NAICS 444130 · Retail Trade
Hardware Stores: Business Name Ideas
48 name ideas, the official industry definition, and 15,019 U.S. business locations broken down by state.
What this industry covers
This industry comprises establishments known as hardware stores primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new hardware items, such as tools and builders' hardware.
Businesses classified here include
- Handtools, power-driven, repair and maintenance services retailing new power-driven handtools
- Hardware stores
- Tool stores, power and hand (except outdoor)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 444130), U.S. Census Bureau.
Name ideas for hardware stores
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Name words that fit, with their meanings
U.S. business numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
Top states for hardware stores
- California 1,187 locations
- New York 1,029 locations
- Texas 1,020 locations
- Florida 777 locations
- Pennsylvania 627 locations
- Michigan 612 locations
- Ohio 601 locations
- Illinois 525 locations
- North Carolina 488 locations
- Minnesota 466 locations
All 51 states
- Alabama (244)
- Alaska (54)
- Arizona (227)
- Arkansas (181)
- California (1,187)
- Colorado (230)
- Connecticut (125)
- Delaware (48)
- District of Columbia (14)
- Florida (777)
- Georgia (426)
- Hawaii (46)
- Idaho (115)
- Illinois (525)
- Indiana (372)
- Iowa (277)
- Kansas (212)
- Kentucky (270)
- Louisiana (222)
- Maine (147)
- Maryland (177)
- Massachusetts (287)
- Michigan (612)
- Minnesota (466)
- Mississippi (158)
- Missouri (321)
- Montana (118)
- Nebraska (159)
- Nevada (85)
- New Hampshire (93)
- New Jersey (239)
- New Mexico (99)
- New York (1,029)
- North Carolina (488)
- North Dakota (105)
- Ohio (601)
- Oklahoma (220)
- Oregon (230)
- Pennsylvania (627)
- Rhode Island (31)
- South Carolina (280)
- South Dakota (106)
- Tennessee (327)
- Texas (1,020)
- Utah (137)
- Vermont (75)
- Virginia (280)
- Washington (333)
- West Virginia (112)
- Wisconsin (442)
- Wyoming (63)