Harris County Business Patterns

The data contained in this report was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information, contact the CIP at (512) 478-8753.

Description	Employment, 2021	Annual Payroll, 2021	Establishments
Flag	Noise Flag	Count	Percent	Noise Flag	Dollars ($1,000)	Percent
Total		G	1,980,428	100.00%	G	143,108,258	100.00%	108,434
Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, and Agriculture Support		G	178	0.01%	G	8,313	0.01%	46
Mining		G	32,919	1.66%	G	5,027,542	3.51%	879
Utilities		G	14,898	0.75%	G	2,056,957	1.44%	343
Construction		G	148,932	7.52%	G	11,036,670	7.71%	7,461
Manufacturing		G	140,268	7.08%	G	10,763,827	7.52%	4,049
Wholesale Trade		G	119,691	6.04%	G	10,397,000	7.27%	7,210
Retail Trade		G	207,966	10.50%	G	7,236,737	5.06%	13,452
Transportation and Warehousing		H	103,575	5.23%	H	7,124,933	4.98%	3,969
Information		G	33,582	1.70%	G	3,585,270	2.51%	1,633
Finance and Insurance		G	78,554	3.97%	G	9,981,811	6.98%	6,938
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing		G	42,526	2.15%	G	3,178,803	2.22%	6,402
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services		G	174,923	8.83%	G	18,233,681	12.74%	15,099
Management of Companies and Enterprises		G	110,901	5.60%	G	17,490,066	12.22%	1,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services		G	140,963	7.12%	G	7,025,663	4.91%	5,626
Educational Services		G	48,646	2.46%	G	3,082,873	2.15%	1,385
Health Care and Social Assistance		G	274,096	13.84%	G	17,211,982	12.03%	12,580
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation		G	22,806	1.15%	G	1,369,147	0.96%	1,228
Accommodation and Food Services		G	201,924	10.20%	G	4,626,159	3.23%	10,425
Other Services (except Public Administration)		G	82,779	4.18%	G	3,662,068	2.56%	8,556
Unclassified		H	301	0.02%	G	8,756	0.01%	153

For more information on business patterns, see the County Business Patterns page on the Census Bureau web site.

Notes

Employment Flag - This denotes employment size class for data withheld to avoid disclosure (confidentiality) or withheld because data do not meet publication standards.
- A : 0-19
- B : 20-99
- C : 100-249
- E : 250-499
- F : 500-999
- G : 1,000-2,499
- H : 2,500-4,999
- I : 5,000-9,999
- J : 10,000-24,999
- K : 25,000-49,999
- L : 50,000-99,999
- M : 100,000 or More
Employees Noise Flag - See the Noise Flag definitions at the end of this record layout.
Employees - Total number of emplolyees as of Mid-March with noise.
Annual Payroll Noise Flag - See the Noise Flag definitions at the end of this record layout.
Dollars - Total annual payroll ($1,000) with noise.
Noise Flag definitions
- G : 0 to < 2% noise (low noise)
- H : 2 to < 5% noise (medium noise)
- D : Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totals. Employment or payroll field set to zero.
- S : Withheld because estimate did not meet publication standards. Employment or payroll field set to zero.
County Business Patterns does not include data for self-employed persons, employees of private households, railroad employees, agricultural production workers, and for most government employees.
Establishments without a fixed location or having an unknown county location within a state are included under a "statewide" geography classification. As a result, the amounts shown for the state of Texas are greater than the sum of the data presented for all 254 counties.
Data obtained from the U. S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2021. More detailed data is available from the source.
Percentages calculated by the County Information Program.
The industry with the greatest number of employees and the industry with the greatest payroll are each highlighted. For many counties, the industry with the greatest number of employees is the same as the one with the greatest payroll so only one row will be highlighted.

Harris County Business Patterns

Compiled by The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties

Notes

Compiled by
The County Information Program, Texas Association of Counties