1982 Census of Retail Trade

SIC Code	Type of Business	Number of Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual Payroll ($1,000)	1st Quarter Payroll ($1,000)	Paid Employees
52	Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply	12	8,166	1,462	308	136
53	General Merchandise (dept. stores, variety stores)	10	105,749	12,308	2,748	1,405
54	Food Stores	87	120,664	14,300	3,474	1,874
55, except 554	Auto Dealers, Auto Supply Stores	11	42,273	4,248	1,070	263
554	Gasoline Service Stations	45	40,151	1,803	429	251
56	Apparel & Accessory Stores	73	39,009	4,706	1,100	737
57	Furniture, Home Furnishings & Equipment	62	39,937	5,196	1,263	436
58	Eating & Drinking Places	257	89,921	23,711	5,455	4,145
591	Drug & Proprietary Stores	29	22,950	2,859	722	374
59, except 591	Miscellaneous Retail Stores	175	106,113	13,894	3,391	1,347
592	Liquor Stores	27	23,380	1,550	360	191
593	Used Merchandise Stores	20	3,824	960	289	76
NA	All Cambridge Establishments & Operations	761	614,933	84,487	19,960	10,968

Source: U. S. Census, Census of Retail Trade, 1982.

The figures presented here should not compared to the employment by industry figures generated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The methodology and intended uses of the information differ, making direct comparisons impracticable.

When establishments without a payroll are included, the 1982 Economic Census found a total of 926 retail establishments and operations in Cambridge whose sales totaled $624,071,000.

Among the 926 establishments and operations recorded were 249 individual proprietorships and 31 partnerships

For More Information

For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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