Good Businesses to Start

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers aren't as common as some other kinds of businesses that dominate the nation's shopping malls. Still, across the entire United States, there are more than 6,000 Hardware Merchant Wholesalers. Based on some simple math, it appears that each one of those Hardware Merchant Wholesalers serves about 50,000 citizens on average.

Our analysis suggests that Hardware Merchant Wholesalers will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. So, it's safe to say that Hardware Merchant Wholesalers play an important role in the national economy.

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers - Related Franchises:

Hardware Merchant Wholesalers - Related Periodicals:
(to read or advertise in)

States with Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
Illinois
450
3.62
2.
New Jersey
260
3.09
3.
Florida
468
2.93
4.
Utah
65
2.91
5.
Washington
167
2.85
6.
California
961
2.84
7.
138
2.81
8.
Nevada
55
2.76
9.
Oregon
92
2.70
10.
Wisconsin
142
2.65
11.
Connecticut
88
2.63
12.
Georgia
211
2.61
13.
Colorado
112
2.60
14.
Indiana
158
2.60
15.
290
2.56
16.
North Carolina
206
2.56
17.
Texas
529
2.54
18.
North Dakota
16
2.50
19.
Delaware
19
2.42
20.
Arizona
123
2.40
21.
Michigan
237
2.38
22.
Nebraska
40
2.34
23.
427
2.25
24.
Pennsylvania
273
2.22
25.
Massachusetts
141
2.22
26.
Rhode Island
23
2.19
27.
Hawaii
26
2.15
28.
Missouri
114
2.04
29.
Virginia
144
2.03
30.
Tennessee
115
2.02
31.
107
2.02
32.
Oklahoma
66
1.91
33.
Alabama
85
1.91
34.
New Hampshire
23
1.86
35.
Idaho
24
1.86
36.
Montana
16
1.78
37.
Iowa
51
1.74
38.
South Carolina
69
1.72
39.
44
1.64
40.
Wyoming
8
1.63
41.
New Mexico
28
1.54
42.
Arkansas
41
1.54
43.
Louisiana
67
1.50
44.
Vermont
9
1.48
45.
South Dakota
11
1.47
46.
Kentucky
59
1.46
47.
39
1.38
48.
Maine
17
1.34
49.
Alaska
7
1.12
50.
West Virginia
18
1.00
51.
District of Columbia
3
0.53

Number of Hardware Merchant Wholesalers by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
3441
5 to 9
1395
10 to 19
1084
20 to 49
698
50 to 99
173
100 to 249
66
250 to 499
23
500 to 999
6
1000 or more
1

More Businesses:
Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers   |  Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers

 

Share this article


Additional Resources for Entrepreneurs

Lists of Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms

Franchise Opportunities

Contributors

Business Glossary