Canton, Massachusetts (MA): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, paper product, computer & electronic product manufacturing, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Canton, Massachusetts was 20,499 / 21,341
Number of Establishments:
Manufacturing - Canton
Number of Employees:
Manufacturing - Canton
Annual Payroll:
Manufacturing - Canton
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Manufacturing - Canton
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Canton
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Canton
Annual Payroll:
Wholesale trade - Canton
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Wholesale trade - Canton
| Industry Description | Number of Establishments [1997 / 2002] |
Number of Employees [1997 / 2002] |
Annual Payroll ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) [1997 / 2002] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 69 / 75 | 5,601 / 5,662 | $219,635 / $234,050 | $1,054,078 / $1,088,137 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 7 / - | 688 / - | $28,991 / - | $181,855 / - |
| Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing | 2 / - | 500-999 / - | - | - |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | - / 10 | - / 522 | - / $22,396 | - / $101,897 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 6 / - | 810 / - | $35,249 / - | $146,854 / - |
| Other general-purpose machinery manufacturing | 2 / - | 500-999 / - | - | - |
| Computer & electronic product manufacturing | 9 / 10 | 873 / 1,058 | $41,853 / $50,313 | $145,292 / $193,113 |
| Navigational, measuring, medical & control instruments manufacturing | 3 / 2 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Electrical equipment, appliance & component manufacturing | 6 / 7 | 1,151 / 1000-2499 | $36,672 / - | $239,225 / - |
| Other electrical equipment & component manufacturing | 3 / 4 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Wiring device manufacturing | 1 / 3 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Current-carrying wiring device manufacturing | 1 / 3 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade | 102 / 108 | 2,804 / 2,986 | $135,789 / $171,141 | $2,230,807 / $2,966,203 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 56 / 58 | 986 / 1000-2499 | $57,625 / - | $489,274 / - |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 4 / 2 | 44 / 20-99 | $2,065 / - | $38,464 / - |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 1 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 12 / 8 | 235 / 277 | $12,572 / $18,543 | $105,074 / $222,518 |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 6 / 3 | 105 / 201 | $6,495 / $14,842 | $49,177 / $207,277 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 3 | - / 201 | - / $14,842 | - / $207,277 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 1 / 2 | 20-99 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & offices | 1 / 2 | 20-99 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 2 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 9 / 11 | 165 / 100-249 | $6,925 / - | $94,915 / - |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 4 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 10 / 9 | 141 / 130 | $8,959 / $9,392 | $102,301 / $53,021 |
| Hardware wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 6 / - | 64 / - | $3,356 / - | $69,123 / - |
| Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies wholesalers | 2 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers | - / 2 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 10 / 14 | 171 / 348 | $6,897 / $23,074 | $42,668 / $169,167 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 5 / 7 | 100-249 / 249 | - / $19,144 | - / $129,263 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 249 | - / $19,144 | - / $129,263 |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 4 | 49 / 20-99 | $1,844 / - | $15,335 / - |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 2 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 6 / 8 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Sporting & recreational goods & supplies wholesalers | 2 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 46 / 40 | 1,818 / 1,629 | $78,164 / $84,446 | $1,741,533 / $2,188,008 |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 5 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 9 / 10 | 100-249 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Piece goods, notions & other dry goods wholesalers | 2 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Footwear merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 15 / 13 | 963 / 172 | $39,406 / $8,081 | $1,439,491 / $123,066 |
| Fish & seafood wholesalers | 1 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 9 / - | 500-999 / - | - | - |
| Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers | - / 1 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 1 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 2 / 1 | 0-19 | - | - |
| Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers | - / 1 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 10 / 4 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Book, periodical & newspaper wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 1 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 7 / 3 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 3 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 10 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 10 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 10 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
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