The image of tekiya is of retailers with little capital or of the working class groups hired by them but, in fact, many tekiya are community based, privately managed or run as a secondary business.
的屋は零細資本の小売商または彼らに雇用されているプロレタリアートの団体というイメージがあるが、これに該当しない地域密着型や個人経営や兼業の的屋も多い。