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Size of the US Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42385, Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies 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)
$28.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
57,180
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
6,851
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,321
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 57,180 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 55,8882019-Q2: 56,2212019-Q3: 55,9932019-Q4: 55,7492020-Q1: 55,7272020-Q2: 51,7582020-Q3: 52,7752020-Q4: 53,6172021-Q1: 53,3212021-Q2: 53,2342021-Q3: 53,2022021-Q4: 54,3502022-Q1: 54,5372022-Q2: 55,4992022-Q3: 56,1042022-Q4: 56,2822023-Q1: 56,1492023-Q2: 57,2042023-Q3: 56,7132023-Q4: 57,2412024-Q1: 57,4532024-Q2: 57,7352024-Q3: 57,3292024-Q4: 57,6662025-Q1: 57,6872025-Q2: 57,7452025-Q3: 57,3802025-Q4: 57,7962026-Q1: 57,180NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q157,1802022
2025-Q457,7962022
2025-Q357,3802022
2025-Q257,7452022
2025-Q157,6872022
2024-Q457,6662022
2024-Q357,3292022
2024-Q257,7352022
2024-Q157,4532022
2023-Q457,2412022
2023-Q356,7132022
2023-Q257,2042022
2023-Q156,1492022
2022-Q456,2822022
2022-Q356,1042022
2022-Q255,4992022
2022-Q154,5372022
2021-Q454,3502017
2021-Q353,2022017
2021-Q253,2342017
2021-Q153,3212017
2020-Q453,6172017
2020-Q352,7752017
2020-Q251,7582017
2020-Q155,7272017
2019-Q455,7492017
2019-Q355,9932017
2019-Q256,2212017
2019-Q155,8882017

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 54,608 · 2023
2017: 52,2452018: 54,6022019: 52,9982020: 51,9772021: 48,1342022: 49,1542023: 54,608
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PeriodValue
202354,608
202249,154
202148,134
202051,977
201952,998
201854,602
201752,245

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,851 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,1722019-Q2: 6,1972019-Q3: 6,2202019-Q4: 6,2252020-Q1: 6,1632020-Q2: 6,1772020-Q3: 6,1912020-Q4: 6,2392021-Q1: 6,2622021-Q2: 6,2612021-Q3: 6,3072021-Q4: 6,3782022-Q1: 6,3952022-Q2: 6,4102022-Q3: 6,4692022-Q4: 6,5212023-Q1: 6,6082023-Q2: 6,6712023-Q3: 6,6962023-Q4: 6,7162024-Q1: 6,7042024-Q2: 6,7342024-Q3: 6,7482024-Q4: 6,7692025-Q1: 6,7632025-Q2: 6,7832025-Q3: 6,8012025-Q4: 6,8052026-Q1: 6,851NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16,8512022
2025-Q46,8052022
2025-Q36,8012022
2025-Q26,7832022
2025-Q16,7632022
2024-Q46,7692022
2024-Q36,7482022
2024-Q26,7342022
2024-Q16,7042022
2023-Q46,7162022
2023-Q36,6962022
2023-Q26,6712022
2023-Q16,6082022
2022-Q46,5212022
2022-Q36,4692022
2022-Q26,4102022
2022-Q16,3952022
2021-Q46,3782017
2021-Q36,3072017
2021-Q26,2612017
2021-Q16,2622017
2020-Q46,2392017
2020-Q36,1912017
2020-Q26,1772017
2020-Q16,1632017
2019-Q46,2252017
2019-Q36,2202017
2019-Q26,1972017
2019-Q16,1722017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 5,296 · 2023
2017: 4,7632018: 4,6722019: 4,5762020: 4,4852021: 4,4872022: 4,4842023: 5,296
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PeriodValue
20235,296
20224,484
20214,487
20204,485
20194,576
20184,672
20174,763

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $783.3 million2019-Q2: $772.0 million2019-Q3: $782.0 million2019-Q4: $873.2 million2020-Q1: $813.2 million2020-Q2: $719.9 million2020-Q3: $758.1 million2020-Q4: $920.4 million2021-Q1: $781.3 million2021-Q2: $801.8 million2021-Q3: $809.2 million2021-Q4: $1.0 billion2022-Q1: $841.5 million2022-Q2: $899.9 million2022-Q3: $961.6 million2022-Q4: $1.1 billion2023-Q1: $990.9 million2023-Q2: $968.6 million2023-Q3: $974.3 million2023-Q4: $1.1 billion2024-Q1: $1.0 billion2024-Q2: $1.0 billion2024-Q3: $1.0 billion2024-Q4: $1.1 billion2025-Q1: $1.1 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.1 billion2025-Q4: $1.3 billion2026-Q1: $1.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$974.3 million2022
2023-Q2$968.6 million2022
2023-Q1$990.9 million2022
2022-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$961.6 million2022
2022-Q2$899.9 million2022
2022-Q1$841.5 million2022
2021-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2021-Q3$809.2 million2017
2021-Q2$801.8 million2017
2021-Q1$781.3 million2017
2020-Q4$920.4 million2017
2020-Q3$758.1 million2017
2020-Q2$719.9 million2017
2020-Q1$813.2 million2017
2019-Q4$873.2 million2017
2019-Q3$782.0 million2017
2019-Q2$772.0 million2017
2019-Q1$783.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.5 billion · 2023
2017: $2.8 billion2018: $3.1 billion2019: $3.0 billion2020: $2.9 billion2021: $2.8 billion2022: $3.1 billion2023: $3.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.5 billion
2022$3.1 billion
2021$2.8 billion
2020$2.9 billion
2019$3.0 billion
2018$3.1 billion
2017$2.8 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 Wages57,1802026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6,8512026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns54,60820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5,29620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census58,46820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,66920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,32120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$28.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423850Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$28.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census57,1802026-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.