U.S. Census Bureau

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2003 County Business Patterns (NAICS)

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Watauga, NC

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Industry code Industry code description Paid employees for pay period including March 12 (number) First-quarter payroll ($1,000) Annual payroll ($1,000) Total establishments
------Total 16,052 78,371 347,532 1,577
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support 21 56 228 6
21----Mining BDD4
22----Utilities BDD1
23----Construction 1,200 6,654 31,529 245
31----Manufacturing 1,024 5,752 24,732 53
42----Wholesale Trade 275 2,331 9,798 36
44----Retail Trade 3,531 15,319 66,163 353
48----Transportation and Warehousing 113 484 2,287 21
51----Information 324 1,920 7,617 28
52----Finance and Insurance 519 3,872 16,943 67
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 401 1,610 6,994 88
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 562 3,289 14,211 144
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 165 1,483 6,454 6
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 384 1,861 9,015 58
61----Educational Services 249 663 2,615 14
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 2,537 16,804 74,356 116
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 436 1,917 10,244 39
72----Accommodation and Food Services 2,962 6,883 31,557 163
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 1,270 6,739 29,763 131
99----Unclassified 1 2 48 4

Number of establishments by employment-size class
Industry code Industry code description Total establishments 1-4 5-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 100-249 250-499 500-999 1000 or more
------Total 1,577 893 301 199 128 40 13 2 1 0
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21----Mining 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
22----Utilities 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23----Construction 245 172 40 23 9 1 0 0 0 0
31----Manufacturing 53 22 12 8 6 2 3 0 0 0
42----Wholesale Trade 36 25 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
44----Retail Trade 353 182 88 42 26 12 2 1 0 0
48----Transportation and Warehousing 21 13 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
51----Information 28 14 7 3 2 1 1 0 0 0
52----Finance and Insurance 67 37 16 7 5 2 0 0 0 0
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 88 62 14 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 144 109 18 15 2 0 0 0 0 0
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 6 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 58 37 10 6 4 1 0 0 0 0
61----Educational Services 14 7 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 116 52 20 26 11 2 4 0 1 0
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 39 27 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
72----Accommodation and Food Services 163 48 27 32 41 14 1 0 0 0
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 131 76 32 13 8 1 0 1 0 0
99----Unclassified 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
For information on businesses with no paid employees, see Nonemployer Statistics