ABSTRACT
Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................... 242 Data ................................................................................................................. 244
County Business Patterns ....................................................................... 244 Economic Census ....................................................................................245 Annual Benchmark Report for Retail Trade and Food Services ...............247
Methodology ....................................................................................................248 Sales per Establishment by Location ........................................................248 Sales per Establishment by Employment Class Size .................................252 Number of Establishments by Employment-Size Class for Forecast Area ......................................................................................252 Total Sales by Benchmark Location .........................................................252 Total Sales by Employment Class Size .....................................................252 Percentage of Sales to the General Public .................................................263 Total Taxable Retail Sales ........................................................................263
General Demographic Data and Trends ............................................................263
Economic Base and Core Industries ..................................................................263 Local Retail Sales Tax Projections .....................................................................269
