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 describes Kern County, California, identified by federal information processing code 06029, and the industry code NAICS 541715. Federal facility and compliance records on file in this county total 13607, which originate from 5 federal programs. The Census counts 14 establishments in this industry here, a number that matches the 14 records counted on this page. These counts come from the 2022 vintage, and the data shows 144 people employed in mid-March. The annual payroll is 8495 thousand dollars, while the first-quarter payroll is 2993 thousand dollars. Among the 14 establishments, 8 have fewer than 5 employees and 3 have 5 to 9 employees. This county holds the 9 rank among its state's counties carrying records, while 58 counties in this state carry records in more than one program. A reader reviewing these figures sees a small local footprint within a broader state context of 58 active counties. The specific combination of 14 establishments and 144 employees defines the local economic activity for this code. The presence of 13607 compliance records indicates a significant volume of federal oversight in the county.

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.