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Based on the data from 2002 when the population of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania was 1,492,231

 

Industry
Description

Number of
Establishments

Number of
Employees

Annual Payroll
($1,000)

Shpmts / Sales / Recpts
($1,000)

Manufacturing

1,142

42,922

$1,619,410

$11,639,946

  Food mfg

167

6,705

$275,035

$1,572,643

  Animal slaughtering & processing

19

1,032

$39,253

$332,146

  Animal slaughtering & processing

19

1,032

$39,253

$332,146

  Poultry processing

4

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Bakeries & tortilla mfg

106

2500-4999

withheld

withheld

  Bread & bakery product mfg

100

2500-4999

withheld

withheld

  Commercial bakeries

29

2500-4999

withheld

withheld

  Cookie, cracker, & pasta mfg

6

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Cookie & cracker mfg

2

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Beverage & tobacco product mfg

10

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Beverage mfg

6

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Soft drink & ice mfg

4

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Soft drink mfg

3

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Textile mills

24

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Apparel mfg

112

4,062

$92,290

$346,592

  Cut & sew apparel mfg

93

3,853

$87,455

$329,006

  Cut & sew apparel contractors

59

1,467

$21,443

$51,863

  Men's & boys' cut & sew apparel contractors

15

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Women's, girls', & infants' cut & sew apparel contractors

44

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Men's & boys' cut & sew apparel mfg

13

967

$25,417

$93,044

  Men's & boys' cut & sew suit, coat, & overcoat mfg

7

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Women's & girls' cut & sew apparel mfg

13

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Women's & girls' cut & sew blouse & shirt mfg

3

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Paper mfg

40

2,440

$108,002

$611,152

  Converted paper product mfg

37

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Paperboard container mfg

21

1,166

$49,351

$233,073

  Corrugated & solid fiber box mfg

10

882

$39,842

$194,334

  Printing & related support activities

143

3,309

$143,299

$457,549

  Printing & related support activities

143

3,309

$143,299

$457,549

  Printing

121

3,006

$128,324

$425,288

  Commercial lithographic printing

64

1,942

$91,300

$283,976

  Petroleum & coal products mfg

5

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Petroleum & coal products mfg

5

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Petroleum refineries

1

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Petroleum refineries

1

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Chemical mfg

50

3,321

$143,732

$974,309

  Resin, syn rubber, & artificial syn fibers & filaments mfg

7

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Resin & synthetic rubber mfg

6

886

$32,814

$192,521

  Plastics material & resin mfg

6

886

$32,814

$192,521

  Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg

5

1,135

$48,807

$197,249

  Pharmaceutical & medicine mfg

5

1,135

$48,807

$197,249

  Pharmaceutical preparation mfg

4

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Plastics & rubber products mfg

33

1,096

$40,042

$176,991

  Plastics product mfg

28

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Fabricated metal product mfg

166

3,951

$157,170

$561,633

  Architectural & structural metals mfg

54

2,393

$97,788

$325,527

  Plate work & fabricated structural product mfg

11

1,116

$60,002

$170,888

  Fabricated structural metal mfg

9

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Ornamental & architectural metal products mfg

43

1,277

$37,786

$154,639

  Sheet metal work mfg

17

756

$21,448

$87,497

  Machinery mfg

54

1,293

$51,227

$172,974

  Computer & electronic product mfg

26

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Navigational, measuring, medical, & control instruments mfg

9

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Navigational, measuring, medical, & control instruments mfg

9

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Electrical equipment, appliance, & component mfg

25

2,848

$93,102

$502,395

  Electric lighting equipment mfg

18

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Lighting fixture mfg

18

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Residential electric lighting fixture mfg

10

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Commercial/industrial/institutional electric lighting fixture mfg

7

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Electrical equipment mfg

5

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Electrical equipment mfg

5

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Switchgear & switchboard apparatus mfg

3

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Transportation equipment mfg

18

4,876

$142,925

$494,886

  Motor vehicle parts mfg

16

2500-4999

withheld

withheld

  Motor vehicle electrical & electronic equipment mfg

7

2,709

$53,495

$159,642

  Other motor vehicle electrical & electronic equipment mfg

7

2,709

$53,495

$159,642

  Motor vehicle brake system mfg

3

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Motor vehicle brake system mfg

3

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Furniture & related product mfg

68

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Office furniture (including fixtures) mfg

17

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Office furniture (including fixtures) mfg

17

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Showcase, partition, shelving, & locker mfg

11

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Miscellaneous mfg

126

2,358

$86,865

$370,870

  Medical equipment & supplies mfg

46

629

$25,948

$68,880

  Medical equipment & supplies mfg

46

629

$25,948

$68,880

  Other miscellaneous mfg

80

1,729

$60,917

$301,990

  All other miscellaneous mfg

29

916

$29,766

$163,963

Wholesale trade

1,296

21,381

$969,116

$12,643,546

  Durable goods merchant wholesalers

720

10,806

$509,150

$4,003,423

  Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers

81

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers

11

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Automobile & other mtr vehicle merchant wholesalers

11

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers

41

403

$10,818

$68,477

  Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers

41

403

$10,818

$68,477

  Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers

67

1,305

$48,458

$512,575

  Furniture merchant wholesalers

34

948

$36,660

$406,686

  Furniture merchant wholesalers

34

948

$36,660

$406,686

  Home furnishing merchant wholesalers

33

357

$11,798

$105,889

  Home furnishing merchant wholesalers

33

357

$11,798

$105,889

  Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers

38

440

$18,280

$165,696

  Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers

13

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers

13

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers

7

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers

7

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers

86

2,545

$156,055

$760,377

  Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers

21

1,546

$118,382

$506,619

  Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers

21

1,546

$118,382

$506,619

  Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers

28

237

$8,058

$45,950

  Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers

28

237

$8,058

$45,950

  Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers

9

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers

9

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers

30

551

$28,796

$297,638

  Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers

30

551

$28,796

$297,638

  Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers

30

551

$28,796

$297,638

  Electrical goods merchant wholesalers

87

1,183

$59,940

$606,037

  Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers

35

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers

35

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers

13

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers

13

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers

39

575

$31,200

$273,255

  Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers

39

575

$31,200

$273,255

  Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers

67

809

$42,270

$250,587

  Hardware merchant wholesalers

25

437

$26,244

$107,924

  Hardware merchant wholesalers

25

437

$26,244

$107,924

  Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers

18

202

$9,507

$85,880

  Plumbing & heating equip & supp merchant wholesalers

18

202

$9,507

$85,880

  Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers

8

71

$2,790

$27,473

  Refrigeration equipment & supp merchant wholesalers

8

71

$2,790

$27,473

  Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers

122

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers

63

615

$30,753

$170,754

  Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers

63

615

$30,753

$170,754

  Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers

36

428

$17,502

$152,762

  Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers

36

428

$17,502

$152,762

  Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers

19

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers

19

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers

2

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Trans equip & supp (exc mtr veh) merchant wholesalers

2

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

142

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

48

592

$23,719

$302,364

  Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

48

592

$23,719

$302,364

  Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers

48

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers

48

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers

28

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers

28

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

537

10,224

$444,235

$8,141,603

  Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers

41

935

$49,500

$542,718

  Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers

14

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers

14

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers

21

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers

21

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers

17

776

$43,850

$1,624,675

  Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers

17

776

$43,850

$1,624,675

  Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers

17

776

$43,850

$1,624,675

  Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers

68

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers

18

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers

18

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers

21

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers

21

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers

230

4,147

$177,241

$2,558,045

  Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers

25

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers

25

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers

16

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers

16

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers

7

82

$3,351

$37,295

  Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers

7

82

$3,351

$37,295

  Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers

15

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers

15

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers

18

538

$24,985

$495,374

  Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers

18

538

$24,985

$495,374

  Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers

60

1,150

$51,881

$756,203

  Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers

60

1,150

$51,881

$756,203

  Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers

49

705

$24,509

$323,784

  Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers

49

705

$24,509

$323,784

  Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers

28

927

$49,463

$609,085

  Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Plastics materials & basic forms merchant wholesalers

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers

22

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers

22

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers

13

191

$13,395

$844,723

  Petroleum bulk stations & terminals

7

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Petroleum bulk stations & terminals

7

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Beer, wine, & alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers

42

545

$27,686

$341,195

  Beer & ale merchant wholesalers

30

504

$26,236

$310,527

  Beer & ale merchant wholesalers

30

504

$26,236

$310,527

  Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

96

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers

7

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers

7

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers

15

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Tobacco & tobacco product merchant wholesalers

15

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

44

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

44

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

39

351

$15,731

$498,520

  Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

39

351

$15,731

$498,520

  Business to business electronic markets

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Business to business electronic markets

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Wholesale trade agents & brokers

38

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Wholesale trade agents & brokers

38

250-499

withheld

withheld

Retail trade

4,522

50,082

$965,119

$9,093,922

  Motor vehicle & parts dealers

259

3,687

$114,270

$1,451,091

  Automobile dealers

116

2,356

$83,760

$1,291,769