U.S. Census Bureau

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2005 County Business Patterns (NAICS)

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Whatcom, WA

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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 68,078 482,589 2,109,148 6,119
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support 244 2,123 9,042 64
21----Mining 96 876 4,034 6
22----Utilities 103 1,139 4,417 18
23----Construction 7,459 74,973 325,268 1,037
31----Manufacturing 9,115 84,141 390,410 327
42----Wholesale Trade 3,830 32,253 144,770 323
44----Retail Trade 10,601 56,985 244,010 807
48----Transportation and Warehousing 1,986 15,454 66,204 202
51----Information 1,674 15,880 62,942 86
52----Finance and Insurance 2,472 30,189 113,382 284
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,336 7,103 31,807 323
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3,298 30,804 139,956 603
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 376 5,175 21,107 14
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 2,682 14,859 57,552 276
61----Educational Services 910 3,978 16,392 65
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 8,945 61,381 275,951 581
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,705 7,659 32,101 103
72----Accommodation and Food Services 7,826 21,593 97,848 470
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 3,396 15,980 69,217 515
99----Unclassified 24 44 2,738 15

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 6,119 3,546 1,161 717 447 153 73 14 7 1
11----Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support 64 49 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
21----Mining 6 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
22----Utilities 18 16 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
23----Construction 1,037 761 128 83 42 15 5 1 2 0
31----Manufacturing 327 131 48 46 51 32 15 2 2 0
42----Wholesale Trade 323 186 57 36 34 6 2 1 1 0
44----Retail Trade 807 347 234 113 66 32 13 2 0 0
48----Transportation and Warehousing 202 116 43 19 16 5 3 0 0 0
51----Information 86 42 23 9 5 4 2 0 1 0
52----Finance and Insurance 284 154 72 33 21 2 1 1 0 0
53----Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 323 240 57 15 9 2 0 0 0 0
54----Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 603 454 77 49 17 1 4 1 0 0
55----Management of Companies and Enterprises 14 3 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0
56----Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 276 173 44 30 18 6 5 0 0 0
61----Educational Services 65 33 15 6 8 0 3 0 0 0
62----Health Care and Social Assistance 581 305 137 69 39 17 10 3 0 1
71----Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 103 59 16 11 11 3 0 3 0 0
72----Accommodation and Food Services 470 145 92 116 92 18 6 0 1 0
81----Other Services (except Public Administration) 515 316 103 70 17 6 3 0 0 0
99----Unclassified 15 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
For information on businesses with no paid employees, see Nonemployer Statistics