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Size of the US Water Supply and Irrigation Systems industry

NAICS 221310, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$16.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
53,804
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,998
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,887
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 53,804 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 44,1662019-Q2: 45,5942019-Q3: 45,4882019-Q4: 45,0762020-Q1: 44,4852020-Q2: 45,1922020-Q3: 44,9952020-Q4: 44,9372021-Q1: 45,2932021-Q2: 46,6632021-Q3: 46,1962021-Q4: 46,4672022-Q1: 47,0512022-Q2: 48,8002022-Q3: 49,0482022-Q4: 48,9062023-Q1: 49,1942023-Q2: 51,0632023-Q3: 51,0892023-Q4: 50,6402024-Q1: 51,5882024-Q2: 53,1162024-Q3: 52,8232024-Q4: 52,6162025-Q1: 53,3092025-Q2: 54,8712025-Q3: 54,3242025-Q4: 53,9772026-Q1: 53,804NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q153,8042022
2025-Q453,9772022
2025-Q354,3242022
2025-Q254,8712022
2025-Q153,3092022
2024-Q452,6162022
2024-Q352,8232022
2024-Q253,1162022
2024-Q151,5882022
2023-Q450,6402022
2023-Q351,0892022
2023-Q251,0632022
2023-Q149,1942022
2022-Q448,9062022
2022-Q349,0482022
2022-Q248,8002022
2022-Q147,0512022
2021-Q446,4672017
2021-Q346,1962017
2021-Q246,6632017
2021-Q145,2932017
2020-Q444,9372017
2020-Q344,9952017
2020-Q245,1922017
2020-Q144,4852017
2019-Q445,0762017
2019-Q345,4882017
2019-Q245,5942017
2019-Q144,1662017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 43,082 · 2023
2017: 36,8362018: 38,6102019: 38,7412020: 38,8882021: 39,5142022: 40,7102023: 43,082
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PeriodValue
202343,082
202240,710
202139,514
202038,888
201938,741
201838,610
201736,836

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,998 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,1382019-Q2: 5,1582019-Q3: 5,1912019-Q4: 5,1952020-Q1: 5,1972020-Q2: 5,2162020-Q3: 5,2412020-Q4: 5,2742021-Q1: 5,3052021-Q2: 5,3602021-Q3: 5,4172021-Q4: 5,4412022-Q1: 5,5022022-Q2: 5,5462022-Q3: 5,5842022-Q4: 5,6202023-Q1: 5,6552023-Q2: 5,6972023-Q3: 5,7362023-Q4: 5,7602024-Q1: 5,7932024-Q2: 5,8882024-Q3: 5,9092024-Q4: 5,9282025-Q1: 5,9472025-Q2: 5,9862025-Q3: 5,9892025-Q4: 6,0122026-Q1: 5,998NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,9982022
2025-Q46,0122022
2025-Q35,9892022
2025-Q25,9862022
2025-Q15,9472022
2024-Q45,9282022
2024-Q35,9092022
2024-Q25,8882022
2024-Q15,7932022
2023-Q45,7602022
2023-Q35,7362022
2023-Q25,6972022
2023-Q15,6552022
2022-Q45,6202022
2022-Q35,5842022
2022-Q25,5462022
2022-Q15,5022022
2021-Q45,4412017
2021-Q35,4172017
2021-Q25,3602017
2021-Q15,3052017
2020-Q45,2742017
2020-Q35,2412017
2020-Q25,2162017
2020-Q15,1972017
2019-Q45,1952017
2019-Q35,1912017
2019-Q25,1582017
2019-Q15,1382017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 4,554 · 2023
2017: 4,1312018: 4,1802019: 4,2372020: 4,2282021: 4,3382022: 4,4302023: 4,554
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PeriodValue
20234,554
20224,430
20214,338
20204,228
20194,237
20184,180
20174,131

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $732.9 million2019-Q2: $679.8 million2019-Q3: $715.1 million2019-Q4: $732.3 million2020-Q1: $769.8 million2020-Q2: $719.5 million2020-Q3: $715.8 million2020-Q4: $795.2 million2021-Q1: $766.6 million2021-Q2: $744.4 million2021-Q3: $778.7 million2021-Q4: $845.0 million2022-Q1: $852.2 million2022-Q2: $831.9 million2022-Q3: $881.2 million2022-Q4: $923.5 million2023-Q1: $953.2 million2023-Q2: $934.5 million2023-Q3: $908.9 million2023-Q4: $991.4 million2024-Q1: $1.1 billion2024-Q2: $1.0 billion2024-Q3: $1.0 billion2024-Q4: $1.1 billion2025-Q1: $1.2 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.1 billion2025-Q4: $1.3 billion2026-Q1: $1.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$991.4 million2022
2023-Q3$908.9 million2022
2023-Q2$934.5 million2022
2023-Q1$953.2 million2022
2022-Q4$923.5 million2022
2022-Q3$881.2 million2022
2022-Q2$831.9 million2022
2022-Q1$852.2 million2022
2021-Q4$845.0 million2017
2021-Q3$778.7 million2017
2021-Q2$744.4 million2017
2021-Q1$766.6 million2017
2020-Q4$795.2 million2017
2020-Q3$715.8 million2017
2020-Q2$719.5 million2017
2020-Q1$769.8 million2017
2019-Q4$732.3 million2017
2019-Q3$715.1 million2017
2019-Q2$679.8 million2017
2019-Q1$732.9 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.3 billion · 2023
2017: $2.3 billion2018: $2.5 billion2019: $2.6 billion2020: $2.7 billion2021: $2.7 billion2022: $3.0 billion2023: $3.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.3 billion
2022$3.0 billion
2021$2.7 billion
2020$2.7 billion
2019$2.6 billion
2018$2.5 billion
2017$2.3 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages53,8042026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,9982026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns43,08220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns4,55420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census47,29020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census4,73320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,88720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$16.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.