Houston, Texas (TX): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Houston, Texas was 1,765,587 / 2,009,834
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Houston
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Houston
Annual Payroll:
Wholesale trade - Houston
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Wholesale trade - Houston
| 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 | 5,750 / 5,198 | 82,917 / 77,171 | $3,389,061 / $3,676,454 | $99,680,194 / $122,727,158 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 4,109 / 3,499 | 53,718 / 48,998 | $2,248,597 / $2,264,668 | $38,350,084 / $31,900,454 |
| Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers | 272 / 269 | 4,566 / 3,878 | $150,634 / $150,054 | $8,566,721 / $7,087,538 |
| Automobile & other motor vehicle wholesalers | 67 / 60 | 2,000 / 1000-2499 | $70,537 / - | $7,709,770 / - |
| Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers | - / 60 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle supplies & new parts wholesalers | 112 / 143 | 1,829 / 1000-2499 | $62,208 / - | $672,113 / - |
| Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers | - / 143 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Tire & tube wholesalers | 22 / 35 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Tire & tube merchant wholesalers | - / 35 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle parts, (used) wholesalers | 71 / 31 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle parts (used) merchant wholesalers | - / 31 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Furniture & home furnishings wholesalers | 183 / 201 | 2,349 / 2,610 | $76,110 / $103,044 | $875,947 / $884,370 |
| Furniture wholesalers | 92 / 98 | 1,343 / 1000-2499 | $49,085 / - | $590,764 / - |
| Furniture merchant wholesalers | - / 98 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Home furnishings wholesalers | 91 / 103 | 1,006 / 1000-2499 | $27,025 / - | $285,183 / - |
| Home furnishing merchant wholesalers | - / 103 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 128 / 159 | 1000-2499 / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 47 / 54 | 838 / 1000-2499 | $26,403 / - | $477,568 / - |
| Lumber, plywood & wood panel merchant wholesalers | - / 54 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Brick, stone & related construction materials wholesalers | 36 / 45 | 308 / 500-999 | $9,045 / - | $155,717 / - |
| Brick, stone & const material merchant wholesalers | - / 45 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Roofing, siding & insulation material wholesalers | 14 / 22 | 20-99 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Roofing, siding & insul mat merchant wholesalers | - / 22 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Other construction materials wholesalers | 31 / 38 | 250-499 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Other construction material merchant wholesalers | - / 38 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 572 / 437 | 8,821 / 6,614 | $424,703 / $334,349 | $4,183,889 / $3,178,248 |
| Photographic equipment & supplies wholesalers | 17 / 9 | 113 / 100-249 | $3,071 / - | $41,109 / - |
| Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 9 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Office equipment wholesalers | 80 / 54 | 2,915 / 1000-2499 | $115,163 / - | $698,763 / - |
| Office equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 54 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 240 / 192 | 3,838 / 2,435 | $228,352 / $140,672 | $2,536,834 / $1,675,979 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 192 | - / 2,435 | - / $140,672 | - / $1,675,979 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 58 / 53 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 53 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 122 / 89 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Med, dental & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 89 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Ophthalmic goods wholesalers | 12 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Other professional equipment & supplies wholesalers | 43 / 29 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 29 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 318 / 260 | 2500-4999 / 4,702 | - / $238,153 | - / $5,116,524 |
| Metal service centers & offices | 311 / 253 | 4,691 / 2500-4999 | $212,732 / - | $6,844,038 / - |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 253 | - / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Coal & other mineral & ore wholesalers | 7 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Coal & other mineral & ore merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 474 / 399 | 6,270 / 6,935 | $290,297 / $390,844 | $4,220,187 / $3,632,081 |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 188 / 167 | 2,674 / 3,244 | $108,036 / $157,459 | $1,623,632 / $1,912,441 |
| Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | - / 167 | - / 3,244 | - / $157,459 | - / $1,912,441 |
| Electrical appliance, television & radio set wholesalers | 41 / 35 | 315 / 250-499 | $10,139 / - | $172,505 / - |
| Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers | - / 35 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Other electronic parts & equipment wholesalers | 245 / 197 | 3,281 / 2500-4999 | $172,122 / - | $2,424,050 / - |
| Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 197 | - / 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 278 / 233 | 3,642 / 2,628 | $127,460 / $107,563 | $1,509,255 / $1,604,749 |
| Hardware wholesalers | 127 / 97 | 1,818 / 1,030 | $59,179 / $35,330 | $576,159 / $245,428 |
| Hardware merchant wholesalers | - / 97 | - / 1,030 | - / $35,330 | - / $245,428 |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 65 / 57 | 822 / 500-999 | $26,398 / - | $343,832 / - |
| Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 57 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies wholesalers | 71 / 62 | 777 / 679 | $33,378 / $29,440 | $485,800 / $978,577 |
| Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers | - / 62 | - / 679 | - / $29,440 | - / $978,577 |
| Refrigeration equipment & supplies wholesalers | 15 / 17 | 225 / 100-249 | $8,505 / - | $103,464 / - |
| Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 17 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 1,452 / 1,098 | 18,229 / 14,569 | $812,079 / $698,393 | $9,910,332 / $7,229,154 |
| Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip wholesalers | 65 / 49 | 1,522 / 500-999 | $65,750 / - | $1,668,440 / - |
| Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 49 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Farm & garden machinery & equipment wholesalers | 23 / 24 | 215 / 100-249 | $7,500 / - | $91,413 / - |
| Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 24 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 905 / 679 | 10,137 / 9,545 | $483,054 / $479,120 | $5,728,662 / $4,983,250 |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 679 | - / 9,545 | - / $479,120 | - / $4,983,250 |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 297 / 235 | 4,992 / 2,886 | $205,763 / $132,805 | $1,876,163 / $1,428,672 |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 235 | - / 2,886 | - / $132,805 | - / $1,428,672 |
| Service establishment equipment & supplies wholesalers | 88 / 59 | 698 / 250-499 | $23,089 / - | $246,507 / - |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 59 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) wholesalers | 74 / 52 | 665 / 489 | $26,923 / $20,693 | $299,147 / $161,398 |
| Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers | - / 52 | - / 489 | - / $20,693 | - / $161,398 |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 432 / 443 | 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Sporting & recreational goods & supplies wholesalers | 51 / 42 | 407 / 250-499 | $10,952 / - | $145,680 / - |
| Sporting & rec goods & supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 42 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Toy & hobby goods & supplies wholesalers | 24 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Recyclable material wholesalers | 103 / 81 | 1,543 / 1000-2499 | $45,548 / - | $626,717 / - |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - / 81 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone & precious metal wholesalers | 116 / 138 | 519 / 500-999 | $15,265 / - | $303,037 / - |
| Jewelry, watch, prec stone & prec metal merchant wholesalers | - / 138 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 138 / 154 | 500-999 / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 154 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 1,641 / 1,436 | 29,199 / 26,108 | $1,140,464 / $1,296,708 | $61,330,110 / $84,318,827 |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 165 / 136 | 2,461 / 2500-4999 | $95,403 / - | $992,034 / - |
| Printing & writing paper wholesalers | 20 / 24 | 305 / 250-499 | $12,928 / - | $200,852 / - |
| Printing & writing paper merchant wholesalers | - / 24 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Stationery & office supplies wholesalers | 91 / 65 | 1,366 / 1,407 | $52,929 / $59,569 | $514,566 / $535,659 |
| Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 65 | - / 1,407 | - / $59,569 | - / $535,659 |
| Industrial & personal service paper wholesalers | 54 / 47 | 790 / 500-999 | $29,546 / - | $276,616 / - |
| Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers | - / 47 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 71 / 60 | 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 71 / 60 | 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers | - / 60 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 141 / 150 | 1,492 / 1000-2499 | $32,623 / - | $468,807 / - |
| Piece goods, notions & other dry goods wholesalers | 32 / 33 | 250-499 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Piece goods, notions, oth dry gd merchant wholesalers | - / 33 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings wholesalers | 33 / 40 | 561 / 500-999 | $13,155 / - | $161,181 / - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers | - / 40 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Women's, children's & infants' clothing & accessories wholesalers | 60 / 64 | 509 / 749 | $7,828 / $16,828 | $119,397 / $201,548 |
| Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers | - / 64 | - / 749 | - / $16,828 | - / $201,548 |
| Footwear wholesalers | 16 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 353 / 347 | 9,787 / 9,094 | $281,994 / $331,065 | $5,834,231 / $5,832,737 |
| General-line grocery wholesalers | 39 / 40 | 2500-4999 / 2,335 | - / $95,587 | - / $1,919,306 |
| General line grocery merchant wholesalers | - / 40 | - / 2,335 | - / $95,587 | - / $1,919,306 |
| Packaged frozen food wholesalers | 35 / 38 | 903 / 1,032 | $23,821 / $44,545 | $515,231 / $501,820 |
| Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers | - / 38 | - / 1,032 | - / $44,545 | - / $501,820 |
| Dairy products, (except dried or canned) wholesalers | 19 / 15 | 500-999 / 420 | - / $16,298 | - / $263,642 |
| Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 420 | - / $16,298 | - / $263,642 |
| Poultry & poultry product wholesalers | 9 / 6 | 335 / 112 | $6,214 / $2,725 | $88,228 / $42,678 |
| Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers | - / 6 | - / 112 | - / $2,725 | - / $42,678 |
| Confectionery wholesalers | 23 / 17 | 647 / 590 | $19,519 / $18,961 | $293,747 / $271,001 |
| Confectionery merchant wholesalers | - / 17 | - / 590 | - / $18,961 | - / $271,001 |
| Fish & seafood wholesalers | 19 / 16 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Meat & meat product wholesalers | 22 / 28 | 313 / 581 | $9,496 / $17,795 | $390,812 / $605,155 |
| Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers | - / 28 | - / 581 | - / $17,795 | - / $605,155 |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers | 62 / 66 | 1000-2499 / 1,864 | - / $57,102 | - / $702,955 |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers | - / 66 | - / 1,864 | - / $57,102 | - / $702,955 |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 125 / 121 | 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers | - / 121 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Farm-product raw material wholesalers | 10 / 11 | 100-249 / 20-99 | - | - |
| Grain & field bean wholesalers | 7 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Chemical & allied products wholesalers | 366 / 279 | 3,920 / 2500-4999 | $233,762 / - | $10,298,947 / - |
| Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes wholesalers | 88 / 68 | 751 / 500-999 | $32,241 / - | $1,517,074 / - |
| Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers | - / 68 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Other chemical & allied products wholesalers | 278 / 211 | 3,169 / 1000-2499 | $201,521 / - | $8,781,873 / - |
| Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers | - / 211 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Petroleum & petroleum products wholesalers | 175 / 139 | 4,873 / 3,922 | $271,121 / $379,119 | $39,047,497 / $63,972,930 |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | 70 / 57 | 2,302 / 2,021 | $137,166 / $211,461 | $17,649,561 / $30,317,612 |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 57 | - / 2,021 | - / $211,461 | - / $30,317,612 |
| Petroleum & petroleum prod wholesalers (exc bulk stations & terminals) | 105 / 82 | 2,571 / 1,901 | $133,955 / $167,658 | $21,397,936 / $33,655,318 |
| Petrol & petrol prod merchant wholesalers (exc bulk) | - / 82 | - / 1,901 | - / $167,658 | - / $33,655,318 |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 34 | 1000-2499 / 1,685 | - / $79,918 | - / $911,142 |
| Beer & ale wholesalers | 17 / 14 | 1,145 / 500-999 | $42,115 / - | $496,362 / - |
| Beer & ale merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 17 / 20 | 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers | - / 20 | - / 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 326 / 280 | 2500-4999 | - | - |
| Farm supplies wholesalers | 30 / 21 | 245 / 224 | $7,326 / $11,050 | $155,069 / $189,155 |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 224 | - / $11,050 | - / $189,155 |
| Book, periodical & newspaper wholesalers | 43 / - | 500-999 / - | - | - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 48 / 54 | 500-999 / 558 | - / $12,288 | - / $70,860 |
| Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 54 | - / 558 | - / $12,288 | - / $70,860 |
| Tobacco & tobacco product wholesalers | 9 / 15 | 250-499 / 386 | - / $15,105 | - / $949,106 |
| Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 386 | - / $15,105 | - / $949,106 |
| Paint, varnish & supplies wholesalers | 26 / 30 | 287 / 250-499 | $10,718 / - | $107,883 / - |
| Paint, varnish & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 30 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 170 / 137 | 500-999 / 883 | - / $27,289 | - / $420,667 |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 137 | - / 883 | - / $27,289 | - / $420,667 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 263 | - / 2,065 | - / $115,078 | - / $6,507,877 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 263 | - / 2,065 | - / $115,078 | - / $6,507,877 |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 263 | - / 2,065 | - / $115,078 | - / $6,507,877 |
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