Knox County Business & Workforce

Knox County Map

Total Establishments
	19,110
Total Employees
	264,152

Total Establishments by Size (2009)
	TOTAL	%
1-4 Employees	10,778	56.4
5-9 Employees	3,605	18.86
10-19 Employees	2,241	11.73
20-49 Employees	1,543	8.07
50-99 Employees	547	2.86
100-249 Employees	269	1.41
250-499 Employees	81	.42
500-999 Employees	30	.16
1000+ Employees	16	.08

Total Businesses by Establishment Type (2009)
	TOTAL	%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	26	.14
Agricultural Services	323	1.69
Coal and Ore Mining	16	.08
Oil and Gas	6	.03
General Construction	418	2.19
Heavy Construction	854	4.47
Food Manufacturing	20	.1
Tobacco Manufacturing
Textile Mills	4	.02
Apparel and Textile Manufacturing	27	.14
Lumber and Wood Production	20	.1
Furniture Manufacturing	1	.01
Paper Manufacturing	11	.06
Printing and Publishing	162	.85
Chemicals	10	.05
Petroleum Refining	6	.03
Rubber and Plastics	15	.08
Leather Manufacturing	1	.01
Stone, Glass, and Concrete	15	.08
Metals Fabrication	62	.32
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing	202	1.06
Transportation	346	1.81
Travel Services	42	.22
Transport Services	23	.12
Communications	210	1.1
Utilities	38	.2
Durables Wholesale	809	4.23
Non Durables Wholesale	220	1.15
Building Materials, Hardware and Garden	258	1.35
General Merchandise Stores	115	.6
Food Markets	118	.62
Convenience Stores	84	.44
Other Food Stores	118	.62
Auto Dealers and Gas Stations	546	2.86
Clothing Stores	271	1.42
Furniture Stores	121	.63
Home Furnishings	121	.63
Electronics and Computer Stores	129	.68
Music Stores	34	.18
Restaurants	654	3.42
Other Food Service	242	1.27
Bars	66	.35
Drug Stores	87	.46
Liquor Stores	43	.23
Specialty Stores	791	4.14
Catalog and Direct Sales	56	.29
Banks and Financial Institutions	708	3.7
Insurance Carriers	41	.21
Insurance Agents and Brokers	509	2.66
Real Estate	838	4.39
Hotels and Lodging	115	.6
Dry Cleaning and Laundry	148	.77
Beauty and Barber Shops	426	2.23
Other Personal Service	278	1.45
Advertising	104	.54
Computer Services	145	.76
Other Business Services	775	4.06
Auto Repair/Services	475	2.49
Miscellaneous Repair Services	181	.95
Motion Pictures	113	.59
Entertainment and Recreation Services	309	1.62
Health and Medical Services	2,016	10.55
Hospitals	254	1.33
Legal Services	588	3.08
Primary and Secondary Education	165	.86
Colleges and Universities	32	.17
Social Services	399	2.09
Child Care Services	148	.77
Museums and Zoos	16	.08
Membership Organizations	825	4.32
Professional Services	818	4.28
Government	419	2.19
Unclassified Establishments	421	2.2

Total Employees by Occupation (2009)
	TOTAL	%
Executive, Managers, and Administrators	28,692	10.86
Professional Specialty Occupations	38,147	14.44
Sales Professionals	7,217	2.73
Technologies and Technicians	11,707	4.43
Sales Workers and Clerks	27,399	10.37
Administrative Support Workers	49,019	18.56
Technical, Sales, and Administrative: Field Occupations	453	.17
Private Household Service	4
Protective Services	3,306	1.25
Other Services: Site Based	34,035	12.88
Other Services: Field Based	1,861	.7
Farming, Forestry, and Fishing	6,874	2.6
Precision, Craft, and Repair: Site Based	23,721	8.98
Construction, Repair, and Mining: Field Based	7,956	3.01
Machine Operators, Assemblers, and Inspectors	6,291	2.38
Transportation and Materials Moving Workers	8,449	3.2
Handlers, Helpers and Laborers	8,025	3.04

Total Employees by Major SIC (2009)
	TOTAL	%
Agricultural, Forestry, Fishing (SIC Range 01-09)	2,479	.94
Mining (SIC 10-14)	298	.11
Construction (SIC 15-17)	11,883	4.5
Manufacturing (SIC 20-39)	18,011	6.82
Transportation and Communications (SIC 40-49)	11,705	4.43
Wholesale Trade (SIC 50-51)	15,496	5.87
Retail Trade (SIC 52-59)	63,098	23.89
Finance, Insurance And Real Estate (SIC 60-69)	17,510	6.63
Services (SIC 70-89)	109,295	41.38
Public Administration (SIC 90-98)	13,393	5.07
Unclassified (SIC 99)	984	.37

Total Employees by Establishment Type (2009)
	TOTAL	%
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	238	.09
Agricultural Services	2,241	.85
Coal and Ore Mining	217	.08
Oil and Gas	81	.03
General Construction	4,121	1.56
Heavy Construction	7,762	2.94
Food Manufacturing	3,020	1.14
Tobacco Manufacturing
Textile Mills	12
Apparel and Textile Manufacturing	869	.33
Lumber and Wood Production	514	.19
Furniture Manufacturing	13
Paper Manufacturing	670	.25
Printing and Publishing	1,313	.5
Chemicals	262	.1
Petroleum Refining	99	.04
Rubber and Plastics	552	.21
Leather Manufacturing	13
Stone, Glass, and Concrete	289	.11
Metals Fabrication	1,933	.73
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing	8,452	3.2
Transportation	5,390	2.04
Travel Services	314	.12
Transport Services	203	.08
Communications	4,622	1.75
Utilities	1,176	.45
Durables Wholesale	10,882	4.12
Non Durables Wholesale	4,614	1.75
Building Materials, Hardware and Garden	4,560	1.73
General Merchandise Stores	6,652	2.52
Food Markets	4,424	1.67
Convenience Stores	493	.19
Other Food Stores	953	.36
Auto Dealers and Gas Stations	7,255	2.75
Clothing Stores	2,486	.94
Furniture Stores	1,292	.49
Home Furnishings	797	.3
Electronics and Computer Stores	1,566	.59
Music Stores	169	.06
Restaurants	16,638	6.3
Other Food Service	2,936	1.11
Bars	368	.14
Drug Stores	2,430	.92
Liquor Stores	229	.09
Specialty Stores	9,193	3.48
Catalog and Direct Sales	657	.25
Banks and Financial Institutions	8,593	3.25
Insurance Carriers	252	.1
Insurance Agents and Brokers	3,474	1.32
Real Estate	5,191	1.97
Hotels and Lodging	2,215	.84
Dry Cleaning and Laundry	1,197	.45
Beauty and Barber Shops	2,142	.81
Other Personal Service	1,299	.49
Advertising	1,273	.48
Computer Services	870	.33
Other Business Services	8,648	3.27
Auto Repair/Services	3,190	1.21
Miscellaneous Repair Services	792	.3
Motion Pictures	819	.31
Entertainment and Recreation Services	2,870	1.09
Health and Medical Services	19,414	7.35
Hospitals	25,917	9.81
Legal Services	3,215	1.22
Primary and Secondary Education	8,964	3.39
Colleges and Universities	1,882	.71
Social Services	6,638	2.51
Child Care Services	2,048	.78
Museums and Zoos	210	.08
Membership Organizations	4,779	1.81
Professional Services	10,137	3.84
Government	13,393	5.07
Unclassified Establishments	984	.37

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