

5992 Florists -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 2 334 478 106 56 5993 Tobacco stores and stands -------------------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) AA 5994 News dealers and newsstands ----------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA

5995 Optical goods stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 7 1 451 176 54 26 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------- 28 (D) (D) (D) BB

1Includes sales from catalog order desks.

2Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

Table 7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For definitions of metropolitan areas (CMSA’s, MSA’s, and PMSA’s), see appendix D]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

DOVER, DE MSA

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 796 1 065 566 121 883 28 188 10 360

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 47 -------------------------------------- 104 398 12 516 2 866 612

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 19 ------------------------------------------------ 56 943 6 518 1 501 322

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 2 540 481 122 45

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 9 ------------------------------------- 11 474 1 546 364 77

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 13 ----------------------------------------------- 33 441 3 971 879 168

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 25 236 445 21 389 4 892 1 726

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 11 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 11 (D) (D) (D) GG

533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) CC

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 4 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 86 144 466 14 786 3 590 1 216

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 137 436 13 616 3 306 1 066

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 4 3 559 214 49 31

546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 2 269 778 188 87

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 1 202 178 47 32

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 58 214 501 17 901 4 020 839

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 17 174 999 13 457 3 112 592

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 18 15 462 1 138 217 59

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 15 12 395 2 324 450 115

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers -------------------------------------------------- 8 11 645 982 241 73

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 52 74 824 3 633 907 353

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 70 34 048 4 092 897 459

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 11 -------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 23 ---------------------------------------------- 13 492 1 642 330 207 562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 20 (D) (D) (D) CC

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 3 ----------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 9 8 465 712 169 84

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 8 084 1 089 240 98 564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores ------------------------------------------------ 6 (D) (D) (D) BB

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For definitions of metropolitan areas (CMSA’s, MSA’s, and PMSA’s), see appendix D]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

DOVER, DE MSAmCon.

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 53 ---------------------------------------------- 36 658 5 107 1 202 316

5712 Furniture stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 15 394 2 504 587 137

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 12 5 649 896 201 57

572 Household appliance stores ------------------------------------------------------- 5 2 248 312 81 26

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 20 --------------------------------------- 13 367 1 395 333 96

58 Eating and drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 195 92 291 25 050 5 754 3 500

5812 Eating places -------------------------------------------------------------------- 177 87 742 24 134 5 552 3 306

5812 pt. Restaurants -------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 38 891 12 168 2 759 1 531

5812 pt. Cafeterias --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) BB

5812 pt. Refreshment places ------------------------------------------------------------ 76 41 587 9 987 2 360 1 538

5812 pt. Other eating places ------------------------------------------------------------- 16 (D) (D) (D) CC

5813 Drinking places ------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 4 549 916 202 194

591 Drug and proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 22 38 814 4 463 1 023 323

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores --------------------------------------------------------- 188 89 121 12 946 3 037 1 016

592 Liquor stores --------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 15 670 1 490 346 177

593 Used merchandise stores --------------------------------------------------------- 11 2 167 626 143 62

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 59 ---------------------------------------------- 22 435 2 961 732 309

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 9 ------------------------------------------ 2 840 251 66 17

5942 Book stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 4 056 416 107 53

5944 Jewelry stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 12 5 474 910 228 70

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 27 --------------------------------------- 10 065 1 384 331 169

596 Nonstore retailers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 12 17 732 2 021 469 97 598 Fuel dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 14 484 2 002 535 102

5992 Florists -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 3 481 1 035 255 98

5993 Tobacco stores and stands -------------------------------------------------------- – – – – –

5994 News dealers and newsstands ----------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA

5995 Optical goods stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 10 2 575 664 147 35

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------- 24 (D) (D) (D) CC

PHILADELPHIA–WILMINGTON–ATLANTIC CITY, PA–NJ–DE–MD CMSA

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 35 113 46 632 771 5 599 802 1 300 625 417 777

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 1 -------------------------------------- 377 1 842 218 244 708 55 982 12 956

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 747 ------------------------------------------------ 1 447 541 176 349 41 678 8 652

521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 488 --------------------------------------- 1 291 424 157 296 37 071 7 611

523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 259 ------------------------------------------------ 156 117 19 053 4 607 1 041

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 363 (D) (D) (D) GG

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 252 ------------------------------------- 205 271 36 230 6 906 2 133 527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 15 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 768 5 224 552 576 254 135 530 49 646

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 231 4 209 219 (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 231 4 105 746 481 727 113 846 41 043 531 pt. Conventional 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 53 (D) (D) (D) JJ

531 pt. Discount or mass merchandising 1 ------------------------------------------------ 147 (D) (D) (D) JJ

531 pt. National chain 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 31 (D) (D) (D) II

533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 319 289 311 38 942 8 762 3 611

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 218 ------------------------------------------ 829 495 55 585 12 922 4 992

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 433 9 129 180 987 587 234 804 69 832

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 849 8 459 857 886 288 211 751 60 194

541 pt. Supermarkets and other general-line grocery stores 1 -------------------------------- 400 7 309 576 759 572 184 983 46 273

541 pt. Convenience food stores -------------------------------------------------------- 1 030 947 709 105 671 21 592 11 531

541 pt. Convenience food/gasoline stores 113 ----------------------------------------------- 106 004 7 078 1 797 803

541 pt. Delicatessens ------------------------------------------------------------------ 306 96 568 13 967 3 379 1 587

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 338 245 182 26 129 6 274 2 013

546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 559 166 340 42 085 9 987 4 598 546 pt. Retail bakeries mbaking and selling 511 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) HH

546 pt. Retail bakeries mselling only ----------------------------------------------------- 48 (D) (D) (D) EE

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 687 257 801 33 085 6 792 3 027

543 Fruit and vegetable markets ----------------------------------------------------- 145 (D) (D) (D) FF

544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 195 --------------------------------------------- 44 501 8 152 1 582 922

545 Dairy products stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 78 (D) (D) (D) EE 549 Miscellaneous food stores ------------------------------------------------------- 269 (D) (D) (D) GG

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For definitions of metropolitan areas (CMSA’s, MSA’s, and PMSA’s), see appendix D]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

PHILADELPHIA–WILMINGTON–ATLANTIC CITY, PA–NJ–DE–MD CMSAm Con.

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 523 9 211 092 758 417 172 647 27 028

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 535 8 232 880 628 126 143 276 20 467

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 256 249 664 18 837 4 404 870

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 576 486 241 86 322 19 776 4 608

553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores 568 ------------------------------------------ 479 563 85 316 19 524 4 539

553 pt. Home and auto supply stores ---------------------------------------------------- 8 6 678 1 006 252 69

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers 156 -------------------------------------------------- 242 307 25 132 5 191 1 083 555 Boat dealers ------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 (D) (D) (D) EE 556 Recreational vehicle dealers ----------------------------------------------------- 32 73 152 7 355 1 513 273 557 Motorcycle dealers ------------------------------------------------------------- 49 (D) (D) (D) EE

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------- 6 (D) (D) (D) AA

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 994 2 616 213 152 984 37 676 12 227

554 pt. Gasoline/convenience food stores 206 ------------------------------------------------- 348 379 16 316 3 959 1 648

554 pt. Other gasoline service stations and truck stops 1 -------------------------------------- 788 2 267 834 136 668 33 717 10 579

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 3 795 2 817 889 323 555 74 454 30 180

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 442 -------------------------------------- 333 726 49 490 11 263 3 075

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 1 ---------------------------------------------- 511 1 020 413 118 885 28 238 12 943

562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 1 256 (D) (D) (D) JJ

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 255 ----------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) GG

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 387 715 167 63 371 13 899 6 278

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 048 524 818 63 104 14 702 5 066

566 pt. Men’s shoe stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 116 49 151 7 347 1 786 464

566 pt. Women’s shoe stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 203 (D) (D) (D) FF

566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores 59 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE

566 pt. Family shoe stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 505 240 227 28 257 6 461 2 306

566 pt. Athletic footwear stores --------------------------------------------------------- 165 127 776 12 238 2 954 1 052

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 407 ------------------------------------------------ 223 765 28 705 6 352 2 818

564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 189 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) GG

569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 218 -------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) GG

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 2 ---------------------------------------------- 418 2 243 295 268 815 64 213 15 447

5712 Furniture stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 700 (D) (D) (D) HH

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 726 452 762 64 703 15 584 4 089

5713 Floor covering stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 274 229 673 32 014 7 565 1 450

5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 73 ------------------------------------------- 31 114 3 954 915 355

5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 379 -------------------------------------------- 191 975 28 735 7 104 2 284

572 Household appliance stores ------------------------------------------------------- 227 (D) (D) (D) GG

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 765 --------------------------------------- 826 795 81 496 18 851 5 064 5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 360 ------------------------------------------ 428 818 43 650 9 917 2 358 5734 Computer and software stores --------------------------------------------------- 126 184 338 15 073 3 375 759 5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 209 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) GG 5736 Musical instrument stores ------------------------------------------------------- 70 (D) (D) (D) EE

58 Eating and drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 10 132 4 397 246 1 161 827 268 417 133 134

5812 Eating places -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 317 4 035 910 1 092 628 252 565 125 454 5812 pt. Restaurants -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 647 2 034 908 602 933 139 556 67 207 5812 pt. Cafeterias --------------------------------------------------------------------- 88 33 102 9 469 2 175 996 5812 pt. Refreshment places ------------------------------------------------------------ 3 424 1 411 415 329 000 75 373 43 696 5812 pt. Other eating places ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 158 556 485 151 226 35 461 13 555

5813 Drinking places ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 815 361 336 69 199 15 852 7 680

591 Drug and proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 1 388 2 231 676 240 830 56 188 16 151

591 pt. Drug stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 297 2 157 193 233 740 54 526 15 415 591 pt. Proprietary stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 91 74 483 7 090 1 662 736

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores --------------------------------------------------------- 7 285 6 919 410 884 825 200 714 51 176

592 Liquor stores --------------------------------------------------------------------- 921 945 944 73 649 17 856 4 962 593 Used merchandise stores --------------------------------------------------------- 286 89 176 16 980 3 983 1 534

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 3 ---------------------------------------------- 107 1 738 903 220 878 51 294 19 057 5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 478 ------------------------------------------ 326 237 39 325 9 146 3 091 5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 169 --------------------------------------------- 171 091 19 118 4 515 1 623 5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 309 -------------------------------------------- 155 146 20 207 4 631 1 468

5942 Book stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 331 193 473 22 674 5 302 2 129

5944 Jewelry stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 705 338 846 54 220 13 164 3 392

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 1 --------------------------------------- 593 880 347 104 659 23 682 10 445

5943 Stationery stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 97 (D) (D) (D) FF

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops -------------------------------------------------- 254 378 185 32 562 7 038 3 086

5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 111 ---------------------------------------- 60 282 8 244 1 949 577

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 925 ----------------------------------------------- 301 709 41 978 9 366 4 740

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 59 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 147 ------------------------------------ 72 143 10 671 2 540 1 172

596 Nonstore retailers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 552 2 702 247 331 353 69 539 12 363

5961 Catalog and mail-order houses --------------------------------------------------- 130 2 318 621 246 007 48 458 7 488

5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 132 -------------------------------------- 195 707 46 500 11 933 2 599 5963 Direct selling establishments ----------------------------------------------------- 290 187 919 38 846 9 148 2 276

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Table 7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For definitions of metropolitan areas (CMSA’s, MSA’s, and PMSA’s), see appendix D]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

PHILADELPHIA–WILMINGTON–ATLANTIC CITY, PA–NJ–DE–MD CMSAm Con.

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores mCon. 598 Fuel dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 370 726 374 99 737 24 836 3 710 5983 Fuel oil dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 314 660 004 86 813 21 749 3 289 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 49 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------------- 7 (D) (D) (D) AA

5992 Florists -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 594 147 460 34 058 8 289 2 902

5993 Tobacco stores and stands -------------------------------------------------------- 51 (D) (D) (D) CC

5994 News dealers and newsstands ----------------------------------------------------- 122 (D) (D) (D) EE

5995 Optical goods stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 399 133 629 30 958 7 687 1 641

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------- 883 (D) (D) (D) HH

5999 pt. Pet shops --------------------------------------------------------------------- 174 77 519 11 523 2 724 1 191

5999 pt. Art dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 91 32 989 6 160 1 390 314

5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 618 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) HH

Atlantic–Cape May, NJ PMSA

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 158 3 012 861 400 823 81 636 27 231

(See appropriate State for SIC detail.)

Philadelphia, PA–NJ PMSA

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 27 948 37 902 620 4 538 227 1 064 193 339 136

(See appropriate State for SIC detail.)

Vineland–Millville–Bridgeton, NJ PMSA

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 782 937 469 107 689 24 627 7 957

(See appropriate State for SIC detail.)

Wilmington–Newark, DE–MD PMSA

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 3 225 4 779 821 553 063 130 169 43 453

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 143 -------------------------------------- 219 910 28 374 6 454 1 535

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 74 ------------------------------------------------ 176 116 20 992 4 909 1 026

521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 57 --------------------------------------- 164 379 19 296 4 501 942

523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 17 ------------------------------------------------ 11 737 1 696 408 84

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 21 540 3 864 912 314 526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 34 ------------------------------------- 17 166 3 130 562 179 527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 5 ----------------------------------------------- 5 088 388 71 16

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 76 679 087 70 754 16 197 5 831

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 29 515 132 (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 29 506 995 58 929 13 550 4 748 533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 30 756 3 965 928 422 539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 17 ------------------------------------------ 141 336 7 860 1 719 661

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 351 871 891 92 922 22 355 6 415

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 250 818 120 83 789 20 250 5 547 542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 22 18 310 2 420 591 204 546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 16 949 4 412 1 041 475

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 34 18 512 2 301 473 189 543 Fruit and vegetable markets ----------------------------------------------------- 7 8 351 830 125 53 544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 8 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

545 Dairy products stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA 549 Miscellaneous food stores ------------------------------------------------------- 17 7 664 946 228 85

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 150 922 576 78 578 18 102 3 001

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 45 802 757 62 566 14 500 2 207

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 18 15 622 2 080 635 79

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 58 55 082 9 289 1 999 470

553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores 56 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE

553 pt. Home and auto supply stores ---------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) BB

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers -------------------------------------------------- 29 49 115 4 643 968 245

555 Boat dealers ------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 30 746 2 567 583 141

556 Recreational vehicle dealers ----------------------------------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) BB

557 Motorcycle dealers ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 8 870 1 074 190 60

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) AA

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 190 328 322 19 326 4 754 1 533

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Table 7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992 mCon.

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For definitions of metropolitan areas (CMSA’s, MSA’s, and PMSA’s), see appendix D]

SIC code Geographic area and kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

PHILADELPHIA–WILMINGTON–ATLANTIC CITY, PA–NJ–DE–MD CMSAm Con.

Wilmington–Newark, DE–MD PMSAmCon.

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 303 219 969 22 881 5 324 2 550

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 31 -------------------------------------- 20 161 2 694 695 237

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 115 ---------------------------------------------- 82 494 8 537 1 939 1 089 562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 100 74 372 7 679 1 749 991 563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 15 ----------------------------------------- 8 122 858 190 98

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 34 48 445 4 160 967 485

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 87 43 969 4 766 1 104 415

566 pt. Men’s shoe stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 11 (D) (D) (D) BB

566 pt. Women’s shoe stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 15 (D) (D) (D) BB

566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores 8 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

566 pt. Family shoe stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 38 17 098 1 728 413 155

566 pt. Athletic footwear stores --------------------------------------------------------- 15 15 069 1 311 283 113

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 36 ------------------------------------------------ 24 900 2 724 619 324 564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 18 ----------------------------------------------- 15 725 1 430 346 197 569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 18 -------------------------------------- 9 175 1 294 273 127

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 257 ---------------------------------------------- 276 186 32 315 7 549 1 751

5712 Furniture stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 71 93 918 11 459 2 602 560

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 79 48 530 7 417 1 804 443 5713 Floor covering stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 31 28 354 4 243 1 031 186 5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 6 ------------------------------------------- 3 252 320 72 26 5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 42 -------------------------------------------- 16 924 2 854 701 231

572 Household appliance stores ------------------------------------------------------- 25 36 509 3 513 857 161

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 82 --------------------------------------- 97 229 9 926 2 286 587

5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 41 ------------------------------------------ 55 339 5 294 1 177 284

5734 Computer and software stores --------------------------------------------------- 14 17 894 1 996 441 84

5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 19 --------------------------------------------- 18 030 1 696 430 170

5736 Musical instrument stores ------------------------------------------------------- 8 5 966 940 238 49

58 Eating and drinking places --------------------------------------------------------- 871 462 904 119 624 28 259 14 259

5812 Eating places -------------------------------------------------------------------- 790 442 286 115 590 27 230 13 683

5812 pt. Restaurants -------------------------------------------------------------------- 300 188 812 55 316 13 422 6 396

5812 pt. Cafeterias --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 2 316 525 117 40

5812 pt. Refreshment places ------------------------------------------------------------ 344 171 856 41 360 9 740 5 662

5812 pt. Other eating places ------------------------------------------------------------- 139 79 302 18 389 3 951 1 585

5813 Drinking places ------------------------------------------------------------------- 81 20 618 4 034 1 029 576

591 Drug and proprietary stores ------------------------------------------------------- 95 200 326 24 090 5 846 1 647

591 pt. Drug stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 86 (D) (D) (D) GG

591 pt. Proprietary stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 9 (D) (D) (D) BB

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores --------------------------------------------------------- 789 598 650 64 199 15 329 4 931

592 Liquor stores --------------------------------------------------------------------- 187 138 655 10 799 2 667 1 136

593 Used merchandise stores --------------------------------------------------------- 28 8 523 1 516 368 179

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 289 ---------------------------------------------- 181 304 22 126 5 127 1 854 5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 61 ------------------------------------------ 35 426 4 195 978 337 5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 17 --------------------------------------------- 15 450 1 677 413 140 5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 44 -------------------------------------------- 19 976 2 518 565 197

5942 Book stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 18 303 1 952 473 201

5944 Jewelry stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 54 37 333 5 917 1 422 341

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 142 --------------------------------------- 90 242 10 062 2 254 975

5943 Stationery stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 6 (D) (D) (D) BB

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops -------------------------------------------------- 27 39 228 3 091 660 269

5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 9 ---------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 79 ----------------------------------------------- 26 069 3 503 779 428

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 6 --------------------------------------------- 3 247 516 121 37

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 15 ------------------------------------ 9 997 1 490 350 141

596 Nonstore retailers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 54 57 863 7 406 1 760 432 5961 Catalog and mail-order houses --------------------------------------------------- 18 31 132 1 717 393 121 5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 9 -------------------------------------- 16 380 3 908 925 177 5963 Direct selling establishments ----------------------------------------------------- 27 10 351 1 781 442 134

598 Fuel dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 138 181 8 679 2 201 315

5983 Fuel oil dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 25 124 446 5 485 1 416 229

5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 9 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) AA

5992 Florists -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 13 823 3 495 868 313 5993 Tobacco stores and stands -------------------------------------------------------- 14 (D) (D) (D) BB 5994 News dealers and newsstands ----------------------------------------------------- 15 5 534 792 190 87 5995 Optical goods stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 35 11 312 2 689 658 155

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------- 81 (D) (D) (D) EE

5999 pt. Pet shops --------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 9 152 1 520 392 161 5999 pt. Art dealers --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 2 610 278 63 17 5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 56 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

1Includes sales from catalog order desks.

2Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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Table 8. Summary Statistics for the Area Outside Metropolitan Areas: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For definitions of metropolitan areas (CMSA’s, MSA’s, and PMSA’s), see appendix D]

SIC code Kind of business

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Retail trade ------------------------------------------------------- 1 228 1 153 870 140 451 28 903 10 773

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 63 ------------------------------ 90 088 9 455 2 099 500

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 29 ---------------------------------------- 68 505 6 998 1 606 349 525 Hardware stores --------------------------------------------------------- 17 7 223 1 060 231 87 526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 5 ----------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 12 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

53 General merchandise stores 34 ----------------------------------------------- 80 080 7 425 1 715 807

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2----------------------------------- 7 (D) (NA) (NA) (NA)

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1------------------------------------ 7 (D) (D) (D) EE

533 Variety stores ------------------------------------------------------------ 12 (D) (D) (D) CC

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 15 ---------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC

54 Food stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 149 246 398 23 924 5 218 1 744

541 Grocery stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 105 233 680 21 694 4 883 1 542 542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets 11 ------------------------------------------- 4 443 476 69 38 546 Retail bakeries ----------------------------------------------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) BB

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores -------------------------------------------------------- 23 (D) (D) (D) BB

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers ------------------------------------------------------- 69 213 095 19 480 4 159 822

551 New and used car dealers ------------------------------------------------ 14 160 676 11 818 2 712 447 552 Used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 18 (D) (D) (D) CC

553 Auto and home supply stores 24 --------------------------------------------- 16 455 2 794 430 127 555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers 13 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) CC

554 Gasoline service stations -------------------------------------------------- 77 106 483 6 574 1 569 517

56 Apparel and accessory stores 136 --------------------------------------------- 79 965 8 710 1 847 835

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 14 ----------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 55 ------------------------------------- 20 224 2 240 427 246 562 Women’s clothing stores ------------------------------------------------ 51 (D) (D) (D) CC

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 4 --------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

565 Family clothing stores ---------------------------------------------------- 25 29 940 3 394 804 347 566 Shoe stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 23 (D) (D) (D) BB

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 19 ---------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 96 ------------------------------------- 60 296 9 141 2 016 508

5712 Furniture stores ---------------------------------------------------------- 30 29 955 5 243 1 164 222

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores --------------------------------------------------- 37 14 262 2 116 422 162

572 Household appliance stores 11 ----------------------------------------------- 10 007 1 154 291 69

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 18 ------------------------------- 6 072 628 139 55

58 Eating and drinking places 306 ------------------------------------------------ 128 683 36 677 6 147 3 724

5812 Eating places ------------------------------------------------------------ 287 122 931 35 699 6 023 3 653

5812 pt. Restaurants ----------------------------------------------------------- 142 63 880 20 230 3 171 2 009

5812 pt. Cafeterias ------------------------------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) BB

5812 pt. Refreshment places ---------------------------------------------------- 117 (D) (D) (D) GG

5812 pt. Other eating places ---------------------------------------------------- 26 (D) (D) (D) BB

5813 Drinking places ---------------------------------------------------------- 19 5 752 978 124 71

591 Drug and proprietary stores 31 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores 267 ------------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) GG

592 Liquor stores ------------------------------------------------------------ 59 28 058 2 474 547 238

593 Used merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------- 20 (D) (D) (D) BB

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 107 -------------------------------------- 25 877 3 251 591 280

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 24 --------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB

5942 Book stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 4 1 406 215 46 20

5944 Jewelry stores --------------------------------------------------------- 15 (D) (D) (D) BB

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 64 ------------------------------ 13 686 1 568 269 156

596 Nonstore retailers -------------------------------------------------------- 14 8 088 1 235 290 84 598 Fuel dealers ------------------------------------------------------------- 11 28 524 4 036 998 160

5992 Florists ------------------------------------------------------------------ 18 2 334 478 106 56 5993 Tobacco stores and stands ----------------------------------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) AA 5994 News dealers and newsstands 2 -------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA

5995 Optical goods stores ----------------------------------------------------- 7 1 451 176 54 26 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 28 ------------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB

1Includes sales from catalog order desks.

2Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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Table 9. Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent of

State total

Delaware (X) ------------------ 6 491 936 6 491 936 100.0

Dover 1 ------------------------------ 673 445 673 445 10.4

Wilmington 2 ------------------------- 632 013 1 305 458 20.1

Newark 3 ---------------------------- 601 546 1 907 004 29.4

Seaford 4 ---------------------------- 186 681 2 093 685 32.3

Milford ó --------------------------- 5 181 112 2 274 797 35.0

New Castle 6 ------------------------- 174 195 2 448 992 37.7

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent of

State total

DelawaremCon.

Smyrna ó -------------------------- 7 94 127 2 543 119 39.2

Middletown 8 ------------------------- 48 910 2 592 029 39.9

Laurel 9 ------------------------------ 35 396 2 627 425 40.5

Elsmere 10 ---------------------------- 31 690 2 659 115 41.0

Georgetown 11 ------------------------ 22 472 2 681 587 41.3

1Places with suppressed sales (if applicable) are listed at end of table rather than by rank to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.

Table 10. Counties Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A. For information on geographic areas followed by ó, see appendix F]

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent of

State total

Delaware (X) ------------------ 6 491 936 6 491 936 100.0

New Castle 1 ------------------------- 4 272 500 4 272 500 65.8

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent of

State total

DelawaremCon.

Sussex 2 ----------------------------- 1 153 870 5 426 370 83.6

Kent 3 ------------------------------- 1 065 566 6 491 936 100.0

1Counties with suppressed sales (if applicable) are listed at end of table rather than by rank to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.

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Appendix A.

General Explanation

CENSUS COVERAGE AND METHODOLOGY

Structure and method of enumeration. Firms in the

1992 Census of Retail Trade were divided into the nonmail

universe and mail universe. The coverage and the method

of obtaining census information from each follow:

1. The nonmail universe consisted of firms which were

not required to file a regular census return and included:

a. All nonemployers, i.e., all firms with no paid employment during 1992. Sales information for these firms

was obtained from administrative records of other

Federal agencies. Although consisting of many

firms, nonemployers account for less than 5 percent of total retail sales.

The census included only those retail nonemployer firms which reported a sales volume of

$1,000 or more during 1992.

Data on nonemployers are provided in subsequent 1992 Census of Retail Trade reports; Nonemployer Statistics (RC92-N-1) and Selected Statistics (RC92-SP-1).

b. Selected small employers, i.e., single-establishment

firms with payroll below a specified cutoff. (The

term ‘‘employers’’ refers to all business firms with

one or more paid employees at any time during

1992 as shown in the active administrative records

of other Federal agencies.) Although the payroll

cutoff varied by kind of business, small employers

generally included firms with one to four employees

and represented about 10 percent of total retail

sales of establishments covered in the census.

Data on sales, payroll, and employment for employer

firms below the payroll cutoff were derived or

estimated from administrative records of other Federal agencies except for a sample of small employer

firms. This sample was included in the mail universe.

2. The mail universe consisted of firms for which information was obtained by means of a mail canvass and

included:

a. Large employers; i.e., all multiestablishment firms

and all employer firms above the payroll size cutoff

referred to in section 1b. Within this category, a

report of company organization was conducted

periodically to identify firms which operated establishments at more than one location and to obtain

information on payroll and mid-March employment

at each location. The 1991 Report of Company

Organization was used as a coverage check in the

census. In the 1992 census, all multiestablishment

firms were asked to notify the Census Bureau of

any establishments for which a form was not received.

Report forms were subsequently provided to the

firms for these establishments.

b. A sample of small employer firms referred to in

section 1b. These firms were sent the census

mailing packages containing the appropriate 1992

questionnaire. For the retail trade sector, the overall

sample of small employer firms was 20.6 percent

which varied by kind of business.

Method of classifying kinds of business. The retail

trade classifications for all establishments were based on

the Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 19871 (SIC).

However, the method of assigning these classifications,

and the level of detail at which establishments were

classified, differed between the nonmail and mail universe

as follows:

1. The nonmail universe.

a. Nonemployers were classified on the basis of information obtained from administrative records of other

Federal agencies.

b. Selected small employers were classified on the

basis of the most current census kind-of-business

classification available from one of the Census

Bureau’s current sample surveys or the 1987 census. Otherwise, the classification was obtained

from administrative records of other Federal agencies.

If the census or administrative record classifications proved inadequate (none corresponded to a

1992 census classification in the detail required for

employers), the firm was sent a brief inquiry requesting information necessary to assign a 1992 census

kind-of-business code.

1

Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-00314-2.

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2. Establishments in the mail universe were classified on

the basis of their self-designation, answers to questions on sales by merchandise line, and other special

inquiries.

COMPARABILITY OF THE 1987 AND 1992

CENSUSES

The 1987 and 1992 censuses were conducted under

similar conditions and procedures except for the following:

Geographic areas. The boundaries of a number of areas

for which data are shown in the 1992 census are not the

same as in the 1987 census because of annexations; other

boundary changes; and redefinitions of metropolitan statistical areas (MSA’s), primary metropolitan statistical areas

(PMSA’s), and consolidated metropolitan statistical areas

(CMSA’s).2 In addition, data for consolidated cities are

included in the 1992 census.

Data for special economic urban areas (SEUA’s) with

10,000 inhabitants or more in Michigan, Minnesota, New

York, and Wisconsin qualified for publication in the 1992

census. This included townships in Michigan and Minnesota and towns in New York and Wisconsin. However,

Minnesota did not have any townships that met the

publication criteria.

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

Establishments. An establishment is a single physical

location at which business is conducted. It is not necessarily identical with a company or enterprise, which may

consist of one establishment or more. Census of retail

trade figures represent a summary of reports for individual

establishments rather than companies. For cases where a

census report was received, separate information was

obtained for each location where business was conducted.

When administrative records of other Federal agencies

were used instead of a census report, no information was

available on the number of locations operated. Estimates

of this number were derived from a sample and are

provided in the retail trade report, Miscellaneous Subjects

(RC92-S-4). Each retail establishment was tabulated according to the physical location at which the business was

conducted. The count of establishments represents those

in business at any time during 1992. Appendix G provides

a comparison of the number of establishments active any

time during the year versus the number in business at the

end of the year.

When two activities or more were carried on at a single

location under a single ownership, all activities generally

were grouped together as a single establishment. The

entire establishment was classified on the basis of its

major activity and all data for it were included in that

classification. However, when distinct and separate economic activities (for which different industry classification

codes were appropriate) were conducted at a single

location under a single ownership, and when conditions

prescribed by the SIC manual for recognizing the existence

of more than one establishment were met, separate establishment reports for each of the different activities were

obtained in the census.

Leased departments are treated as separate establishments and are classified according to the kind of business

they conduct. For example, a leased department selling

shoes within a department store would be considered

a separate retail establishment under the ‘‘shoe store’’

classification.

Firms. A firm is a business organization or entity consisting

of one domestic establishment (location) or more under

common ownership or control. All establishments of subsidiary firms are included as part of the owning or controlling firm. For the economic census, the terms ‘‘firm’’ and

‘‘company’’ are synonymous.

Sales. Sales include merchandise sold for cash or credit at

retail and wholesale by establishments primarily engaged

in retail trade; amounts received from customers for

layaway purchases; receipts from rental or leasing of

vehicles, equipment, instruments, tools, etc.; receipts for

delivery, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration,

storage, and other services; the total value of service

contracts; and gasoline, liquor, tobacco, and other excise

taxes which are paid by the manufacturer or wholesaler

and passed on to the retailer.

Sales are net after deductions for refunds and allowances for merchandise returned by customers. Trade-in

allowances are not deducted from total sales. Total sales

do not include carrying or other credit charges; sales (or

other) taxes collected from customers and forwarded to

taxing authorities; commissions from vending machine

operators; sales and receipts of departments or concessions operated by other firms; commissions or receipts

from the sale of government lottery tickets; installment

payments from leasing of vehicles, equipment, instruments, tools, etc. marketed under capital, finance, or full

payout leases; and nonoperating income from such sources

as investments, rental or sale of real estate, etc.

Sales in this report do not include retail sales made by

manufacturers, wholesalers, service establishments, or

other businesses whose primary activity is other than retail

trade. They do include receipts other than from the sale of

merchandise at retail, e.g., service receipts, sales to industrial users, and sales to other retailers, by establishments

primarily engaged in retail trade.

Annual payroll. Payroll includes all forms of compensation such as salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, employee contributions to

qualified pension plans, and the value of payments in kind

(e.g., free meals and lodgings) paid during the year to all

2

Newly defined metropolitan areas (MA’s) were announced by the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) effective June 30, 1993.

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employees. Tips and gratuities received by employees

from patrons and reported to employers are included. For

corporations, payroll includes amounts paid to officers and

executives; for unincorporated businesses, it does not

include profit or other compensation of proprietors or

partners. Payroll is reported before deductions for social

security, income tax, insurance, union dues, etc. This

definition of payroll is the same as that used by the Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) on form 941.

First-quarter payroll. This item consists of payroll, as

defined above, paid to persons employed at any time

during the quarter January to March 1992.

Paid employees for pay period including March 12.

Paid employees consist of the full- and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations, who were on the payroll during the pay period

including March 12. Included are employees on paid sick

leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are

proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses.

The definition of paid employees is the same as that used

on IRS form 941.

Auxiliary establishments. Each company included in this

census was asked to identify and separately report auxiliary locations whose primary functions were to manage,

administer, service, or support the activities of the other

establishments of the company. Data presented in this

report do not include auxiliary establishments. Data for

auxiliaries are presented in a subsequent report issued as

part of the 1992 Enterprise Statistics reports.

KIND-OF-BUSINESS CLASSIFICATIONS

Retail trade, SIC major groups 52 through 59 in the SIC

manual, includes establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise for personal or household consumption

and rendering services incidental to the sale of the goods.

Exceptions to this general rule are lumber yards; paint,

glass, and wallpaper stores; typewriter stores; stationery

stores; and gasoline service stations, which sell to both the

general public for personal and household consumption

and to businesses. These types of stores are included in

retail trade even if a higher proportion of their sales is

made to other than individuals for personal or household

consumption. However, such establishments that sell their

products only to institutional or industrial users and to other

wholesalers and establishments that sell similar merchandise for use exclusively by business establishments are

classified in wholesale trade.

Other important characteristics of retail trade establishments are that they are usually places of business; they

are engaged in activities to attract the general public to

buy; they buy or receive as well as sell merchandise; they

may process their products, although processing is incidental or subordinate to selling; and they are considered

as retail in the trade. Not all of these characteristics need

be present and some are modified by trade practice.

The retail trade industries were covered in the 1992

Economic and Agriculture Census. However, retail establishments of the following types were excluded from census coverage:

1. Federal, State, and local government agencies that

sold merchandise, other than liquor stores operated by

State and local governments

2. Officers’ clubs and officers’ open messes (classified

based on primary activity with a T/O code of 90); and

public school lunch programs except those which

operated on a fee or contract basis (classified based

on primary activity with a T/O code of 55)

The following types of retail establishments were covered in the census:

1. Appliance stores owned by public utilities if the establishments were primarily engaged in selling appliances

to customers

2. Liquor stores operated by State and local governments

Establishments covered by the census were assigned

kind-of-business classifications according to the industry

classifications defined in the 1987 SIC manual. When a

more detailed classification than defined in the SIC manual

was needed, additional kinds of business were identified

within a SIC industry.

In general, retail establishments were classified according to the principal lines of commodities sold (groceries,

hardware, etc.), or the usual trade designation (drug store,

cigar store, etc.).

Kind-of-business classifications are not interchangeable

with commodity classifications; most businesses sell several kinds of commodities. The kind-of-business code

generally reflects either the individual commodity or the

commodity group which is the primary source of the

establishment’s business. Thus, the classification of establishments by kind of business generally does not make it

possible to determine either the number of establishments

handling a particular commodity or the sales of that

commodity. For example, the food stores classification

excludes stores selling food if the sale of food is not the

primary source of receipts; moreover, even though stores

are classified as food stores, some of their receipts may be

derived from the sale of nonfood products. (Information on

the extent to which various broad groups of commodities

or merchandise lines are sold by different kinds of business is available in the 1992 Census of Retail Trade report,

Merchandise Line Sales, RC92-S-3.)

Building Materials and Garden Supplies Stores

(SIC Major Group 52)

This major group includes retail establishments primarily

engaged in selling lumber and other building materials;

paint, glass, and wallpaper; hardware; nursery stock; lawn

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and garden supplies; and manufactured (mobile) homes. It

includes lumber and other building materials dealers and

paint, glass, and wallpaper stores selling to the general

public, even if sales to contractors account for a larger

proportion of total sales; these establishments are known

as retail in the trade. Establishments primarily selling these

products but not selling to the general public are classified

in wholesale trade.

Lumber and other building materials dealers

(SIC 521). Establishments primarily engaged in selling

lumber, or lumber and a general line of building materials,

to the general public. While these establishments may also

sell to contractors, they are known as retail in the trade,

even if sales to contractors account for a higher proportion

of the sales. The lumber they sell may include rough and

dressed lumber, flooring, molding, doors, sashes, frames,

and other millwork. The building materials may include

roofing, siding, shingles, wallboard, paint, brick, tile, cement,

sand, gravel, and other building materials and supplies. For

lumber yards, at least 32 percent of sales must be from the

sale of lumber and millwork. Hardware is often an important line of retail lumber and building materials dealers.

Also included in this group are home centers. These are

retail establishments that sell both lumber and building

materials and hardware. Additionally, they must sell at

least 5 of the following merchandise lines: housewares,

tools (power and/or hand), floor coverings, electrical supplies, kitchen cabinets, plumbing and bath supplies, lawn

and garden products, paints and/or sundries, windows

and/or doors, roofing, wallcoverings, ceiling products and

materials, lawn and garden supplies, and appliances.

Establishments not selling to the general public or known

in the trade as wholesale are classified in SIC 503.

Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores (SIC 523). Establishments primarily engaged in selling paint, glass, and wallpaper, or any combination of these lines, to the general

public. While these establishments may also sell to contractors, they are known as retail in the trade, even if sales

to contractors account for a higher proportion of the sales.

Establishments which do not sell to the general public are

classified in wholesale trade.

Hardware stores (SIC 525). Establishments primarily

engaged in selling a number of basic hardware lines, such

as tools, builders’ hardware, locks and other security

hardware, paint and glass, housewares, household appliances, cutlery, and building materials, no one of which

accounts for 50 percent or more of the sales of the

establishments.

Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores

(SIC 526). Establishments primarily engaged in selling

trees, shrubs, other plants, seeds, bulbs, mulches, soil

conditioners, fertilizers, pesticides, garden tools, and other

garden supplies to the general public. These establishments primarily sell products purchased from others, but

may sell some plants which they grow themselves. Establishments primarily engaged in growing trees, shrubs, other

plants, seeds, and bulbs are classified in SIC major group

01, and those growing Christmas trees are classified in SIC

major group 08.

Manufactured (mobile) home dealers (SIC 527). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sales of new and

used mobile homes, parts and equipment. Establishments

primarily selling travel trailers and campers are classified in

SIC 5561 and those primarily selling utility trailers are

classified in SIC 5599.

General Merchandise Stores

(SIC Major Group 53)

This major group includes retail stores which sell a

number of lines of merchandise, such as dry goods,

apparel and accessories, furniture and homefurnishings,

small wares, hardware, and food. The stores included in

this group are known as department stores, variety stores,

general merchandise stores, catalog showrooms, warehouse clubs, and general stores. Establishments primarily

engaged in selling used general merchandise are classified in SIC 593, and those selling general merchandise by

mail, vending machine, or direct selling are classified in SIC

596.

Department stores (SIC 531). Retail stores normally

having 50 employees or more, having sales of apparel and

soft goods combined amounting to 20 percent or more of

total sales, and selling each of the following groups of

merchandise:

1. Household linens, dry goods, furniture, homefurnishings, appliances, and radio and TV sets

2. A general line of apparel for the family

The employment and lines of merchandise sold in

leased departments are both taken into account when

classifying a department store.

To qualify as a department store, sales of each of the

lines listed above must be less than 80 percent of total

store sales. An establishment with total sales of $10 million

or more is classified as a department store even if sales of

one of the merchandise lines listed above exceed the

maximum percent of total sales, provided that the sales of

the other group is $1 million or more. Relatively few stores

are included in this classification as a result of this special

rule and most of those which are would otherwise have

been classified in the apparel group (SIC major group 56).

Due to the relatively high level of leased department

activity in department stores, department store sales have

been separately presented for the following classifications:

Department stores (including leased depts.)

Department stores (excluding leased depts.)

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For States and for areas with 10,000 retail establishments or more, the following subcategories of department

stores also are presented:

Conventional department stores (SIC 531 pt.). Establishments which satisfy the criteria of a department store

(see above) and:

1. Usually provide check-out service and customer assistance (sales persons) within each department

2. May have a catalog order service

3. Are not affiliated with a company which operates

similar establishments on a national basis

These stores often sell:

1. Soft goods and hard goods which are primarily nationally advertised brands

2. Appliances which are serviced by another company

3. Limited lines of merchandise through seasonal or

special catalogs

Discount or mass merchandising department stores

(SIC 531 pt.). Establishments which satisfy the criteria of a

department store (see above) and usually:

1. Convey the image of a high-volume, fast turnover

outlet selling a variety of merchandise for less than

conventional prices

2. Provide centralized check-out service

3. Sell merchandise through self-service with minimal

customer assistance provided in any department

4. Do not have a catalog order service

These stores often sell:

1. Soft goods which are usually their own corporate

brands or are unbranded

2. Hard goods which are primarily nationally advertised

brands

3. Appliances which are serviced by another company

National chain department stores (SIC 531 pt.). Establishments which satisfy the criteria of a department store

(see above) and:

1. Usually provide check-out service and customer assistance (sales persons) within each department

2. Usually have a catalog order service

3. Are affiliated with a company which operates similar

establishments on a national basis

These stores often sell:

1. Soft goods and hard goods which are their own

corporate brands or are unbranded

2. Appliances which are serviced by their own company

Variety stores (SIC 533). Establishments primarily engaged

in the retail sale of a variety of merchandise in the low and

popular price ranges. Sales usually are made on a cashand-carry basis, with the open selling method of display

and customer selection of merchandise. These stores

generally do not carry a complete line of merchandise, are

not departmentalized, do not carry their own charge service, and do not deliver merchandise.

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores (SIC 539).

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of a

general line of apparel, dry goods, hardware, housewares

or homefurnishings, groceries, and other lines in limited

amounts. Stores selling commodities covered in the definition for department stores but normally having less than

50 employees, and stores usually known as country or

general stores are included here. Also included are most

catalog showrooms. Establishments primarily engaged in

the retail sales of merchandise by catalog, mail, or television order are classified in SIC 5961.

Warehouse clubs (SIC 539 pt.). Establishments primarily

engaged in the retail sale of general lines of merchandise

such as groceries; automotive tires, batteries, parts, and

accessories; audio and video equipment; household appliances; office equipment and supplies; apparel; and books

through warehouse-based operations. These establishments are sometimes known as membership warehouse

clubs.

Catalog showrooms (SIC 539 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of general lines of merchandise such as homefurnishings, housewares, jewelry, radios,

televisions, stereo equipment, and sporting goods. Inventory is stored at the location but not usually on display.

Customers order using a catalog and wait while the

merchandise is being delivered from the stock room.

Other miscellaneous general merchandise stores

(SIC 539 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in the

retail sale of several lines of merchandise such as piece

goods, men’s and women’s apparel and accessories, dry

goods, hardware, housewares, homefurnishings, and other

lines in limited amounts. Included in this industry are stores

selling commodities covered in the definition for industry

5311, but normally having less than 50 employees. Also

included are stores known as country general stores.

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Food Stores

(SIC Major Group 54)

This major group includes retail stores primarily engaged

in selling food for home preparation and consumption.

Establishments primarily engaged in selling prepared foods

and drinks for consumption on the premises are classified

in major group 58, and stores primarily engaged in selling

packaged beers and liquors are classified in SIC 5921.

Grocery stores (SIC 541). Establishments primarily selling (1) a wide variety of canned or frozen foods such as

vegetables, fruits, and soups; (2) packaged or bulk dry

groceries such as tea, coffee, cocoa, dried fruits, spices,

sugar, flour, and crackers, and (3) other processed foods

and nonedible grocery items. These establishments often

sell smoked and prepared meats, fresh fish and poultry,

fresh vegetables and fruits, and fresh or frozen meats.

Supermarkets and other general-line grocery stores

(SIC 541 pt.). Establishments commonly known as supermarkets, food stores, grocery stores, and food warehouses primarily engaged in the retail sale of a wide variety

of grocery store merchandise. Customers normally make

large, volume purchases from these stores.

Convenience food stores (SIC 541 pt.). Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of a medium variety of

canned goods, dairy products, pre-packaged meats, and

other grocery items in limited amounts. They also may sell

newspapers, magazines, refreshment items, cigarettes,

beer, wine, and novelties. Customers normally utilize a

convenience store to purchase a few items, whereas

grocery stores are utilized for large, volume purchases.

Convenience stores normally have a maximum of two

check-out counters; less than 2,500 square feet of total

under-roof floor space; a small, private parking lot; and

hours of operation which normally extend beyond those of

traditional grocery stores. Establishments primarily selling

convenience store items but also selling gasoline are

classified in kind of business 541130.

Convenience food/gasoline stores (SIC 541 pt.). These

are establishments that satisfy the criteria of a convenience food store and also sell gasoline; however,

gasoline sales may not exceed 49 percent of total sales.

Establishments selling convenience store items but primarily selling gasoline are classified in kind of business

554130.

Delicatessens (SIC 541 pt.). Establishments primarily

engaged in the retail sale of cold cuts, oven-roasted

meats, bread, and other grocery items. They often prepare

sandwiches for carry-out and party platters, and may

prepare gourmet platters for take-home consumption.

Meat and fish (seafood) markets (SIC 542). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of fresh, frozen

or cured meats, fish, shellfish, and other seafoods. They

may also sell poultry, dairy products, eggs, and other

commodities. Meat markets may butcher animals on their

own account, or they may buy from others. This industry

includes freezer and locker meat provisioners. Food locker

plants primarily engaged in renting locker space for the

storage of food products for individual households are

classified in industry 4222. Establishments primarily engaged

in the retail sale of food via frozen food plans delivered to

households or individuals are classified in SIC 5963, and

establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of

poultry are classified in SIC 549.

Fruit and vegetable markets (SIC 543). Establishments

primarily selling fresh fruits and fresh vegetables. They

frequently also carry a limited line of grocery items. They

are often found in public or municipal markets, or roadside

stands. However, roadside stands of farmers selling only

their own produce are classified in SIC major group 01.

Candy, nut, and confectionery stores (SIC 544). Establishments primarily engaged in selling nuts, popcorn, boxed

or bulk candy and other confections such as candied fruits,

and chewing gum. Ice cream, frozen yogurt, and soft drinks

are often sold in these stores. Candy or confectionery

stores making their own products, and candy and popcorn

stands in theaters are classified here.

Dairy products stores (SIC 545). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of packaged dairy products such as milk, cream, butter, cheese, and related

products to over-the-counter customers. Ice cream and

frozen yogurt stands are classified in SIC 5812 and establishments selling ice cream and similar products from

trucks or wagons are classified in SIC 5963. Establishments primarily engaged in processing and distributing

milk and cream are classified in SIC 2026.

Retail bakeries (SIC 546). Establishments primarily engaged

in the retail sale of bakery products. The products may be

purchased from others or made on the premises. Establishments manufacturing bakery products for the trade are

classified in SIC 2051 and those purchasing bakery products and selling them house to house are classified in SIC

5963.

Retail bakeries—baking and selling (SIC 546 pt.). Establishments selling, over the counter, bakery products

such as breads, rolls, cakes, cookies, and pies at least part

of which are baked on the premises.

Retail bakeries—selling only (SIC 546 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of bakery products such as breads, cakes, and pies none of which are

produced on the premises.

Miscellaneous food stores (SIC 549). Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of specialized foods,

not elsewhere classified, such as eggs, poultry, health

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foods, vitamins, spices, herbs, coffee, and tea. The poultry

stores may sell live poultry, slaughter and clean poultry for

their own account, and sell dressed fowls or sell fowls

cleaned and dressed by others.

Automotive Dealers and Gasoline

Service Stations

(SIC Major Group 55)

This major group includes retail dealers selling new and

used automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles and utility

trailers, and motorcycles and mopeds; dealers selling new

automobile parts and accessories; and gasoline service

stations selling gasoline and lubricating oils. Automobile

repair shops maintained by establishments engaged in the

sale of new automobiles also are included unless reported

separately.

New and used car dealers (SIC 551). Establishments

primarily engaged in the sale of new automobiles or new

and used automobiles. These establishments have a franchise for the sale of new domestic and/or new imported

automobiles. They frequently maintain repair departments

and carry stocks of replacement parts, tires, batteries, and

automotive accessories. These establishments also frequently sell pickups and vans at retail.

Used car dealers (SIC 552). Establishments primarily

engaged in selling used cars and not holding a franchise

for the sale of new passenger cars. Some of these dealers

may sell a small quantity of trucks and farm equipment.

Some maintain repair and service departments. These

establishments also frequently sell used pickups and vans

at retail.

Auto and home supply stores (SIC 553). Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of auto supplies such as

automotive batteries, parts, accessories; and sundry supplies such as polishes, paint, and decorative items. Establishments where used tires, batteries, and accessories

exceed 49 percent of total sales are classified in SIC 501.

Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores (SIC 553 pt.).

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of new

automotive tires and tubes. These establishments frequently have facilities for tire recapping and vulcanizing.

These establishments also sell auto supplies such as

automotive batteries, parts, and accessories. Establishments engaged in producing and installing custom-made

seat covers for household users are included here.

Home and auto supply stores (SIC 553 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling a combination of lines

such as tires, batteries and accessories; household appliances; sporting goods; housewares and hardware. These

differ from tire, battery, and accessory stores in that,

although the largest merchandise line sales may be in

automotive parts, accessories, and repairs, a considerable

amount of sales also are made in nonautomotive lines.

Gasoline service stations (SIC 554). Establishments

primarily engaged in selling gasoline and automotive

lubricants. These establishments frequently sell other merchandise such as tires, batteries, accessories, and other

automobile parts or perform minor repair work. Establishments called garages but deriving more than half of their

receipts from the sale of gasoline and automotive lubricants are included. Gasoline stations combined with other

activities such as grocery stores, convenience stores, or

car washes are classified based on primary activities as

determined by sales.

Gasoline/convenience food stores (SIC 554 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of gasoline and automotive lubricants and also sell a line of

convenience store items such as milk, eggs, bread, beer,

pet food, detergents, etc. Establishments selling gasoline

and lubricants but primarily selling convenience food items

are classified in SIC 541.

Other gasoline service stations and truck stops

(SIC 554 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling

gasoline and automotive lubricants. These establishments

usually sell tires, batteries, and accessories and perform

related services. They also may do minor repair work.

Truck stops primarily sell diesel fuel to truckers. They also

may sell gasoline and lubricants, provide repair services,

and operate a restaurant or motel as part of the truck stop

establishment. They normally are open on a 24-hour per

day basis.

Boat dealers (SIC 555). Establishments primarily engaged

in the retail sale of new and used motorboats and other

watercraft including parts, accessories, marine supplies,

and outboard motors.

Recreational vehicle dealers (SIC 556). Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of new and used motor

homes, recreational trailers, and campers (pickup coaches)

including parts and accessories. Establishments primarily

engaged in the retail sale of manufactured (mobile) homes

are classified in SIC 527, and those primarily selling utility

trailers are classified in SIC 559.

Motorcycle dealers (SIC 557). Establishments primarily

engaged in the retail sale of new and used motorcycles,

including motor scooters, mopeds, all-terrain vehicles, and

parts and accessories.

Automotive dealers, not elsewhere classified

(SIC 559). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail

sale of new and used automotive vehicles, utility trailers,

and automotive equipment and supplies, not elsewhere

classified, such as snowmobiles, dunebuggies, and go-carts.

Also included are establishments primarily engaged in the

retail sale of aircraft.

Apparel and Accessory Stores

(SIC Major Group 56)

This major group includes retail stores primarily engaged

in selling clothing of all kinds and related articles for

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personal wear and adornment. Not included are establishments which meet the criteria for Department Stores (SIC

531) or Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores (SIC

539) even though most of their receipts are from the sale

of apparel and apparel accessories.

Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores

(SIC 561). Establishments primarily engaged in selling

men’s and boys’ ready-to-wear clothing and accessories.

Establishments are included in this category if (1) sales of

all types of apparel (except as noted in the definition for

general merchandise stores) account for 50 percent or

more of total sales and (2) receipts from sales of all men’s

and boys’ apparel are three or more times the receipts

from sales of all women’s and girls’ apparel.

Women’s clothing stores (SIC 562). Establishments

primarily engaged in selling women’s and girls’ ready-towear apparel. Establishments are included in this category

if (1) sales of all types of apparel (except as noted in the

definition for general merchandise stores) account for 50

percent or more of total sales, (2) sales of all women’s and

girls’ apparel are three or more times the sales of all men’s

and boys’ apparel, and (3) sales of dresses, skirts, slacks,

coats, suits, and furs are two or more times greater than

the sales of millinery, hosiery, underwear, blouses, handbags, and other apparel and accessories. Custom tailors

primarily engaged in making women’s clothing to individual

order are classified in SIC 569.

Women’s accessory and specialty stores (SIC 563).

Establishments primarily engaged in selling women’s accessories and specialties such as millinery, hats, foundation

garments, lingerie, hosiery, costume jewelry, gloves, handbags, and fur including custom-made.

Furriers and fur shops (SIC 563 pt.). Establishments

primarily engaged in making fur coats and other fur apparel

to custom order and selling ready-made fur coats and

other fur apparel. If fur repair and storage are the chief

sources of receipts, the establishments are classified in

Services, SIC 7219.

Other women’s accessory and specialty stores

(SIC 563 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling

a specialized line of women’s accessories such as blouses,

knitwear, hosiery, hats, foundation garments, negligees,

costume jewelry, gloves and handbags. Juniors’ and misses’

accessory and specialty apparel is classified here.

Children’s and infants’ wear stores (SIC 564). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of children’s

and infants’ clothing, furnishings, and accessories. They

may specialize in either children’s or infants’ wear or sell a

combination of children’s and infants’ wear.

Family clothing stores (SIC 565). Establishments primarily engaged in selling clothing, furnishings, and accessories for men, women, and children, without specializing

in sales for an individual sex or age group. Establishments

are included in this category if (1) sales of all types of

apparel (except as noted in the definition for general

merchandise stores) account for 50 percent or more of

their total sales, and (2) sales of apparel items for an

individual sex or age group are not more than three times

the sales of all other apparel items.

Men’s shoe stores (SIC 566 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling men’s and boys’ shoes and other

footwear. Establishments selling women’s and girls’ and/or

children’s and infants’ footwear are included in this classification, if sales of men’s and boys’ footwear are more than

three times the combined sales of women’s, girls’, children’s,

and infants’ footwear.

Women’s shoe stores (SIC 566 pt.). Establishments

primarily engaged in selling women’s and girls’ shoes and

other footwear. Establishments selling men’s and boys’

and/or children’s and infants’ footwear are included in this

classification, if sales of women’s and girls’ footwear are

more than three times the combined sales of men’s, boys’,

children’s, and infants’ footwear.

Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores (SIC 566 pt.).

Establishments primarily engaged in selling children’s and

infants’ shoes and other footwear. Establishments selling

men’s, boys’, and/or women’s and girls’ footwear are

included in this classification, if sales of children’s and

infants’ footwear are more than three times the combined

sales of men’s, boys’, women’s, and girls’ footwear.

Family shoe stores (SIC 566 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling both men’s and women’s shoes

and other footwear; they may or may not sell children’s

shoes. Frequently, they also sell accessories such as

hosiery, gloves, and handbags. Establishments are included

in this classification, if sales of any one of the three major

groupings (men’s and boys’ footwear, women’s and girls’

footwear, and children’s and infants’ footwear) are not

more than three times the sales of the other two groups

combined.

Athletic footwear stores (SIC 566 pt.). Establishments

primarily engaged in selling athletic shoes for activities

such as tennis, jogging, baseball, softball, basketball,

boxing, racquetball, football, volleyball, etc. These establishments may also sell athletic apparel.

Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores

(SIC 569). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail

sale of specialized lines of apparel and accessories, not

elsewhere classified, such as uniforms, bathing suits, raincoats, riding apparel, sports apparel, umbrellas, wigs, and

toupees. This industry also includes custom tailors primarily engaged in making and selling men’s and women’s

clothing, except fur apparel. Establishments primarily engaged

in making fur apparel to custom order are classified in SIC

563.

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Furniture and Homefurnishings Stores

(SIC Major Group 57)

This major group includes retail stores selling goods

used for furnishing the home such as furniture, floor

coverings, draperies, glass and chinaware, domestic stoves,

refrigerators, and other household electric and gas appliances. Establishments selling electric and gas appliances

are included in this group only if the major part of their

sales consists of articles for home use. These stores also

may perform repair work on household appliances, radios,

televisions, and stereo equipment; but establishments

primarily engaged in repair of these products are classified

in SIC 76. Dealers primarily engaged in selling antique and

secondhand furniture are classified in SIC 5932. Stores

furnishing interior decorating service are classified according to the merchandise handled. Stores primarily engaged

in selling furnishings in conjunction with an interior decorator service are classified according to the merchandise

handled; if the interior designer primarily advises clients on

selection of merchandise, the establishment is classified in

SIC 7389.

Furniture stores (SIC 5712). Establishments primarily

engaged in selling new household furniture, beds, mattresses, springs, and other sleep equipment. Also included

in this classification are establishments selling household

appliances, phonographs, radios, television sets, and floor

coverings, provided the receipts from sales of furniture and

sleep equipment exceed those from sales of other merchandise. Furniture warehouse showrooms, sleep shops

and waterbed stores, and specialty furniture stores such as

baby furniture stores, are classified here. If sales of new

office furniture account for more than half of the total

sales, the establishments are classified in SIC 502120.

Floor covering stores (SIC 5713). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of rugs, carpets, linoleum,

floor tile, and related products. Stores selling ceramic (wall

or floor) tile are classified in SIC 521130. Establishments

included in this industry may incidentally perform installation but contractors primarily engaged in installing floor

coverings for others are classified in SIC 1743 or 1752.

Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores (SIC 5714).

Establishments primarily engaged in selling draperies,

curtains, slipcovers, and upholstery materials. Establishments primarily selling custom-made draperies and

slipcovers for household use also are included. Establishments primarily engaged in reupholstering or repairing

furniture are classified in SIC 7641.

Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores (SIC 5719).Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of miscellaneous homefurnishings such as china, glassware, and

metalware for kitchen and table use; bedding and linen;

brooms and brushes; lamps and shades; mirrors and

pictures; and venetian blinds and window shades. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of miscellaneous homefurnishings by house-to-house canvass or by

party-plan merchandising are classified in SIC 5963.

Household appliance stores (SIC 572). Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of electric and gas

refrigerators, stoves, microwave ovens, home freezers,

and other household appliances such as electric irons,

percolators, hot plates, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines,

dehumidifiers, and self contained room air-conditioners.

Many such stores also sell radios and television sets.

Radio, television, and electronics stores (SIC 5731).

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of

radios, television sets, compact disc players, record players, high fidelity (hi-fi) sound reproducing equipment, and

other consumer electronics equipment. Such establishments also may sell additional lines such as household

appliances, computers, computer peripheral equipment,

software, musical instruments, and records. Establishments in this industry may perform incidental installation

and repair work on radios, televisions, and other consumer

electronics equipment. Establishments primarily engaged

in the installation and repair of these products are classified in SIC 7622.

Computer stores (SIC 5734 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of computer hardware and

peripheral equipment such as printers, disk drives, etc.

Computer software and computer furniture frequently are

sold in these establishments.

Computer software stores (SIC 5734 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of prepackaged

(off-the-shelf) computer software. Computer furniture, peripheral equipment, books, supplies, and accessories are

frequently sold in these establishments.

Record and prerecorded tape stores (SIC 5735). Establishments primarily engaged in selling phonograph records,

compact discs, and prerecorded audio and video tapes

and discs. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail

sale of computer software are classified in SIC 5734 and

those primarily engaged in the rental of video tapes in SIC

7841.

Musical instrument stores (SIC 5736). Establishments

primarily engaged in selling musical instruments such as

organs, pianos, horns, stringed instruments, and percussion instruments; sheet music; and similar supplies.

Eating and Drinking Places

(SIC Major Group 58)

This major group includes retail establishments engaged

in selling prepared food and drinks for consumption on the

premises. Also included are caterers which serve prepared

food other than at the place of business and lunch

counters and refreshment stands selling prepared foods

and drinks for immediate consumption. In-plant food contractors are included here as well as leased eating and

drinking concessions in hotels, motels, sports arenas, and

other amusement places.

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Restaurants (SIC 5812 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged

in serving prepared food and beverages. Included here are

only those establishments in which waiters/waitresses

take orders from patrons while the patrons are seated at a

counter, booth, or table. They often serve alcoholic beverages. Establishments in which sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises exceed sales of

prepared food and nonalcoholic beverages are classified

in Drinking Places (SIC 5813).

Cafeterias (SIC 5812 pt.). Establishments engaged in

serving a wide variety of prepared food and beverages

primarily through the use of a cafeteria line where customers make selections from displayed items. Some limited

waiter/waitress service may be provided. Table and/or

booth seating facilities are usually provided.

Refreshment places (SIC 5812 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling limited lines of refreshments and

prepared food. Included in this group are establishments

which prepare items such as chicken and hamburgers for

consumption either on or near the premises or for ‘‘takehome’’ consumption. Such establishments do not have

waiter/waitress service where the patron’s order is taken

while the patron is seated at a table, booth, or counter.

Other eating places (SIC 5812 pt.). This includes social

caterers, contract feeding and ice cream and frozen yogurt

shops. See following descriptions.

Social caterers (SIC 5812 pt.). Establishments primarily

engaged in serving prepared food and beverages for

weddings, banquets, etc. at a hall or similar dedicated

facility rather than at a fixed business location. Such

establishments also may arrange for some entertainment

but entertainment should be a minor part of the business.

(Separate data are shown only at the national level.)

Contract feeding (SIC 5812 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in providing food service under contract to

another company; hospital; or governmental, penal, or

educational institution. The facilities and personnel of

these establishments may be provided by the contracting

company, institution, etc., but the management must always

be supplied by the contractor. (Separate data are shown

only at the national level.)

Ice cream and frozen yogurt shops (SIC 5812 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling ice cream, frozen

yogurt, or other frozen ices for consumption either on or

near the premises. ‘‘Take-home’’ packages also may be

provided for ice cream sold in bulk. (Separate data are

shown only at the national level.) Establishments known as

ice cream or yogurt shops but primarily selling hamburgers,

hot dogs, etc. are classified in SIC 581240.

Drinking places (SIC 5813). Establishments primarily

engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic drinks such as beer,

ale, wine, and liquor for consumption on the premises. The

sale of food frequently accounts for a substantial portion of

the receipts of these establishments. Meals may or may

not be served.

Miscellaneous Retail Stores

(SIC Major Group 59)

This major group includes retail establishments not

elsewhere classified. These establishments fall into the

following categories: drug stores and proprietary stores;

liquor stores; used merchandise stores; miscellaneous

shopping goods stores; nonstore retailers, fuel dealers,

florists, cigar stores and stands, news dealers and newsstands, and miscellaneous retail stores not elsewhere

classified.

Drug stores (SIC 591 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged

in the retail sale of prescription drugs. They may carry a

number of related lines such as cosmetics, toiletries,

tobacco, and novelty merchandise and may operate a

soda fountain or lunch counter. Some of these stores sell

small electrical appliances, window fans, dishes, lawn

chairs, and similar products. Drug stores are classified

here if any prescriptions are sold or if there is an indication

that a pharmacist is employed. These stores are classified

on the basis of their usual trade designation rather than on

the stricter interpretation of commodities handled.

Proprietary stores (SIC 591 pt.). Establishments generally selling the same merchandise as drug stores, except

that prescriptions are not filled and sold.

Liquor stores (SIC 592). Establishments primarily engaged

in selling packaged alcoholic beverages such as ale, beer,

wine, and liquor for consumption off the premises. Liquor

stores operated by States, counties, and municipalities are

included.

Used merchandise stores (SIC 593). This industry includes

stores primarily engaged in the retail sale of used merchandise, antiques, and secondhand goods such as clothing

and shoes; furniture; books and rare manuscripts; musical

instruments; office furniture; phonographs and phonograph records; and store fixtures and equipment. The

industry also includes pawnshops. Dealers primarily engaged

in selling used motor vehicles, trailers, and boats are

classified in major group 55; and those primarily selling

used mobile homes in SIC 5271. Establishments primarily

selling used automobile parts and accessories are classified in SIC 5015 and scrap and waste dealers are classified

in SIC 5093. Establishments primarily engaged in automobile repair are classified in SIC 753.

General-line sporting goods stores (SIC 5941 pt.). Establishments primarily engaged in selling a general line of

sporting goods and equipment for hunting, camping, fishing, skiing, riding, tennis, golf, and other sports; and

gymnasium and playground equipment.

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Specialty-line sporting goods stores (SIC 5941 pt.).

Establishments specializing in a maximum of four lines of

sporting goods and equipment such as guns, bicycles,

trophies, skiing, golfing, bowling, and billiards equipment.

These stores may also sell parts and/or accessories for

the specialized line and often rent and/or repair the line

they sell. Sales of motorcycles and motor scooters (including mopeds) are classified in SIC 5571. Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of athletic footwear are

classified in SIC 5661.

Book stores (SIC 5942). Establishments primarily engaged

in selling new books and periodicals. Stationery and related

items may also be sold. The subclassifications are general,

specialty, and college book stores. Book clubs (not engaged

in publishing) primarily selling new books through the mail

are included in mail-order houses (SIC 5961). Establishments primarily engaged in the sale of used books are

classified in SIC 593.

Stationery stores (SIC 5943). Establishments primarily

engaged in the retail sale of stationery such as paper and

paper products (including printing and engraving), post

cards, novelties, and school supplies. These establishments also may sell additional lines of office type supplies

such as accounting and legal forms, blankbooks and

forms, and office forms and supplies. Establishments

primarily engaged in selling office supply forms and supplies are classified in SIC 5112. Stores specializing in the

sale of artists’ supplies are classified in SIC 5999.

Jewelry stores (SIC 5944). Establishments primarily engaged

in the retail sale of any combination of the lines of jewelry

such as diamonds and other precious stones; rings, bracelets, and brooches; sterling and plated silverware; and

watches and clocks. Stores primarily engaged in watch

and jewelry repair are classified in SIC 7631. Establishments primarily engaged in selling costume jewelry are

classified in kind of business 563210.

Hobby, toy, and game shops (SIC 5945). Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of toys, games, and

hobby and craft kits and supplies. Establishments primarily

engaged in selling artists’ supplies or collectors’ items

such as coins, stamps, and autographs are classified in

SIC 5999.

Camera and photographic supply stores (SIC 5946).

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of

cameras, film, and other photographic supplies and equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of

video cameras are classified in SIC 5731. Establishments

primarily engaged in finishing films are classified in SIC

7384.

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (SIC 5947). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of combined

lines of gifts and novelty merchandise, souvenirs, greeting

cards, holiday decorations, and miscellaneous small art

goods.

Luggage and leather goods stores (SIC 5948). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of luggage,

trunks, and leather goods, except apparel.

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

(SIC 5949). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail

sale of sewing supplies, fabrics, patterns, yarn, and other

needlework accessories.

Catalog and mail-order houses (SIC 5961). Establishments primarily selling merchandise as a result of orders

received by catalog, mail, or television order. Customers

are made aware of goods available for sale through

catalogs, mailing pieces, advertisements in newspapers

and magazines, advertising on radio and television, and by

operating catalog stores that carry little stock other than

display items. They receive their orders by phone or mail

and fill most of their orders by mail. These establishments

do not ordinarily maintain stock for sale on the premises.

Departmentalized retail stores normally with 50 employees

or more and operated by mail-order houses and selling a

general line of merchandise are classified in SIC 531.

Retail stores normally with less than 50 employees and

operated by mail-order houses and selling a general line of

merchandise are classified in SIC 539. Establishments

primarily engaged in mail-order sales of computer hardware and/or software and television order (home shopping) sales are included within the classification.

Mail-order houses, department store merchandise

(SIC 5961 pt.). These are mail-order houses selling the

following lines of merchandise; furniture; homefurnishings;

appliances; radio and TV sets; household linens and dry

goods; and apparel with the same percentage requirements of a department store.

Mail-order houses, other general merchandise

(SIC 5961 pt.). These are mail-order houses selling a

variety of merchandise but not meeting the criteria of a

department store (see SIC 5311 for criteria).

Mail-order houses, specialized (SIC 5961 pt.). These are

mail-order houses which primarily sell a single item or a

group of related items such as foods; apparel and accessories; computers and computer software; appliances,

TV’s, audio equipment, furniture, floor coverings, kitchenware, and homefurnishings; books and stationery; proprietary medicines; antiques; used merchandise; sporting

goods; silverware; cigars and cigarettes; cameras and

photographic equipment; gifts and novelties; optical goods;

leather goods; artists’ supplies; pet goods; hobby equipment; and toys and games. Sales of a single or related

group of items must exceed 49 percent.

Automatic merchandising machine operators (SIC 5962).

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of

products by automatic merchandising units (vending machines)

which are generally located on the premises of other

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businesses. This industry does not include coin-operated

service machines such as washers and dryers (SIC 7215),

music machines and amusement game machines (SIC

7993), lockers and scales (SIC 7299), or insurance policies

sold through vending machines (SIC 63). The "establishment" is the location from which the vending route (or

routes) is serviced, not the number of vending machines or

the number of business locations in which vending machines

are located.

Direct selling establishments (SIC 5963). Establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise by houseto-house canvass, by party plan, by telephone, or from

trucks or wagons or other temporary locations. The ‘‘establishment’’ is the location from which the canvassers operate. Canvassers who do not have any paid help are

excluded from the tabulations in this report. In some

tabulations at the national level, direct selling organizations are divided into subclassifications on the basis of the

merchandise they sell. The subclassifications are furniture,

homefurnishings, and equipment; mobile food service;

books and stationery; and other direct selling.

Direct selling, furniture, homefurnishings, and

equipment (SIC 5963 pt.). These are establishments

primarily engaged in direct selling of furniture, baby furniture, floor coverings, draperies, curtains, china, glassware,

kitchen utensils, cutlery, plastic housewares, brooms and

brushes, lamps and shades, mirrors and pictures, venetian

blinds and window shades, radios and television sets and

parts, household appliances such as refrigerators and

broilers, and other homefurnishings. Sales of these items

must exceed 49 percent of total sales. Sellers of brushes

and other cleaning aids are classified here. Sellers by the

party plan where the salesperson conducts parties in order

to assemble customers are also included here.

Direct selling, mobile food service (SIC 5963 pt.).

These are establishments primarily engaged in direct

selling of food for immediate consumption such as sandwiches, soup, etc. Establishments primarily engaged in

direct selling of food, not for immediate consumption, are

classified in kind of business 596340.

Direct selling, books and stationery (SIC 5963 pt.).

These are establishments primarily engaged in direct

selling of books, magazine subscriptions, encyclopedias,

and stationery. Sales of these items must exceed 49

percent of total sales. Direct sellers of greeting cards and

newspapers are classified in kind of business 596340.

Direct selling, other (SIC 5963 pt.). These are direct

selling establishments which sell merchandise not covered

in above kind of businesses. Included are establishments

selling building materials, hardware, and lawn and garden

supplies; general merchandise; food (including frozen food

and freezer plans) and the door-to-door delivery of dairy

products (excluding prepared foods for immediate

consumption); apparel and accessories; cosmetics;

proprietary medicines; used merchandise; sporting goods;

jewelry; tobacco products; cameras and photographic

equipment; gifts, novelties, and souvenirs; optical goods;

leather goods; hobby equipment; religious articles;

newspapers; greeting cards; and toys and games.

Fuel oil dealers (SIC 5983). Establishments primarily

engaged in the retail sale of fuel oil. Establishments

primarily selling fuel oil burners are classified in SIC 5074;

dealers primarily engaged in installing and servicing fuel oil

burners, in SIC 1711; and fuel oil burner repair service only,

in SIC 7699.

Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers

(SIC 5984). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail

sale of bottled or bulk liquefied petroleum (LP) gas.

Fuel dealers, not elsewhere classified (SIC 5989). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of coal, coke,

charcoal, wood, or any combination of these lines. Establishments primarily selling fuel oil are classified in SIC 5983

and those primarily selling bottled gas in SIC 5984.

Florists (SIC 5992). Establishments primarily engaged in

the retail sale of cut flowers and growing plants. Stores

primarily engaged in the retail sale of seeds, bulbs, and

nursery stock are classified in SIC 5261, and greenhouses

and nurseries primarily engaged in growing seeds, bulbs,

flowers, and nursery stock are classified in SIC 0181.

Tobacco stores and stands (SIC 5993). Establishments

primarily engaged in the retail sale of cigarettes, cigars,

tobacco, and smokers’ supplies. Many of the establishments included in this classification are operated as

concessions in places of amusement, railway stations,

airports, and other public places.

News dealers and newsstands (SIC 5994). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of newspapers,

magazines, and other periodicals. Home delivery of newspapers by other than printers or publishers is classified in

SIC 5963. Establishments engaged in delivering newspapers for subsequent home delivery are classified in SIC

4212.

Optical goods stores (SIC 5995). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of prescription eyeglasses

and contact lenses for individuals. Offices of oculists,

ophthalmologists and optometrists are classified in major

group 80 even though a majority of their revenue is from

the sale of eyeglass frames or prescription eyeglasses and

contact lenses.

Miscellaneous retail stores, not elsewhere classified

(SIC 5999). Establishments primarily engaged in the retail

sale of specialized lines of merchandise, not elsewhere

classified. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in selling a general line of their own or

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consigned merchandise at retail or at auction. Establishments primarily engaged in auctioning tangible personal

property of others on a fee basis are classified in SIC 7389.

Pet shops (SIC 5999 pt.). These are retail stores selling

pets such as dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, and tropical fish; pet

foods and remedies. Aquariums, cages, pet toys, and

aquatic plants are often sold in these types of stores. Many

of these shops board pets on the premises. If receipts from

the boarding of pets account for more than 49 percent of

total receipts, the establishments are classified in Agriculture, Industry 075200 6.

Art dealers (SIC 5999 pt.). These are retail establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of art goods,

including original oil paintings, sculptures, glassware items

and ceramics, at retail or at auction. Establishments

primarily selling supplies for making ceramic items are

classified in kind of business 594520. Establishments

primarily selling artists’ supplies are classified in kind of

business 599990. Establishments primarily selling art reproductions are classified in Industry 571900.

Other miscellaneous retail stores, not elsewhere

classified (SIC 5999 pt.). These are retail stores, not

elsewhere classified, which sell specialized lines such as

artists’ supplies, above-ground swimming pools and supplies, orthopedic and artificial limbs, drafting materials,

hearing aids, furniture polish, rubber stamps, monuments

and tombstones, sanitary supplies (including disinfectants),

seasonal decorations, artificial flowers and plants, fireworks, etc. Religious goods stores are classified here.

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Appendix C.

Kind-of-Business Titles and Reporting-Form Numbers

[Listed below are retail kind-of-business titles and their corresponding reporting-form numbers. Requests for copies of any of these forms, including the inquiries used to classify establishments by

kind of business, should be directed to the Services Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233]

SIC code Title Reporting

form CB52 BUILDING MATERIALS AND GARDEN SUPPLIES STORES

5211 Lumber and other building materials dealers 5201 --------------------------- 5231 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 5202 ------------------------------------ 5251 Hardware stores 5203 ---------------------------------------------------- 5261 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 5204 ----------------------- 5271 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 5205 ---------------------------------

53 GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES

5311 pt. Conventional department stores 5301 -------------------------------------- 5311 pt. Discount or mass merchandising department stores 5301 -------------------- 5311 pt. National chain department stores 5301 ------------------------------------ 5331 Variety stores 5302 ------------------------------------------------------ 5399 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 5301 ----------------------------

54 FOOD STORES

5411 Grocery stores 5400 ----------------------------------------------------- 5421 Meat and fish (seafood) markets 5400 ------------------------------------- 5431 Fruit and vegetable markets 5400 ----------------------------------------- 5441 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 5400 --------------------------------- 5451 Dairy products stores 5400 ----------------------------------------------- 5461 Retail bakeries 5400 ----------------------------------------------------- 5499 Miscellaneous food stores 5400 -------------------------------------------

55 AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS AND GASOLINE SERVICE

STATIONS

5511 New and used car dealers 5501 -------------------------------------------

5521 Used car dealers 5501 ---------------------------------------------------

5531 pt. Auto parts, tires and accessories stores 5502 ------------------------------

5531 pt. Home and auto supply stores 5502 ----------------------------------------

5541 Gasoline service stations 5504 --------------------------------------------

5551 Boat dealers 5503 -------------------------------------------------------

5561 Recreational vehicle dealers 5503 -----------------------------------------

5571 Motorcycle dealers 5503 -------------------------------------------------

5599 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. 5503 -------------------------------------------

56 APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES

5611 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 5601 ------------------------

5621 Women’s clothing stores 5601 --------------------------------------------

5631 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 5601 -----------------------------

5641 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 5601 -----------------------------------

5651 Family clothing stores 5601 -----------------------------------------------

5661 pt. Men’s shoe stores 5602 --------------------------------------------------

5661 pt. Women’s shoe stores 5602 -----------------------------------------------

5661 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores 5602 ---------------------------------

5661 pt. Family shoe stores 5602 -------------------------------------------------

5661 pt. Athletic footwear stores 5602 ---------------------------------------------

5699 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 5601 --------------------------

SIC code Title Reporting

form CB57 FURNITURE AND HOMEFURNISHINGS STORES

5712 Furniture stores 5701 ---------------------------------------------------- 5713 Floor covering stores 5704 ----------------------------------------------- 5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 5705 ------------------------------- 5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 5705 --------------------------------

5722 Household appliance stores 5702 -----------------------------------------

5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 5702 ------------------------------

5734 Computer and software stores 5702 ---------------------------------------

5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 5703 ---------------------------------

5736 Musical instrument stores 5703 -------------------------------------------

58 EATING AND DRINKING PLACES

5812 pt. Restaurants 5801 --------------------------------------------------------

5812 pt. Social caterers 5801 -----------------------------------------------------

5812 pt. Cafeterias 5801 ---------------------------------------------------------

5812 pt. Refreshment places 5801 ------------------------------------------------

5812 pt. Contract feeding 5802 ----------------------------------------------------

5812 pt. Ice cream and frozen yogurt shops 5801 -----------------------------------

5813 Drinking places 5801 -----------------------------------------------------

59 MISCELLANEOUS RETAIL STORES

5912 pt. Drug stores 5901 --------------------------------------------------------

5912 pt. Proprietary stores 5901 ---------------------------------------------------

5921 Liquor stores 5902 -------------------------------------------------------

5932 Used merchandise stores 5903 -------------------------------------------

5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 5904 -----------------------------------

5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 5904 ----------------------------------

5942 Book stores 5905 --------------------------------------------------------

5943 Stationery stores 5906 ---------------------------------------------------

5944 Jewelry stores 5907 ------------------------------------------------------

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 5908 ----------------------------------------

5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 5909 ------------------------------

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 5906 -------------------------------------

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 5906 -----------------------------------

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 5910 --------------------------

5961 pt. Mail-ordermdepartment store merchandise 5911 ----------------------------

5961 pt. Mail-ordermother general merchandise 5911 -------------------------------

5961 pt. Mail-ordermspecialized merchandise 5911 ---------------------------------

5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 5802 --------------------------

5963 pt. Direct selling mfurniture, homefurnishings, and equipment 5911 ---------------

5963 pt. Direct selling mmobile food service 5911 -----------------------------------

5963 pt. Direct selling mbooks and stationery 5911 ----------------------------------

5963 pt. Other direct selling 5911 -------------------------------------------------

5983 Fuel oil dealers 5912 ----------------------------------------------------- 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 5912 ------------------------- 5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. 5912 ------------------------------------------------- 5992 Florists 5913, 5917

------------------------------------------------------------

5993 Tobacco stores and stands 5902 ------------------------------------------

5994 News dealers and newsstands 5902 ---------------------------------------

5995 Optical goods stores 5914 ------------------------------------------------

5999 pt. Pet shops 5915 ---------------------------------------------------------

5999 pt. Art dealers 5916 ---------------------------------------------------------

5999 pt. Other retail stores, n.e.c. 5916 --------------------------------------------

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Appendix D.

Metropolitan Areas

(Titles and definitions shown for MSA’s, CMSA’s, and PMSA’s are those established by the Office of

Management and Budget, as of June 30, 1993)

DELAWARE

Dover, DE MSA

Kent County, DE

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA

Atlantic-Cape May, NJ PMSA

Atlantic County, NJ

Cape May County, NJ

Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA

Burlington County, NJ

Camden County, NJ

Gloucester County, NJ

Salem County, NJ

Bucks County, PA

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD

CMSA—Con.

Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA—Con.

Chester County, PA

Delaware County, PA

Montgomery County, PA

Philadelphia County, PA

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ PMSA

Cumberland County, NJ

Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA

New Castle County, DE

Cecil County, MD

Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA—see PhiladelphiaWilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA

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Appendix E.

Percent of Sales Data Based on Administrative Records

and Estimation for the State: 1992

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols and for more information on reliability of data, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability

of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Percent of sales m

From administrative records 1 Estimated2

Retail trade 11.8 ------------------------------ 5.0

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 15.6 ----- 5.5

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores 10.9 --------------- 5.6

521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 10.9 ----- 4.5

523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 10.9 --------------- 25.0

525 Hardware stores 19.2 -------------------------------- 7.3

526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 58.9 ---- 1.8

527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 14.5 -------------- 6.0

53 General merchandise stores .4 ---------------------- 2.3

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 3 4---------- – .6

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 3----------- – .6

531 pt. Conventional 3--------------------------------- (D) (D)

531 pt. Discount or mass merchandising 3 --------------- – 1.5

531 pt. National chain 3 ------------------------------- (D) (D)

533 Variety stores 2.9 ----------------------------------- 1.8

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 1.0 --------- 7.3

54 Food stores 7.4 ------------------------------------- 3.0

541 Grocery stores 5.5 ---------------------------------- 2.8 541 pt. Supermarkets and other general-line grocery stores 2.9 --------------------------------------- 1.5 541 pt. Convenience food stores 24.8 ----------------------- 9.7 541 pt. Convenience food/gasoline stores 10.5 -------------- 11.7 541 pt. Delicatessens 69.5 --------------------------------- 3.6

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets 32.5 ------------------ 6.5

546 Retail bakeries 30.4 ---------------------------------- 12.0 546 pt. Retail bakeries mbaking and selling 28.2 ------------- 13.1 546 pt. Retail bakeries mselling only 52.7 -------------------- –

543, 4, 5, 9 Other food stores 46.0 ------------------------------- 3.1 543 Fruit and vegetable markets 82.4 -------------------- – 544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 14.7 ------------ – 545 Dairy products stores 51.6 -------------------------- – 549 Miscellaneous food stores 26.4 --------------------- 8.8

55 ex. 554 Automotive dealers 13.9 ------------------------------ 6.6

551 New and used car dealers 10.9 ----------------------- 7.1 552 Used car dealers 49.0 -------------------------------- 6.9

553 Auto and home supply stores 17.0 -------------------- 3.9

553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores (D) --------- (D)

553 pt. Home and auto supply stores (D) ------------------ (D)

555, 6, 7, 9 Miscellaneous automotive dealers 36.9 ----------------- –

555 Boat dealers 11.2 ---------------------------------- –

556 Recreational vehicle dealers 56.3 -------------------- –

557 Motorcycle dealers (D) ---------------------------- (D)

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. (D) ---------------------- (D)

554 Gasoline service stations 25.5 ------------------------- 3.9

554 pt. Gasoline/convenience food stores 5.4 ---------------- 4.4

554 pt. Other gasoline service stations and truck stops 36.5 ---- 3.7

SIC code Kind of business

Percent of sales m

From administrative records 1 Estimated2

56 Apparel and accessory stores 5.9 -------------------- 3.5

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 4.8 ---- .1

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 8.3 ------------ 5.1 562 Women’s clothing stores 7.8 ----------------------- 5.1 563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 14.3 -------- 4.5

565 Family clothing stores 2.2 --------------------------- 3.0

566 Shoe stores 1.1 ------------------------------------ 2.2

566 pt. Men’s shoe stores – ---------------------------- 16.4

566 pt. Women’s shoe stores 4.4 ------------------------- .5

566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores – ------------ .3

566 pt. Family shoe stores .1 ---------------------------- 1.6

566 pt. Athletic footwear stores 1.9 ------------------------ –

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores 15.9 --------------- 5.0 564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores 6.1 -------------- 6.5 569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 25.3 ----- 3.5

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 15.0 ------------ 6.6

5712 Furniture stores 21.3 --------------------------------- 4.7

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores 17.5 -------------------------- 6.1 5713 Floor covering stores 17.2 -------------------------- 10.0 5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 10.3 --------- – 5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 18.9 ----------- 1.2

572 Household appliance stores 7.1 ---------------------- 8.9

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 9.3 ------ 8.1

5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 11.5 --------- 1.0

5734 Computer and software stores 9.4 ------------------ 20.0

5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 5.2 ------------ 4.8

5736 Musical instrument stores 4.3 ---------------------- 42.8

58 Eating and drinking places 19.7 ----------------------- 9.7

5812 Eating places 19.3 ----------------------------------- 9.6 5812 pt. Restaurants 19.3 ---------------------------------- 11.5 5812 pt. Cafeterias 49.5 ------------------------------------ 29.4 5812 pt. Refreshment places 23.1 --------------------------- 9.1 5812 pt. Other eating places 5.8 --------------------------- 3.4

5813 Drinking places 29.3 --------------------------------- 13.0

591 Drug and proprietary stores 5.1 ---------------------- 1.4

591 pt. Drug stores 5.1 ------------------------------------- 1.4 591 pt. Proprietary stores 4.9 ------------------------------- 1.0

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores 16.7 ----------------------- 6.5

592 Liquor stores 34.4 ----------------------------------- 9.3

593 Used merchandise stores 46.3 ------------------------ 2.6

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 11.7 ------------- 9.1

5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 14.2 -------- 9.5

5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 6.5 ------------ 4.4

5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 19.3 ----------- 12.9

5942 Book stores 8.9 ---------------------------------- 18.0

5944 Jewelry stores 11.8 -------------------------------- 10.9

5943, 5, 6,

7, 8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 11.3 ----- 6.2

5943 Stationery stores (D) ---------------------------- (D)

5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 4.8 ----------------- 7.0

5946 Camera and photographic supply stores – ------- –

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 27.3 ------------- 5.0

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores (D) ------------ (D)

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 2.6 --- 2.4

596 Nonstore retailers 5.1 ------------------------------- .1

5961 Catalog and mail-order houses 2.9 ----------------- –

5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 8.7 ----- –

5963 Direct selling establishments 5.1 ------------------- .7

598 Fuel dealers 3.4 ------------------------------------ 2.0 5983 Fuel oil dealers 4.3 ------------------------------- 2.4 5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers (D) ---- (D)

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. (D) ---------------------------- (D)

See footnotes at end of table.

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SIC code Kind of business

Percent of sales m

From

administrative records 1 Estimated2

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores mCon.

5992 Florists 17.0 ----------------------------------------- 15.0

5993 Tobacco stores and stands 65.0 ---------------------- –

5994 News dealers and newsstands 44.4 ------------------- –

5995 Optical goods stores 14.8 ---------------------------- 5.6

SIC code Kind of business

Percent of sales m

From

administrative records 1 Estimated2

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores mCon.

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 35.0 ----------------- 12.0

5999 pt. Pet shops 8.5 ------------------------------------ 1.6

5999 pt. Art dealers 51.9 ----------------------------------- 35.9

5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 39.5 --------- 11.7

1Includes sales information obtained from administrative records of other Federal agencies.

2Includes sales information which was imputed based on historic company ratios or administrative records, or on industry averages.

3Includes sales from catalog order desks.

4Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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Appendix F.

Geographic Notes

DELAWARE

Milford is in Kent and Sussex Counties.

Smyrna is in Kent and New Castle Counties.

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Appendix G.

Establishments in Business Any Time During Year and

Establishments in Business at End of Year for the State:

1992 and 1987

[Includes only establishments with payroll. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Establishments in business m

Any time during year At end of year

1992 1987 1992 1987

Retail trade --------------------------------------------------------------- 4 865 4 416 4 466 4 075

52 Building materials and garden supplies stores 233 -------------------------------------- 236 221 220

521, 3 Building materials and supply stores ------------------------------------------------ 112 106 108 100

521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 91 --------------------------------------- 81 87 75

523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores ------------------------------------------------ 21 25 21 25

525 Hardware stores ------------------------------------------------------------------ 49 55 44 49 526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 45 ------------------------------------- 35 42 34 527 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers ----------------------------------------------- 27 40 27 37

53 General merchandise stores ------------------------------------------------------- 124 117 113 108

531 Department stores (incl. leased depts.) 1 2 ------------------------------------------- 44 40 41 39

531 Department stores (excl. leased depts.) 1 -------------------------------------------- 44 40 41 39

531 pt. Conventional 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 7 7 6

531 pt. Discount or mass merchandising 1 ------------------------------------------------ 30 27 28 27

531 pt. National chain 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 7 6 6 6

533 Variety stores -------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 31 40 28

539 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 34 ------------------------------------------ 46 32 41

54 Food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 535 531 496 493

541 Grocery stores ------------------------------------------------------------------- 374 359 348 334

542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets --------------------------------------------------- 37 40 34 37

546 Retail bakeries ------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 63 55 59

546 pt. Retail bakeries mbaking and selling ----------------------------------------------- 56 60 50 56

546 pt. Retail bakeries mselling only ----------------------------------------------------- 5 3 5 3

543, 4, 5,

9

Other food stores ----------------------------------------------------------------- 63 69 59 63

543 Fruit and vegetable markets ----------------------------------------------------- 11 18 10 17

544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 18 --------------------------------------------- 19 17 17

545 Dairy products stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 7 10 7 10

549 Miscellaneous food stores ------------------------------------------------------- 27 22 25 19

55 ex.

554

Automotive dealers ---------------------------------------------------------------- 247 273 235 256

551 New and used car dealers --------------------------------------------------------- 68 74 68 71

552 Used car dealers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 50 58 46 51

553 Auto and home supply stores ------------------------------------------------------ 91 105 83 99

553 pt. Auto parts, tires, and accessories stores 90 ------------------------------------------ 100 82 95

553 pt. Home and auto supply stores ---------------------------------------------------- 1 5 1 4

555, 6, 7,

9

Miscellaneous automotive dealers -------------------------------------------------- 38 36 38 35

555 Boat dealers ------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 17 17 16

556 Recreational vehicle dealers ----------------------------------------------------- 7 6 7 6

557 Motorcycle dealers ------------------------------------------------------------- 11 8 11 8

559 Automotive dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------- 3 5 3 5

554 Gasoline service stations ---------------------------------------------------------- 287 279 259 250

56 Apparel and accessory stores ----------------------------------------------------- 477 445 424 417

561 Men’s and boys’ clothing and accessory stores 53 -------------------------------------- 49 46 47

562, 3 Women’s clothing and specialty stores 180 ---------------------------------------------- 170 161 159

562 Women’s clothing stores -------------------------------------------------------- 160 159 144 150

563 Women’s accessory and specialty stores 20 ----------------------------------------- 11 17 9

565 Family clothing stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 61 46 54 42

566 Shoe stores ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 123 131 107 122

566 pt. Men’s shoe stores -------------------------------------------------------------- 13 16 12 15

566 pt. Women’s shoe stores ----------------------------------------------------------- 17 25 13 23

566 pt. Children’s and juveniles’ shoe stores --------------------------------------------- 9 8 8 8

566 pt. Family shoe stores ------------------------------------------------------------- 67 69 58 64

566 pt. Athletic footwear stores --------------------------------------------------------- 17 13 16 12

564, 9 Other apparel and accessory stores ------------------------------------------------ 60 49 56 47

564 Children’s and infants’ wear stores ----------------------------------------------- 22 17 22 16

569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 38 -------------------------------------- 32 34 31

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SIC code Kind of business

Establishments in business m

Any time during year At end of year

1992 1987 1992 1987

57 Furniture and homefurnishings stores 389 -------------------------------- 325 353 305

5712 Furniture stores ----------------------------------------------------- 114 93 101 89

5713, 4, 9 Homefurnishings stores ---------------------------------------------- 120 89 110 82 5713 Floor covering stores ---------------------------------------------- 52 45 47 41 5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 6 ------------------------------ 4 6 4 5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 62 ------------------------------- 40 57 37

572 Household appliance stores 38 ------------------------------------------ 29 34 27

573 Radio, television, computer, and music stores 117 -------------------------- 114 108 107 5731 Radio, television, and electronics stores 59 ----------------------------- 59 54 54 5734 Computer and software stores 17 -------------------------------------- 12 15 11 5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 28 -------------------------------- 28 28 28 5736 Musical instrument stores 13 ------------------------------------------ 15 11 14

58 Eating and drinking places 1 ------------------------------------------- 279 1 023 1 160 925

5812 Eating places ------------------------------------------------------- 1 170 915 1 060 827 5812 pt. Restaurants ------------------------------------------------------ 489 413 438 377 5812 pt. Cafeterias -------------------------------------------------------- 10 11 10 9 5812 pt. Refreshment places ----------------------------------------------- 500 372 458 334 5812 pt. Other eating places ----------------------------------------------- 171 119 154 107

5813 Drinking places ----------------------------------------------------- 109 108 100 98

591 Drug and proprietary stores 139 ------------------------------------------ 130 133 126

591 pt. Drug stores --------------------------------------------------------- 129 117 124 113 591 pt. Proprietary stores --------------------------------------------------- 10 13 9 13

59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores 1 ------------------------------------------- 155 1 057 1 072 975

592 Liquor stores ------------------------------------------------------- 264 277 239 250 593 Used merchandise stores -------------------------------------------- 56 34 52 33

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 431 --------------------------------- 411 400 375 5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 91 ---------------------------- 80 86 74 5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 24 -------------------------------- 27 22 24 5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 67 ------------------------------- 53 64 50

5942 Book stores ------------------------------------------------------ 47 41 42 39 5944 Jewelry stores ---------------------------------------------------- 79 71 74 68

5943, 5, 6, 7,

8, 9

Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 214 ------------------------- 219 198 194

5943 Stationery stores ------------------------------------------------ 5 8 5 6 5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 41 ------------------------------------- 36 36 31 5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 11 --------------------------- 23 11 22

5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 125 --------------------------------- 115 115 104

5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 9 -------------------------------- 5 8 4

5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 23 ----------------------- 32 23 27

596 Nonstore retailers --------------------------------------------------- 71 47 69 46

5961 Catalog and mail-order houses 22 ------------------------------------- 15 21 15

5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 14 ------------------------- 13 14 12

5963 Direct selling establishments 35 --------------------------------------- 19 34 19

598 Fuel dealers -------------------------------------------------------- 53 55 52 51

5983 Fuel oil dealers --------------------------------------------------- 37 41 36 39

5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 15 ------------------------ 14 15 12

5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------ 1 – 1 –

5992 Florists ------------------------------------------------------------- 72 70 66 63

5993 Tobacco stores and stands ------------------------------------------ 15 6 15 6

5994 News dealers and newsstands 17 --------------------------------------- 18 15 17

5995 Optical goods stores ------------------------------------------------ 52 49 47 48

5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 124 ------------------------------------- 90 117 86

5999 pt. Pet shops -------------------------------------------------------- 22 18 18 17

5999 pt. Art dealers ------------------------------------------------------- 11 16 11 16

5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 91 ----------------------------- 56 88 53

1Includes sales from catalog order desks.

2Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in broader kind-of-business totals.

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1992 CENSUS OF RETAIL TRADE

Publications of the 1992 Census of Retail Trade, containing

data on retail establishments in the United States, are described

below. Publications order forms for specific reports may be

obtained from any Department of Commerce district office or

from Data User Services Division, Customer Services , Bureau of

the Census, Washington, DC 20233-8300. The first results were

issued in press releases. Final detailed statistics are issued in

separate paperbound reports and compact disc-read only memory

(CD-ROM).

Final Reports

Geographic area series—52 reports

(RC92-A-1 to -52)

A separate paperbound report containing data for establishments with payroll is published for each State, the District of

Columbia, and the United States. Each report presents general

statistics for establishments with payroll including number of

establishments, sales, payroll, and employment by varied retail

classifications. All statistics are presented for the State, metropolitan areas (MA’s), counties, and places with 2,500 inhabitants

or more. Greater kind-of-business detail is shown for larger areas.

For each State, the District of Columbia, and the United States,

1992 data are provided by kind of business on sales and

employees per establishment and sales and payroll per employee.

Comparative statistics showing percent changes in sales and

payroll between 1987 and 1992 are shown by kind of business.

Nonemployer statistics series—1 report

(RC92-N-1)

This report includes number of establishments and sales by

kind of business for all establishments, establishments with

payroll, and establishments without payroll for the United States

and States. Data on sales size of establishments without payroll

and the number of proprietorships and partnerships is also

provided for the United States. Also presented are statistics for

establishments without payroll including number of establishments and sales by varied retail classifications for MA’s. Similar

data for counties and places with 2,500 inhabitants or more are

available on electronic media only.

Subject series—4 reports

(RC92-S-1 to -4)

The Establishment and Firm Size report (RC92-S-1) presents

data for establishments with payroll, based on size of establishment, size of company or firm, and legal form of organization.

Establishment statistics are presented by sales size and by

employment size; statistics for firms by sales size (including

concentration by largest firms), by employment size, and by

number of establishments operated (single units and multiunits).

Statistics are presented by kind of business on the number of

establishments, sales, payroll, and employment for the United

States.

The Measures of Value Produced, Capital Expenditures, Depreciable Assets, and Operating Expenses report (RC92-S-2) presents data on measures of value produced, capital expenditures,

depreciable assets, and operating expenses for firms with payroll

for the United States by major kind of business. Operating

expenses include annual payroll, supplemental labor costs, purchased services, etc. Receipts data also are provided.

The Merchandise Line Sales report (RC92-S-3) presents data

on major categories of merchandise sold by retail kinds of

business for each State and the District of Columbia, each MA,

and the United States as a whole. Data for States and MA’s will

be available on electronic media only. Tables present data for

establishments with payroll for each kind of business and show,

for each merchandise line, the number of establishments handling the line and their sales of the line; the percentage of total

sales of the kind of business accounted for by each of the lines

carried; and, for establishments actually handling a specific line,

the percentage of their total sales represented by sales of that

line. Summary statistics also are provided for the 43 broad

merchandise line categories, including counts of establishments

and the amount and percentage of the line sold by various kinds

of retail businesses.

The Miscellaneous Subjects report (RC92-S-4) contains special statistics on eating and drinking places, gasoline service

stations, shoe stores, optical goods stores, and other miscellaneous subjects. Data are presented for the United States as a

whole and, where feasible, for States and MA’s.

Special report series—1 report

(RC92-SP-1)

The Selected Statistics report presents selected data for

establishments with and without payroll for 1992 and 1987 by

kind of business. Data include number of establishments, sales,

payroll and employment, and selected ratios and rankings. Data

are presented for the United States as a whole and for States and

MA’s.

Electronic Media

All data included in the printed reports are available on

CD-ROM. The CD-ROM’s provide the same information found in

the final reports as well as additional information not published in

the final reports such as ZIP Code statistics available from series

RC92-Z, merchandise line sales statistics for States and MA’s

from series RC92-S, and nonemployer data for counties and

places from series RC92-N. Electronic media products are available for users who wish to summarize, rearrange, or process

large amounts of data. These products, with corresponding

technical documentation, are sold by Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC

20233-8300.

OTHER ECONOMIC CENSUS REPORTS

Data on wholesale trade, service industries, transportation,

communications, utilities, financial, insurance, real estate, construction industries, manufactures, mineral industries, enterprise

statistics, minority-owned business enterprises, and women-owned

businesses also are available from the 1992 Economic Census. A

separate series of reports covers the census of outlying areas:

Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, and the

Northern Marianas. Separate announcements describing these

reports are available free of charge from Data User Services

Division, Customer Services , Bureau of the Census, Washington,

DC 20233-8300.

Publication Program