County industry · California

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) in Kern County, CA: 14 establishments

• 14Establishments in this industry
• 17Hospitals filing a Medicare cost report
• 17Nursing facilities
• 1,712Hazardous-waste handlers
• 164Clean Air Act facilities
• 11,697Motor carriers

The U.S. Census Bureau counts 14 establishments in this industry in Kern County, employing 144 people in mid-March, on an annual payroll of $8,495 thousand. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) is filed by the Census under the six-digit industry code NAICS 541715, which is the code in this page’s address. Beside it, 13,607 federal facility and compliance records are on file in Kern County across 5 programs — collected by other agencies under other statutes and shown together because they describe the same place. By federal records on file, Kern County is the 9th of 58 California counties carrying records in more than one program.

What this page shows

The page documents Kern County, California, identified by federal information processing code 06029. It focuses on the industry code NAICS 541715. There are 14 records counted on this page for this specific industry. The Census counts 14 establishments in this industry within the county. These counts come from the 2022 vintage. The industry employs 144 people as of mid-March. The annual payroll is 8495 thousand dollars. The first-quarter payroll is 2993 thousand dollars. Among the 14 establishments, 8 have fewer than 5 employees. Another 3 establishments have 5 to 9 employees. No figures indicate a change over time. The county holds 13607 federal facility and compliance records. These records originate from 5 federal programs. This places the county at position 9 among its state's counties. There are 58 counties in the state with records in more than one program. Federal records for this place include 1712 hazardous-waste handlers. There are also 164 Clean Air Act facilities. The data provides a snapshot of local employment and regulatory footprint. It allows for specific comparison within the state context. The figures offer concrete numbers for analysis.

Other industries recorded in Kern County

• Limited-Service Restaurants 705
• Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 482
• Full-Service Restaurants 471
• General Freight Trucking, Local 319
• General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload 297
• Religious Organizations 233
• Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores 229
• Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 227

Programs side by side

• Environmental programs in Kern County
• Healthcare facilities in Kern County
• Hazmat transport and generation in Kern County

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Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.

County business counts from the U.S. Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, 2022 county file. The Census publishes a cell only where three or more establishments are counted, which is its own suppression floor and this property’s page floor alike.