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Based on the data from 2002 when the population of Cary, North Carolina was 98,041

 

Industry
Description

Number of
Establishments

Number of
Employees

Annual Payroll
($1,000)

Shpmts / Sales / Recpts
($1,000)

Manufacturing

82

2,626

$96,343

$491,675

  Food mfg

7

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Bakeries & tortilla mfg

6

1000-2499

withheld

withheld

  Cookie, cracker, & pasta mfg

1

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Cookie & cracker mfg

1

500-999

withheld

withheld

Wholesale trade

160

2,341

$152,267

$3,402,406

  Durable goods merchant wholesalers

109

1,718

$122,839

$2,577,546

  Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers

3

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers

2

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers

2

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers

30

419

$33,696

$362,836

  Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers

6

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers

6

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers

2

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Electrical goods merchant wholesalers

32

361

$29,561

$951,284

  Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers

25

330

$27,959

$935,462

  Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers

25

330

$27,959

$935,462

  Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers

24

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers

2

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Farm & garden machinery & equip merchant wholesalers

2

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers

13

174

$9,946

$59,745

  Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers

13

174

$9,946

$59,745

  Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

8

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

28

529

$23,144

$676,688

  Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers

1

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Petroleum bulk stations & terminals

1

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Petroleum bulk stations & terminals

1

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

23

94

$6,284

$148,172

  Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

23

94

$6,284

$148,172

  Wholesale trade agents & brokers

23

94

$6,284

$148,172

  Wholesale trade agents & brokers

23

94

$6,284

$148,172

Retail trade

468

8,370

$170,621

$2,132,327

  Motor vehicle & parts dealers

30

1,043

$47,349

$956,614

  Automobile dealers

15

886

$44,271

$939,104

  New car dealers

10

869

$43,879

$933,271

  New car dealers

10

869

$43,879

$933,271

  Used car dealers

5

17

$392

$5,833

  Used car dealers

5

17

$392

$5,833

  Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores

14

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Automotive parts & accessories stores

9

80

$1,535

$11,086

  Automotive parts & accessories stores

9

80

$1,535

$11,086

  Tire dealers

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Tire dealers

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Furniture & home furnishings stores

43

288

$6,334

$46,614

  Furniture stores

18

126

$3,355

$27,235

  Furniture stores

18

126

$3,355

$27,235

  Furniture stores

18

126

$3,355

$27,235

  Home furnishings stores

25

162

$2,979

$19,379

  Floor covering stores

8

39

$1,475

$7,156

  Floor covering stores

8

39

$1,475

$7,156

  Other home furnishings stores

17

123

$1,504

$12,223

  All other home furnishings stores

16

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Electronics & appliance stores

34

286

$6,757

$74,950

  Electronics & appliance stores

34

286

$6,757

$74,950

  Appliance, television, & other electronics stores

22

216

$5,034

$56,192

  Household appliance stores

6

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Radio, television, & other electronics stores

16

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Computer & software stores

9

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Computer & software stores

9

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Camera & photographic supplies stores

3

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Camera & photographic supplies stores

3

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers

24

513

$13,150

$115,164

  Building material & supplies dealers

22

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Home centers

2

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Home centers

2

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Paint & wallpaper stores

6

30

$749

$4,744

  Paint & wallpaper stores

6

30

$749

$4,744

  Hardware stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Hardware stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Other building material dealers

10

91

$4,152

$33,123

  Other building material dealers

10

91

$4,152

$33,123

  Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores

2

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Food & beverage stores

43

1,505

$25,777

$248,641

  Grocery stores

31

1,437

$25,122

$238,262

  Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores

26

1,416

$24,869

$237,181

  Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores

26

1,416

$24,869

$237,181

  Specialty food stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Beer, wine, & liquor stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Beer, wine, & liquor stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Beer, wine, & liquor stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Health & personal care stores

38

532

$8,622

$88,182

  Health & personal care stores

38

532

$8,622

$88,182

  Pharmacies & drug stores

16

378

$6,693

$77,973

  Pharmacies & drug stores

16

378

$6,693

$77,973

  Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores

8

75

$745

$4,080

  Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores

8

75

$745

$4,080

  Optical goods stores

7

50

$890

$3,888

  Optical goods stores

7

50

$890

$3,888

  Other health & personal care stores

7

29

$294

$2,241

  Food (health) supplement stores

5

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Gasoline stations

28

139

$2,536

$54,947

  Gasoline stations

28

139

$2,536

$54,947

  Gasoline stations with convenience stores

26

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Gasoline stations with convenience stores

26

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Clothing & clothing accessories stores

96

1,021

$12,437

$90,798

  Clothing stores

51

698

$7,573

$56,846

  Women's clothing stores

18

215

$2,231

$17,239

  Women's clothing stores

18

215

$2,231

$17,239

  Children's & infants' clothing stores

6

76

$533

$5,278

  Children's & infants' clothing stores

6

76

$533

$5,278

  Family clothing stores

10

259

$3,026

$24,420

  Family clothing stores

10

259

$3,026

$24,420

  Clothing accessories stores

7

30

$440

$1,743

  Clothing accessories stores

7

30

$440

$1,743

  Other clothing stores

7

82

$919

$5,321

  Other clothing stores

7

82

$919

$5,321

  Shoe stores

17

175

$1,834

$15,786

  Shoe stores

17

175

$1,834

$15,786

  Shoe stores

17

175

$1,834

$15,786

  Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores

28

148

$3,030

$18,166

  Jewelry stores

27

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Jewelry stores

27

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Luggage & leather goods stores

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Luggage & leather goods stores in Cary

1

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores

39

546

$6,893

$55,857

  Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores

25

293

$4,078

$32,572

  Sporting goods stores

7

56

$961

$4,832

  Sporting goods stores

7

56

$961

$4,832

  Hobby, toy, & game stores

8

160

$2,056

$18,372

  Hobby, toy, & game stores

8

160

$2,056

$18,372

  Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores

6

45

$450

$4,641

  Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores

6

45

$450

$4,641

  Musical instrument & supplies stores

4

32

$611

$4,727

  Musical instrument & supplies stores

4

32

$611

$4,727

  Book, periodical, & music stores

14

253

$2,815

$23,285

  Book stores & news dealers

8

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Book stores

7

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores

6

20-99

withheld

withheld

  General merchandise stores

20

2,056

$31,206

$334,426

  Department stores

9

1,684

$24,986

$230,095

  Department stores

9

1,684

$24,986

$230,095

  Department stores (expt discount dept stores)

5

916

$11,653

$85,637

  Discount department stores

4

768

$13,333

$144,458

  Other general merchandise stores

11

372

$6,220

$104,331

  Warehouse clubs & supercenters

2

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Warehouse clubs & supercenters

2

250-499

withheld

withheld

  All other general merchandise stores

9

20-99

withheld

withheld

  All other general merchandise stores

9

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Miscellaneous store retailers

53

329

$5,285

$41,489

  Florists

8

34

$394

$1,922

  Florists in Cary

8

34

$394

$1,922

  Florists

8

34

$394

$1,922

  Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores

21

153

$2,465

$24,335

  Office supplies & stationery stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Office supplies & stationery stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores

17

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores

17

100-249

withheld

withheld

  Used merchandise stores

9

48

$675

$3,595

  Used merchandise stores

9

48

$675

$3,595

  Used merchandise stores

9

48

$675

$3,595

  Other miscellaneous store retailers

15

94

$1,751

$11,637

  Pet & pet supplies stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Pet & pet supplies stores

4

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Art dealers

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  Art dealers

2

0-19

withheld

withheld

  All other miscellaneous store retailers

9

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Nonstore retailers

20

112

$4,275

$24,645

  Electronic shopping & mail-order houses

16

102

$3,952

$22,656

  Electronic shopping & mail-order houses

16

102

$3,952

$22,656

Information

89

8,227

$523,534

N

  Publishing industries (except Internet)

40

4,863

$339,723

$808,305

  Newspaper, periodical, book, & directory publishers

11

572

$23,272

$130,308

  Book publishers

3

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Book publishers

3

250-499

withheld

withheld

  Software publishers

29

4,291

$316,451

$677,997

  Software publishers

29

4,291

$316,451

$677,997

  Software publishers

29

4,291

$316,451

$677,997

  Motion picture & sound recording industries

11

100-249

withheld

N

  Motion picture & video industries

10

20-99

withheld

N

  Motion picture & video exhibition

2

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins)

2

20-99

withheld

withheld

  Telecommunications

27

2,671

$150,194

N

  Wired telecommunications carriers

8

1000-2499

withheld

Q

  Wired telecommunications carriers

8

1000-2499

withheld

Q

  Wired telecommunications carriers

8

1000-2499

withheld

Q

  Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

16

242

$15,438

Q

  Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

16

242

$15,438

Q

  Cellular & other wireless telecommunications

14

100-249

withheld

Q

  Other telecommunications

1

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Other telecommunications

1

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Other telecommunications

1

500-999

withheld

withheld

  Internet service providers, web search portals, & data processing

9

569

$31,166

$52,394

  Data processing, hosting, & related services

9

569

$31,166

$52,394

  Data processing, hosting, & related services in Cary

9

569

$31,166

$52,394

  Data processing, hosting, & related services

9

569

$31,166

$52,394

Real estate & rental & leasing

139

844

$29,185

$145,901

  Real estate

115

666

$25,029

$127,279

  Lessors of real estate

37

193

$8,239

$66,197

  Lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses)

24

139

$6,465

$52,278

  Lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses)

24

139

$6,465

$52,278

  Offices of real estate agents & brokers

45

107

$3,916

$35,568

  Offices of real estate agents & brokers

45

107

$3,916

$35,568

  Offices of real estate agents & brokers

45

107

$3,916

$35,568

  Activities related to real estate

33

366

$12,874

$25,514

  Real estate property managers

25

345

$12,240

$22,423

  Residential property managers

20

124

$4,084

$9,638

  Rental & leasing services

23

100-249

withheld

withheld