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| Coon, Randal C.; Leistritz, F. Larry. |
| Business and community leaders frequently question the population level necessary to provide adequate sales volume for a particular type of business. This study examines population levels associated with specified numbers of 16 business types in North Dakota towns between 200 and 10,000 population in 2000. The data used to identify the presence of particular types of businesses in a given community were records of sales and use tax permit holders by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) group from the North Dakota State Tax Department. Threshold populations for the 16 business types were estimated using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis. The resulting estimates indicate that the populations required to support various business types... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Retail businesses; Rural business; Trade and service sector; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23518 |
