Alabama Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 2,073 $5,737,394 47,883 15.7% 20.7% $119,821 4.8 General Merchandise 909 5,678,146 47,697 15.5% 20.6% 119,046 2.1 Clothing & Accessories 2,476 1,927,246 19,549 5.3% 8.4% 98,585 5.7 Furniture/Home Furnishin 1,252 1,020,449 8,674 2.8% 3.7% 117,645 2.9 Motor Vehicle & Parts De 2,837 10,018,482 28,935 27.4% 12.5% 346,241 6.6 Gasoline Stations 3,129 3,646,109 19,549 10.0% 8.4% 186,511 7.2 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 1,660 3,472,144 17,751 9.5% 7.7% 195,603 3.8 Health & Personal Care 1,611 1,653,524 14,021 4.5% 6.1% 117,932 3.7 Electronics/Appliances 671 669,763 4,253 1.8% 1.8% 157,480 1.6 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 929 683,378 6,716 1.9% 2.9% 101,754 2.1 Miscellaneous Retailers 1,983 1,198,651 10,277 3.3% 4.4% 116,634 4.6 Nonstore Retailers 633 918,039 5,512 2.5% 2.4% 166,553 1.5 Total 20,163 36,623,327 231,665 100.0% 100.0% 158,087 46.7 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census: Retail Trade, Geographic Area Series, Alabama. Anniston MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 44 $155,927 1,207 15.9% 17.9% $129,186 3.8 General Merchandise 26 189,633 1,630 19.3% 24.2% 116,339 2.2 Clothing & Accessories 50 35,989 428 3.7% 6.3% 84,086 4.3 Furniture/Home Furnishin 32 21,907 183 2.2% 2.7% 119,710 2.7 Motor Vehicle & Parts 104 263,638 839 26.8% 12.4% 314,229 8.9 Gasoline Stations 99 108,538 809 11.1% 12.0% 134,163 8.4 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 44 84,787 457 8.6% 6.8% 185,530 3.8 Health & Personal Care 55 39,565 413 4.0% 6.1% 95,799 4.7 Electronics/Appliances 19 D b 1.6 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 34 15,480 203 1.6% 3.0% 76,256 2.9 Misc. Retailers 56 D e 4.8 Nonstore Retailers 15 15,749 231 1.6% 3.4% 68,177 1.3 Total 578 981,985 6,747 100.0% 100.0% 145,544 49.3 Birmingham MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 407 $1,355,988 11,275 15.1% 21.5% $120,265 4.5 General Merchandise 137 1,182,075 9,687 13.1% 18.5% 122,027 1.5 Clothing & Accessories 540 554,152 5,649 6.2% 10.8% 98,097 6.0 Furniture/Home Furnishin 243 257,590 1,884 2.9% 3.6% 136,725 2.7 Motor Vehicle & Parts 513 2,654,941 6,624 29.5% 12.6% 400,806 5.7 Gasoline Stations 513 715,549 2,971 7.9% 5.7% 240,844 5.7 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 302 797,382 3,752 8.9% 7.2% 212,522 3.3 Health & Personal Care 349 384,638 3,672 4.3% 7.0% 104,749 3.9 Electronics/Appliances 131 221,602 1,098 2.5% 2.1% 201,823 1.5 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 205 209,595 1,740 2.3% 3.3% 120,457 2.3 Misc. Retailers 387 253,950 2,838 2.8% 5.4% 89,482 4.3 Nonstore Retailers 117 413,228 1,200 4.6% 2.3% 344,357 1.3 Total 3,844 9,000,690 52,390 100.0% 100.0% 171,802 42.6 Decatur MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 61 $175,749 1,298 14.0% 18.2% $135,400 4.3 General Merchandise 26 152,097 1,427 12.1% 20.0% 106,585 1.8 Clothing & Accessories 70 56,388 667 4.5% 9.3% 84,540 4.9 Furniture/Home Furnishin 50 32,802 312 2.6% 4.4% 105,135 3.5 Motor Vehicle & Parts 79 425,307 1,005 33.9% 14.1% 423,191 5.6 Gasoline Stations 123 121,714 621 9.7% 8.7% 195,997 8.7 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 58 133,460 595 10.7% 8.3% 224,303 4.1 Health & Personal Care 59 57,622 490 4.6% 6.9% 117,596 4.2 Electronics/Appliances 27 14,199 103 1.1% 1.4% 137,854 1.9 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 33 16,814 171 1.3% 2.4% 98,327 2.3 Misc. Retailers 80 46,029 310 3.7% 4.3% 148,481 5.6 Nonstore Retailers 17 20,910 148 1.7% 2.1% 141,284 1.2 Total 683 1,253,091 7,147 100.0% 100.0% 175,331 48.2 Dothan MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 58 $157,800 1,247 10.6% 13.5% $126,544 4.3 General Merchandise 33 263,242 2,159 17.7% 23.5% 121,928 2.5 Clothing & Accessories 110 75,090 855 5.0% 9.3% 87,825 8.2 Furniture/Home Furnishin 55 37,411 326 2.5% 3.5% 114,758 4.1 Motor Vehicle & Parts 124 424,541 1,405 28.5% 15.3% 302,164 9.2 Gasoline Stations 136 124,852 705 8.4% 7.7% 177,095 10.1 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 71 185,152 913 12.4% 9.9% 202,795 5.3 Health & Personal Care 59 49,675 358 3.3% 3.9% 138,757 4.4 Electronics/Appliances 30 22,663 140 1.5% 1.5% 161,879 2.2 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 37 27,893 251 1.9% 2.7% 111,127 2.8 Misc. Retailers 99 73,556 485 4.9% 5.3% 151,662 7.4 Nonstore Retailers 26 48,100 359 3.2% 3.9% 133,983 1.9 Total 838 1,489,975 9,203 100.0% 100.0% 161,901 62.4 Florence MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 87 $161,958 1,329 12.4% 15.7% $121,865 6.3 General Merchandise 35 278,679 2,308 21.3% 27.3% 120,745 2.6 Clothing & Accessories 87 66,075 790 5.1% 9.3% 83,639 6.3 Furniture/Home Furnishin 34 20,049 165 1.5% 2.0% 121,509 2.5 Motor Vehicle & Parts 94 377,714 966 28.9% 11.4% 391,008 6.9 Gasoline Stations 94 92,501 685 7.1% 8.1% 135,038 6.9 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 65 134,344 682 10.3% 8.1% 196,985 4.7 Health & Personal Care 62 45,926 322 3.5% 3.8% 142,627 4.5 Electronics/Appliances 29 22,550 172 1.7% 2.0% 131,105 2.1 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 50 35,635 486 2.7% 5.7% 73,323 3.6 Misc. Retailers 81 56,511 412 4.3% 4.9% 137,163 5.9 Nonstore Retailers 17 16,369 144 1.3% 1.7% 113,674 1.2 Total 735 1,308,311 8,461 100.0% 100.0% 154,628 53.6 Gadsden MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 50 $153,448 1,168 20.8% 23.7% $131,377 4.8 General Merchandise 22 139,030 1,226 18.8% 24.8% 113,401 2.1 Clothing & Accessories 51 39,118 421 5.3% 8.5% 92,917 4.9 Furniture/Home Furnishin 24 17,046 162 2.3% 3.3% 105,222 2.3 Motor Vehicle & Parts 59 162,743 447 22.1% 9.1% 364,078 5.7 Gasoline Stations 66 72,512 347 9.8% 7.0% 208,968 6.4 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 34 61,491 345 8.3% 7.0% 178,235 3.3 Health & Personal Care 44 36,725 297 5.0% 6.0% 123,653 4.2 Electronics/Appliances 22 12,780 108 1.7% 2.2% 118,333 2.1 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 24 15,154 125 2.1% 2.5% 121,232 2.3 Misc. Retailers 41 12,982 163 1.8% 3.3% 79,644 4.0 Nonstore Retailers 15 14,735 126 2.0% 2.6% 116,944 1.4 Total 452 737,764 4,935 100.0% 100.0% 149,496 43.6 Huntsville MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 144 $464,972 4,281 15.4% 21.6% $108,613 4.3 General Merchandise 48 D h 1.4 Clothing & Accessories 199 179,936 1,918 6.0% 9.7% 93,814 6.0 Furniture/Home Furnishin 106 104,153 720 3.5% 3.6% 144,657 3.2 Motor Vehicle & Parts 174 792,487 2,221 26.3% 11.2% 356,815 5.2 Gasoline Stations 215 224,178 1,372 7.4% 6.9% 163,395 6.4 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 100 314,192 1,504 10.4% 7.6% 208,904 3.0 Health & Personal Care 111 105,181 892 3.5% 4.5% 117,916 3.3 Electronics/Appliances 75 112,928 756 3.7% 3.8% 149,376 2.2 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 98 77,993 720 2.6% 3.6% 108,324 2.9 Misc. Retailers 161 D f 4.8 Nonstore Retailers 48 34,635 309 1.1% 1.6% 112,087 1.4 Total 1,479 3,015,307 19,814 100.0% 100.0% 152,181 44.3 Mobile MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 239 $714,174 5,998 15.5% 19.5% $119,069 4.5 General Merchandise 99 774,473 6,580 16.8% 21.4% 117,701 1.9 Clothing & Accessories 352 278,849 2,753 6.0% 9.0% 101,289 6.7 Furniture/Home Furnishin 168 151,349 1,198 3.3% 3.9% 126,335 3.2 Motor Vehicle & Parts 350 1,092,685 3,850 23.7% 12.5% 283,814 6.6 Gasoline Stations 343 496,912 2,458 10.8% 8.0% 202,161 6.5 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 200 460,051 2,364 10.0% 7.7% 194,607 3.8 Health & Personal Care 192 232,138 1,781 5.0% 5.8% 130,341 3.6 Electronics/Appliances 77 88,352 561 1.9% 1.8% 157,490 1.5 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 137 113,659 1,186 2.5% 3.9% 95,834 2.6 Misc. Retailers 257 127,229 1,343 2.8% 4.4% 94,735 4.9 Nonstore Retailers 68 89,979 638 1.9% 2.1% 141,033 1.3 Total 2,482 4,619,850 30,710 100.0% 100.0% 150,435 47.1 Montgomery MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 143 $429,813 3,801 13.7% 19.0% $113,079 4.5 General Merchandise 53 D h 1.7 Clothing & Accessories 206 184,988 1,936 5.9% 9.7% 95,552 6.5 Furniture/Home Furnishin 94 106,240 1,097 3.4% 5.5% 96,846 2.9 Motor Vehicle & Parts 200 917,214 2,626 29.1% 13.1% 349,282 6.3 Gasoline Stations 240 299,720 1,714 9.5% 8.6% 174,866 7.5 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 121 332,266 1,633 10.6% 8.2% 203,470 3.8 Health & Personal Care 128 157,679 1,267 5.0% 6.3% 124,451 4.0 Electronics/Appliances 58 59,040 389 1.9% 1.9% 151,774 1.8 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 82 63,259 626 2.0% 3.1% 101,053 2.6 Misc. Retailers 135 D f 4.2 Nonstore Retailers 44 23,756 272 0.8% 1.4% 87,338 1.4 Total 1,504 3,146,913 19,978 100.0% 100.0% 157,519 47.1 Tuscaloosa MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1997 Number of Sales Number of Sales Pct Employee Pct Sales per Estab. Per Kind of Business Establishments ($1,000) Employees of Total of Total Employee($) 10,000 Pop Food & Beverages 66 $216,198 1,844 14.0% 17.0% $117,244 4.1 General Merchandise 22 D g 1.4 Clothing & Accessories 119 95,311 1,041 6.2% 9.6% 91,557 7.4 Furniture/Home Furnishin 60 39,073 420 2.5% 3.9% 93,031 3.7 Motor Vehicle & Parts 105 383,682 1,229 24.9% 11.3% 312,190 6.5 Gasoline Stations 108 144,581 892 9.4% 8.2% 162,086 6.7 Building Materials, Garden Equipment & Supplies 59 145,356 801 9.4% 7.4% 181,468 3.7 Health & Personal Care 61 67,353 826 4.4% 7.6% 81,541 3.8 Electronics/Appliances 32 25,683 226 1.7% 2.1% 113,642 2.0 Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & Music 46 36,038 378 2.3% 3.5% 95,339 2.9 Misc. Retailers 93 D f 5.8 Nonstore Retailers 19 47,532 444 3.1% 4.1% 107,054 1.2 Total 790 1,543,208 10,852 100.0% 100.0% 142,205 49.1 Notes: D indicates withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals. Employment class sizes: a 0-19; b 20-99; c 100-249; e 250-499; f 500-999; g 1,000-2,499; h 2,500-4,999. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1997 Economic Census: Retail Trade, Geographic Area Series, Alabama.