Decatur, Alabama (AL): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
car dealers, clothing stores, convenience stores, food stores, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Decatur, Alabama was 54,424 / 53,941
Number of Establishments:
Retail trade - Decatur
Number of Employees:
Retail trade - Decatur
Annual Payroll:
Retail trade - Decatur
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Retail trade - Decatur
| 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] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 410 / 380 | 4,920 / 5,127 | $74,212 / $88,755 | $921,937 / $956,846 |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 46 / 40 | 786 / 876 | $20,457 / $21,412 | $375,723 / $316,508 |
| Automobile dealers | 17 / 15 | 542 / 672 | $16,325 / $16,824 | $343,549 / $283,136 |
| New car dealers | 10 | 506 / 500-999 | $15,526 / - | $328,663 / - |
| Used car dealers | 7 / 5 | 36 / 20-99 | $799 / - | $14,886 / - |
| Other motor vehicle dealers | 6 / 5 | 20-99 / 72 | - / $1,639 | - / $16,020 |
| Recreational vehicle dealers | 1 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Motorcycle, boat & other motor vehicle dealers | 5 / 4 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Motorcycle dealers | 2 | 20-99 | - | - |
| All other motor vehicle dealers | 1 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Automotive parts, accessories & tire stores | 23 / 20 | 100-249 / 132 | - / $2,949 | - / $17,352 |
| Automotive parts & accessories stores | 17 / 12 | 129 / 84 | $2,095 / $1,470 | $16,113 / $11,639 |
| Tire dealers | 6 / 8 | 20-99 / 48 | - / $1,479 | - / $5,713 |
| Furniture & home furnishings stores | 30 | 198 / 129 | $3,139 / $2,498 | $20,838 / $17,529 |
| Furniture stores | 13 / 11 | 93 / 52 | $1,920 / $1,143 | $12,753 / $7,659 |
| Home furnishings stores | 17 / 19 | 105 / 77 | $1,219 / $1,355 | $8,085 / $9,870 |
| Floor covering stores | 8 / 9 | 55 / 31 | $808 / $791 | $5,863 / $6,078 |
| Other home furnishings stores | 9 / 10 | 50 / 46 | $411 / $564 | $2,222 / $3,792 |
| All other home furnishings stores | - / 10 | - / 46 | - / $564 | - / $3,792 |
| Electronics & appliance stores | 21 / 17 | 87 / 68 | $1,454 / $1,266 | $12,343 / $7,877 |
| Electronics & appliance stores | 21 / 17 | 87 / 68 | $1,454 / $1,266 | $12,343 / $7,877 |
| Appliance, television & other electronics stores | 15 / 11 | 58 / 20-99 | $949 / - | $8,226 / - |
| Household appliance stores | 6 / - | 15 / - | $287 / - | $2,813 / - |
| Radio, television & other electronics stores | 9 / 7 | 43 / 20-99 | $662 / - | $5,413 / - |
| Computer & software stores | 5 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 31 / 19 | 391 / 424 | $7,458 / $8,916 | $85,097 / $78,263 |
| Building material & supplies dealers | 28 / 17 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Home centers | 3 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Paint & wallpaper stores | 5 / 2 | 0-19 | - | - |
| Other building material dealers | 17 / 9 | 100-249 / 137 | - / $3,330 | - / $26,272 |
| Food & beverage stores | 32 / 41 | 789 / 724 | $8,756 / $10,169 | $105,152 / $116,359 |
| Grocery stores | 21 / 23 | 723 / 630 | $7,741 / $8,862 | $91,985 / $95,780 |
| Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores | 18 / 16 | 712 / 607 | $7,615 / $8,532 | $90,513 / $92,846 |
| Specialty food stores | - / 7 | - / 34 | - / $368 | - / $1,816 |
| Beer, wine & liquor stores | 9 / 11 | 20-99 / 60 | - / $939 | - / $18,763 |
| Health & personal care stores | 43 / 34 | 352 / 301 | $5,822 / $6,269 | $37,447 / $55,893 |
| Health & personal care stores | 43 / 34 | 352 / 301 | $5,822 / $6,269 | $37,447 / $55,893 |
| Pharmacies & drug stores | 23 / 16 | 100-249 / 195 | - / $4,261 | - / $46,883 |
| Cosmetics, beauty supplies & perfume stores | 4 / 5 | 22 / 18 | $207 / $214 | $1,902 / $1,977 |
| Optical goods stores | 8 / 5 | 34 / 20-99 | $736 / - | $2,997 / - |
| Other health & personal care stores | 8 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Food (health) supplement stores | 2 | 0-19 | - | - |
| All other health & personal care stores | 6 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Gasoline stations | 54 / 50 | 301 / 176 | $3,334 / $2,701 | $59,731 / $50,985 |
| Gasoline stations | 54 / 50 | 301 / 176 | $3,334 / $2,701 | $59,731 / $50,985 |
| Gasoline stations with convenience stores | 46 | 255 / 160 | $2,723 / $2,453 | $45,566 / $45,930 |
| Other gasoline stations | 8 / - | 46 / - | $611 / - | $14,165 / - |
| Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 56 / 52 | 609 / 617 | $6,015 / $7,865 | $49,099 / $61,069 |
| Clothing stores | 28 / 33 | 373 / 478 | $3,926 / $5,753 | $34,394 / $47,300 |
| Family clothing stores | 2 / 12 | 100-249 / 347 | - / $4,084 | - / $36,540 |
| Other clothing stores | 5 / 4 | 25 / 28 | $247 | $1,788 / $1,931 |
| Shoe stores | 10 / 9 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Jewelry, luggage & leather goods stores | 18 / 10 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Jewelry stores | 18 / 10 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores | 28 / 25 | 100-249 / 165 | - / $1,910 | - / $14,826 |
| Sporting goods, hobby & musical instrument stores | 22 / 18 | 94 / 123 | $1,289 / $1,417 | $11,345 / $10,371 |
| Sporting goods stores | 10 | 40 / 20-99 | $611 / - | $5,690 / - |
| Hobby, toy & game stores | 6 / 4 | 17 / 41 | $307 / $571 | $3,164 / $4,411 |
| Sewing, needlework & piece goods stores | 3 / - | 17 / - | $143 / - | $1,163 / - |
| Musical instrument & supplies stores | 3 / - | 20 / - | $228 / - | $1,328 / - |
| Book, periodical & music stores | 6 / 7 | 20-99 / 42 | - / $493 | - / $4,455 |
| Book stores & news dealers | 3 / 6 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Book stores | 3 / 6 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Prerecorded tape, compact disc & record stores | 3 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| General merchandise stores | 12 / 16 | 500-999 / 1,379 | - / $20,949 | - / $198,151 |
| Department stores (excl leased depts) | 4 / - | 786 / - | $9,196 / - | $94,824 / - |
| Department stores (excl leased depts) | 4 / - | 786 / - | $9,196 / - | $94,824 / - |
| Department stores (excl leased depts) | 4 / - | 786 / - | $9,196 / - | $94,824 / - |
| Department stores (expt discount dept stores) | - / 3 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Other general merchandise stores | - / 12 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Warehouse clubs & supercenters | - / 2 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| All other general merchandise stores | 8 / 10 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous store retailers | 45 / 42 | 100-249 / 187 | - / $2,941 | - / $23,326 |
| Florists | 8 / - | 33 / - | $287 / - | $1,472 / - |
| Office supplies, stationery & gift stores | 13 / 15 | 113 / 20-99 | $1,110 / - | $11,409 / - |
| Office supplies & stationery stores | 3 / 4 | 61 / 20-99 | $610 / - | $8,278 / - |
| Gift, novelty & souvenir stores | 10 / - | 52 / - | $500 / - | $3,131 / - |
| Used merchandise stores | 2 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous store retailers | 22 | 20-99 / 83 | - / $1,693 | - / $14,167 |
| Pet & pet supplies stores | - / 1 | - / 0-19 | - | - |
| Art dealers | 1 / - | 0-19 / - | - | - |
| Manufactured (mobile) home dealers | 9 / 8 | 20-99 | - | - |
| All other miscellaneous store retailers | 10 / 12 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Nonstore retailers | 12 / 14 | 100-249 / 81 | - / $1,859 | - / $16,060 |
| Electronic shopping & mail-order houses | - / 4 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Vending machine operators | 5 / 3 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Direct selling establishments | 5 / 7 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers | 2 | 0-19 | - | - |
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