County industry · North Carolina

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers in Buncombe County, NC: 7 establishments

• 7Establishments 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 7 establishments in this industry in Buncombe County, employing 45 people in mid-March, on an annual payroll of $1,637 thousand. Hardware Merchant Wholesalers is filed by the Census under the six-digit industry code NAICS 423710, 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

The federal information processing code for Buncombe County, North Carolina, is 37021. This page describes the industry code NAICS 423710 within that jurisdiction. The Census counts 7 establishments in this specific industry code for the 2022 vintage. These establishments employed 45 people in mid-March. The annual payroll for these workers was 1637 thousand dollars. The first-quarter payroll was 320 thousand dollars. Five of these establishments had fewer than 5 employees. There are 1389 federal facility and compliance records on file in this county. These records originate from 5 federal programs. The county holds the 9 position among its state's counties carrying records. Ninety-eight counties in this state carry records in more than one program. No change in the figures is stated in the data provided. A reader examining these files sees a direct link between the specific industry code and the broader federal compliance infrastructure. The data connects the small number of industry establishments to the larger set of environmental and transportation records. The presence of 1077 motor carriers indicates a significant volume of related activity. The 258 hazardous-waste handlers form another part of the regulatory landscape. The 19 nursing facilities and 4 hospitals add medical context to the compliance picture. The 31 Clean Air Act facilities complete the set of environmental data points. This compilation allows for a precise view of the county's federal regulatory footprint. The figures provide a factual basis for understanding local industrial and compliance structures.

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.