Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
16 Jul 2004 07:56 PDT
The Census Bureau provides data for 2001 on the number of firms in
most metropolitan areas throughout the US. The data includes totals
for the entire city, as well as sub-totals for particular types of
businesses (e.g. service sector).
The information is presented by city, and includes categories for
companies with 0 employees, 1-4 employees, 5-9 employees, etc. In
each category, you can find the number of companies, total employment,
total payroll, etc.
The categories covered include the following sectors:
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Total
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, & hunting
Mining
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail Trade
Transportation & Warehousing
Information
Finance & insurance
Real estate & rental & leasing
Professional, scientific, & technical services
Management of companies & enterprises
Administrative & support & waste management & remediation serv
Educational services
Health care & social assistance
Arts, entertainment, & recreation
Accommodation & foodservices
Other services (except public administration)
Auxiliaries, exc corp, subsidiary, & regional managing offices
Unclassified
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You can chooses yourself which ones you consider to be "service" sectors.
As an example, in NYC in 2001, there were a total of 16,226 firms in
the "Accomodations and Food Services" category:
0 employees..........2,285 firms
1-4 employees........6,770 firms
5-9 employees........3,159 firms
and so on.
The data don't distinguish between home offices and other types of
operations, however.
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I can direct you to the source of the Census data -- which is a large
spreadsheet -- as an answer to your question, if you'd like. You
could then access the information for any city and any service
category that is of interest to you.
But if this information doesn't meet your needs -- or if you would
prefer a different sort of answer -- please let us know so that we can
assist you as best we can.
Thanks.
pafalafa-ga
