A Look at Retail and Service Buildings
How many employees are there?
How do they use energy and how much does it cost?
How many employees are there?
There are approximately 13.5 million workers employed in retail and service buildings across the United States; this is 18 percent of the commercial workforce. There are 8.7 million workers in retail buildings (1.8 million in enclosed malls, 3.5 million in strip malls, and 3.3 million in other retail) and 4.8 million workers in service buildings.
Retail and service buildings contain an average of 10 workers per building, less than the average for all commercial buildings, which is 17 workers. Retail buildings average 12 workers per building (38 workers per building in malls, 6 workers per building in retail other than malls); service buildings average 8 workers per building.
There is an average of 945 square feet per worker in retail and service buildings, more than the average for all commercial buildings, which is 766 square feet per worker. There is 1,052 square feet per worker for all retail; 1,001 for enclosed malls; 818 for strip malls; 1,328 for other retail; and 752 for service buildings.
Continue: Where are they located?
Go to "How many employees are there?" for other building types:
- Office
- Education
- Health Care
- Retail and Service
- Food Service
Specific questions may be directed to:
Joelle Davis Michaels
joelle.michaels@eia.doe.gov
CBECS Manager
URL: http://www.eia.gov/emeu/consumptionbriefs/cbecs/pbawebsite/retailserv/retserv_howmanyempl.htm
Release
date: September 11, 2000
File last modified:
January 3, 2001