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By The Numbers

All Businesses

    Total number of businesses in 2007: 8,482

    Average revenue in 2007 was $211,516, a 1.8% change from 2004

    Average years in business: 16.4

    Average number of employees: 6, a 3% change from 2004


Top Performing Companies (Top 10%)

    Average revenue in 2007 was $532,345, a 72.1% change from 2004

    Average years in business: 16

    Average number of employees: 10, a 26% change from 2004


Sales Benchmarks

Average Annual Revenues
Year All Businesses Top Performers
2007 $211,516 $532,345
2004 $207,792 $309,282
2002 $218,484 $190,655



Number of Businesses by Revenue
2007 Revenues Number of Businesses
Under $1 Million 8,362
$1-$4.99 Million 104
$5-$12.49 Million 10
$12.5-$49.99 Million 4
$50 Million + 2



Number of Businesses by Employee Size
No. Employees Total Number of Businesses Avg. 2007 Revenues
1-4 7,108 $68,666
5-19 1,200 $297,552
20-99 155 $1,490,361
100-249 13 $4,676,923
250 + 6 $45,466,667



Number of Businesses by Years in Business
Years in Business Total Number of Businesses Avg. Revenue 2007
1-3 836 $92,191
4-11 1,567 $188,787
12-25 1,437 $196,239
26+ 859 $379,754



Average Revenue (2007) by Employee Size and Age
No. Employees 1 to 3 Years 4 to 11 Years 12 to 25 Years 26 + Years
1-4 $65,175 $68,960 $82,512 $89,376
5-19 $280,294 $295,985 $319,156 $304,324
20-99 $3,936,667 $2,597,667 $1,274,762 $1,309,808
100-249 N/A $4,700,000 $7,300,000 $4,114,286
250+ N/A $60,000,000 N/A $15,700,000
  2007 Revenues


Efficiency Benchmarks

Average Revenue Generated per Employee (Efficiency)
Year All Businesses Top Performers
2007 $37,707 $51,030
2004 $38,137 $37,368
2002 $39,717 $31,712
     
Business Data provided by: CentrisPoint


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