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Size of the US Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42346, Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers. 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)
$12.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
20,153
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,321
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
859
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 20,153 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 23,0242019-Q2: 23,3692019-Q3: 23,2372019-Q4: 23,5502020-Q1: 24,2352020-Q2: 19,1042020-Q3: 21,2522020-Q4: 22,8852021-Q1: 22,5452021-Q2: 22,4592021-Q3: 21,6222021-Q4: 22,4342022-Q1: 22,5752022-Q2: 22,6162022-Q3: 22,4692022-Q4: 22,6032023-Q1: 22,2102023-Q2: 22,4592023-Q3: 22,3972023-Q4: 22,6112024-Q1: 22,6142024-Q2: 22,4362024-Q3: 22,1682024-Q4: 22,1962025-Q1: 20,7102025-Q2: 20,7032025-Q3: 20,4482025-Q4: 20,5882026-Q1: 20,153NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q120,1532022
2025-Q420,5882022
2025-Q320,4482022
2025-Q220,7032022
2025-Q120,7102022
2024-Q422,1962022
2024-Q322,1682022
2024-Q222,4362022
2024-Q122,6142022
2023-Q422,6112022
2023-Q322,3972022
2023-Q222,4592022
2023-Q122,2102022
2022-Q422,6032022
2022-Q322,4692022
2022-Q222,6162022
2022-Q122,5752022
2021-Q422,4342017
2021-Q321,6222017
2021-Q222,4592017
2021-Q122,5452017
2020-Q422,8852017
2020-Q321,2522017
2020-Q219,1042017
2020-Q124,2352017
2019-Q423,5502017
2019-Q323,2372017
2019-Q223,3692017
2019-Q123,0242017

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 19,689 · 2023
2017: 22,1912018: 22,8542019: 21,4052020: 21,8442021: 20,4412022: 19,8062023: 19,689
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PeriodValue
202319,689
202219,806
202120,441
202021,844
201921,405
201822,854
201722,191

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,321 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,2542019-Q2: 2,2692019-Q3: 2,2752019-Q4: 2,2862020-Q1: 2,2822020-Q2: 2,2642020-Q3: 2,2802020-Q4: 2,2992021-Q1: 2,2842021-Q2: 2,3022021-Q3: 2,3112021-Q4: 2,3552022-Q1: 2,3922022-Q2: 2,3982022-Q3: 2,4142022-Q4: 2,4072023-Q1: 2,3792023-Q2: 2,3702023-Q3: 2,3792023-Q4: 2,3742024-Q1: 2,3322024-Q2: 2,3332024-Q3: 2,3342024-Q4: 2,3012025-Q1: 2,3292025-Q2: 2,3352025-Q3: 2,3302025-Q4: 2,3282026-Q1: 2,321NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,3212022
2025-Q42,3282022
2025-Q32,3302022
2025-Q22,3352022
2025-Q12,3292022
2024-Q42,3012022
2024-Q32,3342022
2024-Q22,3332022
2024-Q12,3322022
2023-Q42,3742022
2023-Q32,3792022
2023-Q22,3702022
2023-Q12,3792022
2022-Q42,4072022
2022-Q32,4142022
2022-Q22,3982022
2022-Q12,3922022
2021-Q42,3552017
2021-Q32,3112017
2021-Q22,3022017
2021-Q12,2842017
2020-Q42,2992017
2020-Q32,2802017
2020-Q22,2642017
2020-Q12,2822017
2019-Q42,2862017
2019-Q32,2752017
2019-Q22,2692017
2019-Q12,2542017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 999 · 2023
2017: 1,1442018: 1,0872019: 1,0692020: 1,0212021: 1,0172022: 1,0212023: 999
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PeriodValue
2023999
20221,021
20211,017
20201,021
20191,069
20181,087
20171,144

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $536.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $457.5 million2019-Q2: $409.4 million2019-Q3: $409.7 million2019-Q4: $475.8 million2020-Q1: $506.6 million2020-Q2: $355.6 million2020-Q3: $400.0 million2020-Q4: $509.7 million2021-Q1: $471.0 million2021-Q2: $468.9 million2021-Q3: $486.9 million2021-Q4: $623.5 million2022-Q1: $498.8 million2022-Q2: $526.3 million2022-Q3: $465.6 million2022-Q4: $520.4 million2023-Q1: $507.7 million2023-Q2: $500.9 million2023-Q3: $460.9 million2023-Q4: $521.0 million2024-Q1: $537.4 million2024-Q2: $523.3 million2024-Q3: $476.9 million2024-Q4: $545.6 million2025-Q1: $524.9 million2025-Q2: $513.9 million2025-Q3: $498.4 million2025-Q4: $711.0 million2026-Q1: $536.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$536.9 million2022
2025-Q4$711.0 million2022
2025-Q3$498.4 million2022
2025-Q2$513.9 million2022
2025-Q1$524.9 million2022
2024-Q4$545.6 million2022
2024-Q3$476.9 million2022
2024-Q2$523.3 million2022
2024-Q1$537.4 million2022
2023-Q4$521.0 million2022
2023-Q3$460.9 million2022
2023-Q2$500.9 million2022
2023-Q1$507.7 million2022
2022-Q4$520.4 million2022
2022-Q3$465.6 million2022
2022-Q2$526.3 million2022
2022-Q1$498.8 million2022
2021-Q4$623.5 million2017
2021-Q3$486.9 million2017
2021-Q2$468.9 million2017
2021-Q1$471.0 million2017
2020-Q4$509.7 million2017
2020-Q3$400.0 million2017
2020-Q2$355.6 million2017
2020-Q1$506.6 million2017
2019-Q4$475.8 million2017
2019-Q3$409.7 million2017
2019-Q2$409.4 million2017
2019-Q1$457.5 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.5 billion · 2023
2017: $1.2 billion2018: $1.3 billion2019: $1.3 billion2020: $1.3 billion2021: $1.4 billion2022: $1.5 billion2023: $1.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.5 billion
2022$1.5 billion
2021$1.4 billion
2020$1.3 billion
2019$1.3 billion
2018$1.3 billion
2017$1.2 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 Wages20,1532026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,3212026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$536.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns19,68920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns99920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census20,78520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,05220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census85920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$12.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423460Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers$12.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census20,1532026-Q1 · QCEW

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.