County industry · Washington

Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers in King County, WA: 16 establishments

• 16Establishments in this industry
• 28Hospitals filing a Medicare cost report
• 47Nursing facilities
• 1,174Hazardous-waste handlers
• 119Clean Air Act facilities
• 11,297Motor carriers

The U.S. Census Bureau counts 16 establishments in this industry in King County, employing 83 people in mid-March, on an annual payroll of $8,192 thousand. Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers is filed by the Census under the six-digit industry code NAICS 424920, which is the code in this page’s address. Beside it, 12,665 federal facility and compliance records are on file in King 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, King County is the 1st of 36 Washington counties carrying records in more than one program.

What this page shows

This page details King County, Washington, identified by the federal information processing code 53033, and the industry code NAICS 424920. The Census counts 16 establishments in this industry here, which is part of the 2022 vintage data. The county holds 12665 federal facility and compliance records on file, derived from 5 federal programs. Among these, 11297 records belong to motor carriers, while 1174 are for hazardous-waste handlers. The 16 establishments employ 83 people as of mid-March, with an annual payroll of 8192 thousand dollars. The first-quarter payroll for these entities was 1884 thousand dollars. Of the 16 establishments, 12 have fewer than 5 employees, and 3 have 10 to 19 employees. King County carries the rank 1 among its state's counties for records, a distinction shared by 36 counties in the state that carry records in more than one program. These figures provide a specific snapshot of federal regulatory activity and employment within this defined geographic and industrial scope. The data reflects the static counts recorded for the specified period without indicating any changes. The presence of 28 hospitals filing Medicare cost reports and 47 nursing facilities adds context to the broader health sector presence. The 119 Clean Air Act facilities represent another category of federal oversight. This information allows for a direct assessment of the regulatory footprint in the region.

Other industries recorded in King County

• Full-Service Restaurants 2,613
• Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers 2,280
• Limited-Service Restaurants 1,782
• Residential Remodelers 1,632
• Offices of Lawyers 1,607
• Offices of Dentists 1,459
• Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 1,134
• Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings 1,047

Programs side by side

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