U.S. Census Bureau

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2005 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 15,882 87,608 391,857 1,649
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support ADD5
21----Mining 57 408 2,071 4
22----Utilities BDD1
23----Construction 1,289 7,891 38,764 281
31----Manufacturing 879 5,652 24,370 49
42----Wholesale Trade 322 2,802 12,902 45
44----Retail Trade 3,696 17,084 74,728 339
48----Transportation and Warehousing 105 641 3,125 23
51----Information 271 2,058 7,798 23
52----Finance and Insurance 455 3,914 16,975 65
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 373 1,700 7,961 103
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 574 3,875 17,490 155
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 163 1,533 6,556 6
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 279 1,672 9,947 58
61----Educational Services 203 704 2,881 16
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 2,597 20,162 85,765 136
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 468 2,363 11,379 41
72----Accommodation and Food Services 2,896 7,069 34,045 162
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 1,208 7,467 33,089 132
99----Unclassified ADD5

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 1,649 954 313 203 120 46 10 2 1 0
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21----Mining 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
22----Utilities 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23----Construction 281 192 54 24 10 1 0 0 0 0
31----Manufacturing 49 20 12 6 7 1 3 0 0 0
42----Wholesale Trade 45 34 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0
44----Retail Trade 339 171 87 42 23 12 3 1 0 0
48----Transportation and Warehousing 23 13 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
51----Information 23 9 8 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
52----Finance and Insurance 65 39 13 7 5 1 0 0 0 0
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 103 80 11 8 4 0 0 0 0 0
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 155 119 21 13 1 1 0 0 0 0
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 6 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 58 37 14 5 2 0 0 0 0 0
61----Educational Services 16 9 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 136 56 26 34 12 5 2 0 1 0
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 41 26 5 5 2 2 1 0 0 0
72----Accommodation and Food Services 162 51 29 29 35 17 1 0 0 0
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 132 86 22 16 7 0 0 1 0 0
99----Unclassified 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
For information on businesses with no paid employees, see Nonemployer Statistics