New 

England

Middle 

Atlantic

East

North 

Central

West

North 

Central

South 

Atlantic

East 

South 

Central

West 

South 

Central Mountain Pacific

All Buildings .................................... 71,658 3,452 10,543 12,424 5,680 13,999 3,719 9,022 4,207 8,613

Building Floorspace

(Square Feet)

1,001 to 5,000 ................................... 6,922 383 676 986 922 1,283 547 788 466 871

5,001 to 10,000 ................................. 7,033 369 800 939 738 1,468 420 957 465 878

10,001 to 25,000 ............................... 12,659 674 1,448 2,113 1,204 2,443 861 1,555 933 1,429

25,001 to 50,000 ............................... 9,382 366 1,022 1,763 949 1,867 545 1,062 568 1,239

50,001 to 100,000 ............................. 10,291 590 1,682 1,712 664 1,797 749 1,514 492 1,092

100,001 to 200,000 ........................... 10,217 448 1,790 1,872 614 2,422 Q 1,426 346 1,007

200,001 to 500,000 ........................... 7,494 Q 1,673 1,847 441 1,148 Q 749 339 977

Over 500,000 .................................... 7,660 Q 1,451 1,192 Q 1,572 Q Q Q 1,119

Principal Building Activity

Education .......................................... 9,874 Q 1,384 1,990 552 2,445 341 1,198 640 1,027

Food Sales ....................................... 1,255 Q Q 218 Q 223 Q Q Q Q

Food Service ..................................... 1,654 Q 127 248 206 433 99 232 Q 232

Health Care ....................................... 3,163 Q 464 551 247 749 219 309 230 323

 Inpatient .......................................... 1,905 Q 310 316 Q 469 Q 235 Q 176

 Outpatient ....................................... 1,258 Q Q 235 Q 280 Q Q Q 147

Lodging ............................................. 5,096 374 797 548 595 939 368 387 438 649

Mercantile ......................................... 11,192 699 Q 1,373 531 2,638 678 1,778 742 1,732

 Retail (Other Than Mall) .................. 4,317 Q 419 544 337 897 353 594 210 753

 Enclosed and Strip Malls ................ 6,875 488 Q 829 Q 1,741 325 1,185 532 979

Office ................................................ 12,208 578 2,434 2,190 799 1,958 481 1,343 629 1,796

Public Assembly ............................... 3,939 Q 769 635 377 440 Q 498 Q 468

Public Order and Safety .................... 1,090 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

Religious Worship ............................. 3,754 Q 474 720 395 721 310 467 Q 341

Service .............................................. 4,050 Q 620 775 514 753 307 298 345 319

Warehouse and Storage ................... 10,078 Q 1,112 2,023 994 1,836 390 1,740 506 1,066

Other ................................................ 1,738 Q 501 248 Q Q Q Q Q Q

Vacant .............................................. 2,567 Q Q 791 Q 252 Q 350 Q Q

Year Constructed

Before 1920 ...................................... 3,784 450 962 999 553 Q Q Q Q Q

1920 to 1945 ..................................... 6,985 660 1,918 1,603 496 667 300 398 Q 804

1946 to 1959 ..................................... 7,262 Q 1,785 1,519 574 1,113 261 500 255 891

1960 to 1969 ..................................... 8,641 407 1,451 1,568 866 1,488 504 697 615 1,045

1970 to 1979 ..................................... 12,275 493 1,423 2,425 1,117 1,672 874 1,865 1,135 1,272

1980 to 1989 ..................................... 12,468 440 1,235 1,696 524 3,025 540 2,270 743 1,994

1990 to 1999 ..................................... 13,981 243 1,301 1,768 1,121 4,234 842 2,126 698 1,648

2000 to 2003 ..................................... 6,262 Q 467 845 429 1,460 354 1,026 489 797

Climate Zone: 30-Year Average

Under 2,000 CDD and --

 More than 7,000 HDD ..................... 11,529 Q 1,577 3,208 2,702 N N N 2,446 Q

 5,500-7,000 HDD ............................ 18,808 2,463 3,526 9,215 Q N N N 1,181 Q

 4,000-5,499 HDD ............................ 12,503 N 5,440 N 1,609 3,065 Q Q N 718

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 17,630 N N N N 7,126 Q 2,255 N 6,125

2,000 CDD or More and --

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 11,189 N N N N 3,807 Q 6,258 580 Q

Table A4. Census Region and Division, Floorspace for All Buildings (Including Malls), 2003

Total Floorspace (million square feet)

All 

Buildings

Northeast Midwest South West

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New 

England

Middle 

Atlantic

East

North 

Central

West

North 

Central

South 

Atlantic

East 

South 

Central

West 

South 

Central Mountain Pacific

Table A4. Census Region and Division, Floorspace for All Buildings (Including Malls), 2003

Total Floorspace (million square feet)

All 

Buildings

Northeast Midwest South West

Number of Establishments

One ................................................... 45,144 1,784 6,277 8,315 4,044 8,902 2,707 5,339 2,794 4,982

2 to 5 ................................................ 12,565 756 2,046 2,096 1,020 2,448 471 1,574 595 1,560

6 to 10 .............................................. 3,358 Q 548 459 Q 759 Q 359 257 367

11 to 20 ............................................. 3,369 Q 509 501 Q 684 Q 412 Q 414

More than 20 ..................................... 5,060 Q Q Q Q 965 Q 992 Q 1,023

Currently Unoccupied ....................... 2,161 Q Q 756 Q 241 Q 346 Q Q

See "Guide to the Tables" or "Glossary" for further explanations of the terms used in this table. Both can be accessed from the CBECS web site 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs.

Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled.

N=No responding cases in sample.

Note: Due to rounding, data may not sum to totals. 

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Form EIA-871A of the 2003 Commercial Buildings Energy 

Consumption Survey.

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