Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Milwaukee, Wisconsin was 584,684 / 590,895
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Milwaukee
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Milwaukee
| 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 753 / 661 | 14,029 / 13,869 | $531,376 / $616,672 | $8,379,243 / $9,277,293 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 498 / 409 | 8,669 / 5000-9999 | $365,939 / - | $5,407,405 / - |
| Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers | 54 / 34 | 904 / 1,668 | $41,848 / $78,208 | $2,009,446 / $1,536,175 |
| Automobile & other motor vehicle wholesalers | 11 / 13 | 250-499 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle supplies & new parts wholesalers | 19 / 15 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle parts, (used) wholesalers | 22 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Furniture & home furnishings wholesalers | 26 / 21 | 250-499 / 511 | - / $20,938 | - / $145,765 |
| Furniture wholesalers | 9 / 7 | 283 / 250-499 | $14,516 / - | $71,743 / - |
| Furniture merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Home furnishings wholesalers | 17 / 14 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Home furnishing merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 14 / 23 | 100-249 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 6 / 11 | 20-99 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Lumber, plywood & wood panel merchant wholesalers | - / 11 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Brick, stone & related construction materials wholesalers | 5 / 8 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Brick, stone & const material merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 70 / 56 | 1,900 / 1,840 | $88,494 / $96,292 | $524,038 / $549,625 |
| Photographic equipment & supplies wholesalers | 6 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Office equipment wholesalers | 6 / - | 89 / - | $3,170 / - | $14,971 / - |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 22 / 19 | 968 / 600 | $54,376 / $44,382 | $260,389 / $169,231 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 19 | - / 600 | - / $44,382 | - / $169,231 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 15 / 10 | 250-499 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 10 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 16 / 11 | 343 / 100-249 | $13,370 / - | $119,684 / - |
| Med, dental & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 11 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 27 / 16 | 713 / 539 | $27,637 / $26,321 | $455,863 / $268,481 |
| Metal service centers & offices | 26 / 14 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 59 / 46 | 621 / 701 | $25,749 / $36,790 | $365,493 / $763,675 |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 29 / 25 | 386 / 525 | $15,983 / $29,324 | $280,624 / $679,418 |
| Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | - / 25 | - / 525 | - / $29,324 | - / $679,418 |
| Other electronic parts & equipment wholesalers | 27 / 17 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 17 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 34 / 32 | 716 / 500-999 | $30,046 / - | $230,180 / - |
| Hardware wholesalers | 17 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 7 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies wholesalers | 8 | 231 / 237 | $11,667 / $12,413 | $80,373 / $83,342 |
| Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 237 | - / $12,413 | - / $83,342 |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 145 / 132 | 2,140 / 2,044 | $87,799 / $98,536 | $1,249,787 / $897,116 |
| Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip wholesalers | 8 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Farm & garden machinery & equipment wholesalers | 2 / 4 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 73 / 68 | 905 / 715 | $35,705 / $31,836 | $326,668 / $264,597 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 68 | - / 715 | - / $31,836 | - / $264,597 |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 48 / 40 | 580 / 453 | $19,730 / $16,722 | $575,685 / $112,299 |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 40 | - / 453 | - / $16,722 | - / $112,299 |
| Service establishment equipment & supplies wholesalers | 11 / 10 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 10 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) wholesalers | 3 / 2 | 100-249 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers | - / 2 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 69 / 49 | 1000-2499 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Sporting & recreational goods & supplies wholesalers | 11 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Toy & hobby goods & supplies wholesalers | 3 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Recyclable material wholesalers | 32 / 24 | 702 / 500-999 | $28,106 / - | $264,814 / - |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - / 24 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 13 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 255 / 228 | 5,360 / 2500-4999 | $165,437 / - | $2,971,838 / - |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 24 / 19 | 283 / 500-999 | $8,175 / - | $187,004 / - |
| Stationery & office supplies wholesalers | 9 / 6 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 6 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Industrial & personal service paper wholesalers | 11 | 98 / 250-499 | $3,756 / - | $114,073 / - |
| Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers | - / 11 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 9 / 11 | 350 / 250-499 | $9,620 / - | $219,732 / - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 9 / 11 | 350 / 250-499 | $9,620 / - | $219,732 / - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers | - / 11 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 17 / 20 | 239 / 100-249 | $12,123 / - | $179,847 / - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Women's, children's & infants' clothing & accessories wholesalers | 4 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Footwear wholesalers | 2 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 82 / 69 | 2,405 / 1000-2499 | $61,631 / - | $589,434 / - |
| Dairy products, (except dried or canned) wholesalers | 9 / 8 | 20-99 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Confectionery wholesalers | 8 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers | 19 / - | 500-999 / - | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 22 / 24 | 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers | - / 24 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Farm-product raw material wholesalers | 12 / 5 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Grain & field bean wholesalers | 4 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Livestock wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Chemical & allied products wholesalers | 31 / 30 | 758 / 610 | $29,198 / $25,591 | $404,798 / $393,016 |
| Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes wholesalers | 7 / - | 244 / - | $10,816 / - | $77,429 / - |
| Other chemical & allied products wholesalers | 24 / 27 | 514 / 500-999 | $18,382 / - | $327,369 / - |
| Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers | - / 27 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum products wholesalers | 26 / 19 | 250-499 / 230 | - / $9,439 | - / $1,149,570 |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | 17 / 10 | 270 / 100-249 | $8,511 / - | $618,403 / - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 10 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 14 / 8 | 250-499 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Beer & ale wholesalers | 7 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 7 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 40 / 47 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 5 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 9 / 12 | 138 / 100-249 | $2,940 / - | $19,752 / - |
| Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Tobacco & tobacco product wholesalers | 4 / 8 | 45 / 100-249 | $1,271 / - | $38,947 / - |
| Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers | - / 8 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Paint, varnish & supplies wholesalers | 3 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 16 / 12 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 24 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 24 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 24 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
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