Columbus, Ohio (OH): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
wholesale trade, machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers, etc.
Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Columbus, Ohio was 668,191 / 725,228
Number of Establishments:
Wholesale trade - Columbus
Number of Employees:
Wholesale trade - Columbus
Annual Payroll:
Wholesale trade - Columbus
Shpmts / Sales / Recpts:
Wholesale trade - Columbus
| 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 | 1,092 / 1,071 | 24,483 / 22,921 | $1,002,534 / $1,095,525 | $13,539,204 / $15,679,992 |
| Wholesale trade, durable goods | 748 / 674 | 11,952 / 10000-24999 | $466,455 / - | $6,267,168 / - |
| Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers | 76 / 78 | 1,050 / 1000-2499 | $28,879 / - | $837,589 / - |
| Automobile & other motor vehicle wholesalers | 23 / 13 | 479 / 250-499 | $13,168 / - | $638,098 / - |
| Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle supplies & new parts wholesalers | 31 / 49 | 361 / 500-999 | $10,786 / - | $164,019 / - |
| Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers | - / 49 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Tire & tube wholesalers | 7 / 9 | 20-99 / 100-249 | - | - |
| Tire & tube merchant wholesalers | - / 9 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Motor vehicle parts, (used) wholesalers | 15 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Furniture & home furnishings wholesalers | 33 / 32 | 609 / 756 | $22,317 / $33,630 | $326,762 / $423,746 |
| Furniture wholesalers | 19 / 16 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Furniture merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Home furnishings wholesalers | 14 / 16 | 100-249 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Home furnishing merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Lumber & other construction materials wholesalers | 42 / 62 | 473 / 873 | $19,140 / $35,816 | $276,682 / $430,328 |
| Lumber, plywood, millwork & wood panel wholesalers | 20 / 28 | 205 / 479 | $8,877 / $17,937 | $171,334 / $256,385 |
| Lumber, plywood & wood panel merchant wholesalers | - / 28 | - / 479 | - / $17,937 | - / $256,385 |
| Brick, stone & const material merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Roofing, siding & insulation material wholesalers | 5 / 13 | 145 / 208 | $6,231 / $9,884 | $68,088 / $111,671 |
| Roofing, siding & insul mat merchant wholesalers | - / 13 | - / 208 | - / $9,884 | - / $111,671 |
| Other construction materials wholesalers | 13 / 14 | 109 / 100-249 | $3,545 / - | $31,473 / - |
| Other construction material merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Professional & commercial equipment & supplies wholesalers | 143 / 105 | 2,901 / 2,480 | $142,084 / $110,545 | $1,500,225 / $1,132,609 |
| Photographic equipment & supplies wholesalers | 6 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Office equipment wholesalers | 21 / - | 422 / - | $15,445 / - | $86,296 / - |
| Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software wholesalers | 57 / 35 | 1,396 / 575 | $82,289 / $39,297 | $937,311 / $305,686 |
| Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers | - / 35 | - / 575 | - / $39,297 | - / $305,686 |
| Other commercial equipment wholesalers | 17 / 16 | 500-999 / 958 | - / $35,611 | - / $505,469 |
| Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 16 | - / 958 | - / $35,611 | - / $505,469 |
| Medical, dental & hospital equipment & supplies wholesalers | 31 / 26 | 219 / 100-249 | $9,060 / - | $123,679 / - |
| Med, dental & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 26 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Other professional equipment & supplies wholesalers | 9 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 9 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Metal & mineral (except petroleum) wholesalers | 26 / 25 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & offices | 26 / 23 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers | - / 23 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Electrical goods wholesalers | 115 / 84 | 1,260 / 1000-2499 | $52,901 / - | $682,368 / - |
| Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp & const material wholesalers | 38 / 37 | 325 / 500-999 | $12,021 / - | $184,823 / - |
| Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers | - / 37 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Electrical appliance, television & radio set wholesalers | 16 / - | 273 / - | $9,384 / - | $172,430 / - |
| Other electronic parts & equipment wholesalers | 61 / 37 | 662 / 250-499 | $31,496 / - | $325,115 / - |
| Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 37 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Hardware & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies wholesalers | 74 / 64 | 1,341 / 998 | $44,281 / $41,460 | $274,358 / $306,824 |
| Hardware wholesalers | 27 / 25 | 698 / 250-499 | $20,774 / - | $104,689 / - |
| Hardware merchant wholesalers | - / 25 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) wholesalers | 16 / 15 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies wholesalers | 26 / 21 | 320 / 250-499 | $13,971 / - | $87,874 / - |
| Warm air heating & AC equip merchant wholesalers | - / 21 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Refrigeration equipment & supplies wholesalers | 5 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Machinery, equipment & supplies wholesalers | 168 / 161 | 2,915 / 2,776 | $110,778 / $118,477 | $1,884,397 / $2,962,302 |
| Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip wholesalers | 17 / 19 | 250-499 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Const & mining machinery & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 19 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Farm & garden machinery & equipment wholesalers | 7 / 14 | 250-499 / 500-999 | - | - |
| Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment wholesalers | 82 / 70 | 1,214 / 500-999 | $46,991 / - | $489,764 / - |
| Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers | - / 70 | - / 500-999 | - | - |
| Industrial supplies wholesalers | 37 / 33 | 502 / 250-499 | $16,428 / - | $239,722 / - |
| Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 33 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Service establishment equipment & supplies wholesalers | 18 | 100-249 / 146 | - / $5,186 | - / $38,405 |
| Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers | - / 18 | - / 146 | - / $5,186 | - / $38,405 |
| Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) wholesalers | 7 | 100-249 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers | - / 7 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 71 / 63 | 500-999 | - | - |
| Sporting & recreational goods & supplies wholesalers | 11 / - | 59 / - | $2,420 / - | $22,199 / - |
| Toy & hobby goods & supplies wholesalers | 2 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Recyclable material wholesalers | 25 / 14 | 405 / 250-499 | $14,561 / - | $152,867 / - |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone & precious metal wholesalers | 9 / - | 39 / - | $794 / - | $25,512 / - |
| Other miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers | 24 / 18 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 18 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade, nondurable goods | 344 / 324 | 12,531 / 11,239 | $536,079 / $609,737 | $7,272,036 / $8,330,473 |
| Paper & paper product wholesalers | 53 / 46 | 1,126 / 1000-2499 | $46,946 / - | $575,051 / - |
| Printing & writing paper wholesalers | 9 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Stationery & office supplies wholesalers | 25 / 26 | 250-499 / 602 | - / $25,527 | - / $306,172 |
| Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 26 | - / 602 | - / $25,527 | - / $306,172 |
| Industrial & personal service paper wholesalers | 19 / 14 | 451 / 250-499 | $19,777 / - | $204,129 / - |
| Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 16 / 14 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries wholesalers | 16 / 14 | 500-999 / 250-499 | - | - |
| Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers | - / 14 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Apparel, piece goods & notions wholesalers | 37 / 23 | 343 / 292 | $10,629 / $9,427 | $146,557 / $80,531 |
| Piece goods, notions & other dry goods wholesalers | 9 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings wholesalers | 13 / 9 | 206 / 230 | $4,369 / $7,205 | $67,663 / $61,400 |
| Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers | - / 9 | - / 230 | - / $7,205 | - / $61,400 |
| Women's, children's & infants' clothing & accessories wholesalers | 13 / - | 61 / - | $3,334 / - | $38,903 / - |
| Grocery & related products wholesalers | 91 / 83 | 7,751 / 6,882 | $374,436 / $424,516 | $3,832,748 / $3,717,415 |
| General-line grocery wholesalers | 10 / 12 | 519 / 708 | $18,746 / $29,176 | $1,081,028 / $1,031,660 |
| General line grocery merchant wholesalers | - / 12 | - / 708 | - / $29,176 | - / $1,031,660 |
| Packaged frozen food wholesalers | 5 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Dairy products, (except dried or canned) wholesalers | 8 / 2 | 5000-9999 | - | - |
| Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers | - / 2 | - / 5000-9999 | - | - |
| Confectionery wholesalers | 6 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Meat & meat product wholesalers | 8 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Fresh fruit & vegetable wholesalers | 16 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Other grocery & related products wholesalers | 32 / 27 | 500-999 / 636 | - / $20,767 | - / $259,489 |
| Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers | - / 27 | - / 636 | - / $20,767 | - / $259,489 |
| Farm-product raw material wholesalers | 3 / 4 | 20-99 | - | - |
| Chemical & allied products wholesalers | 35 / 51 | 348 / 433 | $10,874 / $19,168 | $163,357 / $397,334 |
| Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes wholesalers | 13 / 15 | 172 / 211 | $4,848 / $8,906 | $84,721 / $279,277 |
| Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers | - / 15 | - / 211 | - / $8,906 | - / $279,277 |
| Other chemical & allied products wholesalers | 22 / 36 | 176 / 222 | $6,026 / $10,262 | $78,636 / $118,057 |
| Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers | - / 36 | - / 222 | - / $10,262 | - / $118,057 |
| Petroleum & petroleum products wholesalers | 22 / 19 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | 13 / 12 | 317 / 273 | $9,884 / $12,442 | $613,096 / $651,642 |
| Petroleum bulk stations & terminals | - / 12 | - / 273 | - / $12,442 | - / $651,642 |
| Petroleum & petroleum prod wholesalers (exc bulk stations & terminals) | 9 / - | 20-99 / - | - | - |
| Beer, wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 13 / 8 | 500-999 / 677 | - / $36,263 | - / $702,606 |
| Beer & ale wholesalers | 6 / 4 | 418 / 250-499 | $15,504 / - | $135,834 / - |
| Beer & ale merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage wholesalers | 7 / 4 | 250-499 | - | - |
| Wine & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 74 / 76 | 1000-2499 | - | - |
| Farm supplies wholesalers | 6 / - | 26 / - | $1,251 / - | $36,777 / - |
| Book, periodical & newspaper wholesalers | 15 / - | 250-499 / - | - | - |
| Flower, nursery stock & florists' supplies wholesalers | 8 / 11 | 100-249 | - | - |
| Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers | - / 11 | - / 100-249 | - | - |
| Tobacco & tobacco product wholesalers | 5 / 4 | 50 / 20-99 | $1,228 / - | $40,177 / - |
| Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers | - / 4 | - / 20-99 | - | - |
| Paint, varnish & supplies wholesalers | 7 / - | 100-249 / - | - | - |
| Other miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers | 33 / 34 | 500-999 / 152 | - / $6,446 | - / $45,502 |
| Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | - / 34 | - / 152 | - / $6,446 | - / $45,502 |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 73 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers | - / 73 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
| Wholesale trade agents & brokers | - / 73 | - / 250-499 | - | - |
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