County industry · North Carolina

Solid Waste Collection in Buncombe County, NC: 19 establishments

• 19Establishments in this industry
• 4Hospitals filing a Medicare cost report
• 19Nursing facilities
• 258Hazardous-waste handlers
• 31Clean Air Act facilities
• 1,077Motor carriers

The U.S. Census Bureau counts 19 establishments in this industry in Buncombe County, employing 639 people in mid-March, on an annual payroll of $37,222 thousand. Solid Waste Collection is filed by the Census under the six-digit industry code NAICS 562111, which is the code in this page’s address. Beside it, 1,389 federal facility and compliance records are on file in Buncombe 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, Buncombe County is the 9th of 98 North Carolina counties carrying records in more than one program.

What this page shows

Buncombe County, North Carolina, identified by federal information processing code 37021, holds 1389 federal facility and compliance records across 5 distinct programs. The Census counts 19 establishments operating under the industry code NAICS 562111 within this specific county. These 19 establishments employed 639 people in mid-March of the 2022 vintage. The annual payroll for this sector stands at 37222 thousand dollars, while first-quarter payroll totals 7400 thousand dollars. Among the county’s 19 establishments, 9 have fewer than 5 employees and 3 have 5 to 9 employees. No figures indicate a change in these counts or payroll amounts. The presence of 1077 motor carriers and 258 hazardous-waste handlers provides context for the local federal record set. These details matter because they define the scope of federal oversight and economic activity linked to this specific county code.

Other industries recorded in Buncombe County

• Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 365
• Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) 327
• Full-Service Restaurants 326
• Limited-Service Restaurants 270
• Religious Organizations 230
• New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) 218
• Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 163
• Offices of Lawyers 159

Programs side by side

• Environmental programs in Buncombe County
• Healthcare facilities in Buncombe County
• Hazmat transport and generation in Buncombe 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.