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1999 Commercial Buildings Consumption Survey

SUMMARY TABLES FOR ALL PRINCIPAL BUILDING ACTIVITIES
 
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Floorspace (million square feet)
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Buildings
4,657
67,338
14.5
30.5
 
Principal Building Activity
 
 
 
 
Education
327
8,651
26.4
35.5
Food Sales
174
994
5.7
19.5
Food Service
349
1,851
5.3
27.5
Health Care
127
2,918
22.9
23.5
- Inpatient
11
1,865
168.2
36.5
- Outpatient
116
1,053
9.1
22.5
Lodging
153
4,521
29.5
28.5
- Lodging (other than nursing)
128
3,838
30.1
29.5
- Skilled Nursing
25
683
26.9
16.5
Mercantile
667
10,398
15.6
36.5
- Retail (other than mall)
534
4,766
8.9
40.5
- Strip Malls
131
3,950
30.2
24.5
- Enclosed Malls
3
1,681
606.8
33.5
Office
739
12,044
16.3
24.5
Public Assembly
305
4,393
14.4
32.5
Public Order and Safety
72
1,168
16.2
24.5
Religious Worship
307
3,405
11.1
38.5
Service
478
3,388
7.1
31.5
Warehouse and Storage
603
10,477
17.4
24.5
- Refrigerated
14
876
Q
46.5
- Nonrefrigerated
590
9,601
16.3
23.5
Other
102
1,222
12.0
30.5
- Other (other than laboratory)
75
798
10.7
31.5
- Laboratory
27
423
15.8
29.5
Vacant
253
1,908
7.6
49.5


 
Total Employees (thousand)
Employees per Building
Square Feet per Employee
Average Hours Open per Week
 
All Buildings
81,852
18
823
60
 
 
Principal Building Activity
 
 
 
Education
8,927
27
969
50
Food Sales
980
6
1,014
118
Food Service
4,031
12
459
84
Health Care
6,219
49
469
66
- Inpatient
3,350
302
557
165
- Outpatient
2,869
25
367
56
Lodging
2,356
15
1,919
150
- Lodging (other than nursing)
1,526
12
2,515
150
- Skilled Nursing
830
33
823
151
Mercantile
11,384
17
913
65
- Retail (other than mall)
4,668
9
1,021
62
- Strip Malls
5,154
39
766
77
- Enclosed Malls
1,562
564
1,076
75
Office
28,969
39
416
53
Public Assembly
3,147
10
1,396
54
Public Order and Safety
1,702
24
686
95
Religious Worship
1,654
5
2,059
29
Service
4,554
10
744
63
Warehouse and Storage
6,216
10
1,685
49
- Refrigerated
944
Q
928
67
- Nonrefrigerated
5,272
9
1,821
48
Other
1,453
14
841
49
- Other (other than laboratory)
656
9
1,217
49
- Laboratory
797
30
531
49
Vacant
261
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