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Notable locations in Bluefield: Bluefield Country Club (A), Kendell Plaza Shoping Center (B), Union Mission Home (C), Craft Memorial Library (D), Bluefield City Hall (E), Wendell G Hardway Library (F), Fire Station Number 2 (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Bluefield Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Bluefield include: South Bluefield Christian Church (A), Grace United Methodist Church (B), Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (C), Scott Street Baptist Church (D), Bland Street Methodist Church (E), Salvation Army Chapel (F), Saint Mathews Holy Church (G), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (H), Refuge Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Maple Park Cemetery (1), Walnut Grove Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bluefield include: Wade Athletic field (1), Mitchell Stadium (2), Bluefield Downtown Commercial Historic District (3), Montvale Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Bluefield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: K & K Music CO of Bluefield Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2507 Bluefield Avenue) (1), Mercer County Convention & Visitor's Bureau (500 Bland Street) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Knights Inn (3144 East Cumberland Road) (1), Dian-Lee House Bed & Breakfast (2109 Jefferson Street) (2), Econo Lodge Bluefield (3400 Cumberland Road) (3), Economy Inn (3206 East Cumberland Road) (4), Bluefield Knights Inn (3144 E Cumberland Rd) (5), Ramada Inn East River Mountain (3175 E Cumberland Rd) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Mercer County - County Tax Office (Bluefield Municipal) (1), Mercer County Courthouse - Magistrate Court- Roy Compton (100 Rogers Street) (2), United States Government - District Court- Judge (Federal Building) (3), United States Government - District Court- Federal Magistrate (Federal Building) (4), United States Government - District Court- Clerk (Federal Building) (5), United States Government - District Attorney's Ofc- Justice Dept- District Court- District Atto (Federal Building) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Mercer County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluefield and their reported violations in the past:
BLUEWELL PSD (Population served: 6135, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-31-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-15-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-15-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-15-2005 and JUL-28-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and OCT-01-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and OCT-23-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-16-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-23-2002)
- 27 regular monitoring violations
GREEN VALLEY-GLENWOOD PSD(GLENWOOD) (Population served: 5775, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-02-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-16-2006), St Compliance achieved (FEB-21-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 13 regular monitoring violations
GREEN VALLEY-GLENWOOD PSD(BULLTAIL) (Population served: 1708, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-05-2005 to FEB-14-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 13 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 26.2%
(20.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 47.3% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 61.1% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
| This city: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bluefield, WV
People in group quarters in Bluefield:
- 162 people in nursing homes
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 5 people in other group homes
- 3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Bluefield compared to West Virginia state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bluefield (2011 data):
- First Century Bank, National Association: at 500 Federal Street, Century Square Drive-Thru Branch, College Avenue Branch. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $41.4 mil, Deposits: $35.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Century Bankshares, Inc.
- First Community Bank, National Association: Messenger Service Branch, Mercer Mall Branch, Bluefield Branch. Info updated 10/02/2009: Bank assets: $2,279.0 mil, Deposits: $1,668.6 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- MCNB Bank and Trust Co.: E. Cumberland Branch at 3152 E. Cumberland Road, branch established on 11/06/2001. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $32.4 mil, Deposits: $29.0 mil, headquarters in Welch, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Mcnb Banks, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Bluefield, West Virginia:
- Econo Lodge, 3400 Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701
 , Phone: (304) 327-8171, Fax: (304) 324-4259
- Knights Inn, 3144 E Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701 , Phone: (304) 325-2200, Fax: (304) 325-5200
- Ramada Inn - 2, 3175 E Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701 , Phone: (304) 325-5421, Fax: (304) 325-6045
- Briar Motel, 3206 Cumberland Rd, Bluefield, WV 24701 , Phone: (304) 325-9111
- Holiday Inn, 3350 Big Laurel Hwy, Bluefield, WV 24701 , Phone: (304) 325-6170, Fax: (304) 323-2451
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in Bluefield, West Virginia
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Mercer County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Bluefield:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.20%
| Here | | 45.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 27.6% | 20.1% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.1% |
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| Congregations | 15.6% | 23.1% | 0.7% | 6.8% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.9% | 4.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 17.3% |
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| Congregations | 8.8% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 4.1% | 31.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 14 | Mercer County: | 2.29 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Mercer County: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 36 | Mercer County: | 5.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 38 | Here: | 6.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 13.5% | | West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Mercer County: | 28.5% | | West Virginia: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.4% | | State: | 13.1% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
6 | $14,223 | $28,446 | 1 | $1,337 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $11,922 | $47,688 | 6 | $3,872 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,935 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
21 | $58,706 | $33,546 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
9 | $13,415 | $17,887 | 2 | $1,297 |
| Firefighters |
20 | $51,493 | $30,896 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $20,174 | $20,174 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
5 | $11,265 | $27,036 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
14 | $21,932 | $18,799 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
23 | $56,103 | $29,271 | 6 | $7,687 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $11,812 | $23,624 | 1 | $773 |
| Transit |
12 | $20,776 | $20,776 | 8 | $7,931 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $6,908 | $20,724 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
135 | $298,729 | $26,554 | 25 | $24,832 |
Bluefield government finances in 2006 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $5,032,000 ($454.64)
All Other: $543,000 ($49.06)
Solid Waste Management: $462,000 ($41.74)
Parking Facilities: $161,000 ($14.55)
Parks and Recreation: $141,000 ($12.74)
- Construction - General - Other: $338,000 ($30.54)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $4,188,000 ($378.39)
Police Protection: $1,839,000 ($166.15)
Local Fire Protection: $1,226,000 ($110.77)
Regular Highways: $1,117,000 ($100.92)
Parks and Recreation: $822,000 ($74.27)
Transit Utilities: $742,000 ($67.04)
Solid Waste Management: $650,000 ($58.73)
General Public Buildings: $441,000 ($39.84)
Central Staff Services: $357,000 ($32.26)
Financial Administration: $343,000 ($30.99)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $139,000 ($12.56)
General - Other: $95,000 ($8.58)
Judicial and Legal Services: $84,000 ($7.59)
Libraries: $27,000 ($2.44)
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $20,195,000 ($1824.63)
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $5,750,000 ($519.52)
Benefit Payments: $888,000 ($80.23)
Total Cash and Deposits: $716,000 ($64.69)
Earnings on Investments (calculated): $442,000 ($39.93)
From Parent Local Government: $406,000 ($36.68)
From Other Governments: $316,000 ($28.55)
Total Federal Securities: $273,000 ($24.67)
Local Employee Contribution: $89,000 ($8.04)
Withdrawals: $82,000 ($7.41)
- Employee Retirement – Corporate Bonds: $665,000 ($60.08)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $827,000 ($74.72)
- General - Interest on Debt: $243,000 ($21.96)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $12,000 ($1.08)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,397,000 ($1842.88)
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $202,000 ($18.25)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $699,000 ($63.16)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $808,000 ($73.00)
General Revenue, NEC: $772,000 ($69.75)
Fines and Forfeits: $286,000 ($25.84)
Donations From Private Sources: $61,000 ($5.51)
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $9,096,000 ($821.83)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,397,000 ($758.67)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $322,000 ($29.09)
Sewerage: $169,000 ($15.27)
Transit Utilities: $89,000 ($8.04)
General Public Building: $87,000 ($7.86)
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $230,000 ($20.78)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,195,000 ($1824.63)
- State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $453,000 ($40.93)
General Local Government Support: $49,000 ($4.43)
- Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $2,368,000 ($213.95)
Property: $786,000 ($71.02)
Public Utilities Sales: $507,000 ($45.81)
Other License: $325,000 ($29.36)
Other Selective Sales: $90,000 ($8.13)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $31,000 ($2.80)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $3,738,000 ($337.73)
5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,602 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($243 average AGI)| Mercer County: | 0.07% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,824 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.12% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bluefield:
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bluefield:
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
- WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Bluefield:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
- WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Bluefield fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 110 meters (361ft)
Total costs: $4,175,000
Total average daily traffic: 39,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,363
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Bluefield
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Bluefield, WV
| Most common first names in Bluefield, WV among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 315 | 71.9 years |
| William | 278 | 74.0 years |
| Mary | 269 | 79.1 years |
| John | 263 | 73.6 years |
| Robert | 224 | 70.6 years |
| Charles | 166 | 71.3 years |
| George | 113 | 75.2 years |
| Margaret | 107 | 74.7 years |
| Helen | 98 | 76.0 years |
| Virginia | 97 | 77.7 years |
| Most common last names in Bluefield, WV among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Bailey | 118 | 76.6 years |
| Smith | 117 | 75.0 years |
| Taylor | 99 | 73.0 years |
| Johnson | 91 | 71.6 years |
| Thompson | 91 | 75.1 years |
| Brown | 74 | 76.4 years |
| Williams | 73 | 75.7 years |
| Jones | 69 | 74.7 years |
| Harris | 63 | 75.5 years |
| Davis | 62 | 77.8 years |
| Businesses in Bluefield, WV |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Kincaid | 1 |
| Aeropostale | 1 | | Kmart | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Knights Inn | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Kroger | 1 |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | | La-Z-Boy | 2 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Lane Furniture | 2 |
| CVS | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Chick-Fil-A | 1 | | Quality | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| FedEx | 5 | | Sears | 2 |
| Foot Locker | 1 | | Spencer Gifts | 1 |
| GNC | 1 | | Subway | 3 |
| GameStop | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| H&R Block | 2 | | U.S. Cellular | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| JCPenney | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | | |
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