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Size of the US Used Car Dealers industry

NAICS 44112, Used Car Dealers. 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)
$160 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$13.0 billion
2026-07 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Sales
$160 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
165,769
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
25,037
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
23,015
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

How it has changed

Sales · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $13.0 billion · 2026-07
2011-08: $5.4 billion2011-09: $5.0 billion2011-10: $4.8 billion2011-11: $4.6 billion2011-12: $4.7 billion2012-01: $4.9 billion2012-02: $6.4 billion2012-03: $6.5 billion2012-04: $5.7 billion2012-05: $5.6 billion2012-06: $5.6 billion2012-07: $5.4 billion2012-08: $6.1 billion2012-09: $5.4 billion2012-10: $5.4 billion2012-11: $5.2 billion2012-12: $5.1 billion2013-01: $5.7 billion2013-02: $7.1 billion2013-03: $7.0 billion2013-04: $6.3 billion2013-05: $6.1 billion2013-06: $6.0 billion2013-07: $6.0 billion2013-08: $6.2 billion2013-09: $5.4 billion2013-10: $5.8 billion2013-11: $5.3 billion2013-12: $4.8 billion2014-01: $5.2 billion2014-02: $6.9 billion2014-03: $7.4 billion2014-04: $6.6 billion2014-05: $6.7 billion2014-06: $6.6 billion2014-07: $6.7 billion2014-08: $6.9 billion2014-09: $6.6 billion2014-10: $6.9 billion2014-11: $6.0 billion2014-12: $6.1 billion2015-01: $6.5 billion2015-02: $8.0 billion2015-03: $8.2 billion2015-04: $7.9 billion2015-05: $7.6 billion2015-06: $7.4 billion2015-07: $7.5 billion2015-08: $7.5 billion2015-09: $6.9 billion2015-10: $7.1 billion2015-11: $6.4 billion2015-12: $6.3 billion2016-01: $6.8 billion2016-02: $9.2 billion2016-03: $8.9 billion2016-04: $8.1 billion2016-05: $7.6 billion2016-06: $8.0 billion2016-07: $7.8 billion2016-08: $8.3 billion2016-09: $7.6 billion2016-10: $7.9 billion2016-11: $7.1 billion2016-12: $7.6 billion2017-01: $7.6 billion2017-02: $8.6 billion2017-03: $9.8 billion2017-04: $8.3 billion2017-05: $8.7 billion2017-06: $8.8 billion2017-07: $8.5 billion2017-08: $8.6 billion2017-09: $8.3 billion2017-10: $8.2 billion2017-11: $7.7 billion2017-12: $7.4 billion2018-01: $7.9 billion2018-02: $8.9 billion2018-03: $10.1 billion2018-04: $8.6 billion2018-05: $9.1 billion2018-06: $8.8 billion2018-07: $8.9 billion2018-08: $9.1 billion2018-09: $8.1 billion2018-10: $8.3 billion2018-11: $7.9 billion2018-12: $7.7 billion2019-01: $8.1 billion2019-02: $8.9 billion2019-03: $10.9 billion2019-04: $9.5 billion2019-05: $9.6 billion2019-06: $9.2 billion2019-07: $9.3 billion2019-08: $9.4 billion2019-09: $8.5 billion2019-10: $8.8 billion2019-11: $8.4 billion2019-12: $7.7 billion2020-01: $7.9 billion2020-02: $9.2 billion2020-03: $8.1 billion2020-04: $5.5 billion2020-05: $9.0 billion2020-06: $10.0 billion2020-07: $10.4 billion2020-08: $10.2 billion2020-09: $9.2 billion2020-10: $9.1 billion2020-11: $8.3 billion2020-12: $7.9 billion2021-01: $8.8 billion2021-02: $9.4 billion2021-03: $14.8 billion2021-04: $14.0 billion2021-05: $13.0 billion2021-06: $13.0 billion2021-07: $12.2 billion2021-08: $12.7 billion2021-09: $12.7 billion2021-10: $12.9 billion2021-11: $11.8 billion2021-12: $11.5 billion2022-01: $11.1 billion2022-02: $11.6 billion2022-03: $14.5 billion2022-04: $13.4 billion2022-05: $12.9 billion2022-06: $13.0 billion2022-07: $12.5 billion2022-08: $13.4 billion2022-09: $12.1 billion2022-10: $11.7 billion2022-11: $10.7 billion2022-12: $10.0 billion2023-01: $11.2 billion2023-02: $12.5 billion2023-03: $15.3 billion2023-04: $13.6 billion2023-05: $14.0 billion2023-06: $13.0 billion2023-07: $12.6 billion2023-08: $13.7 billion2023-09: $12.3 billion2023-10: $11.9 billion2023-11: $10.7 billion2023-12: $10.0 billion2024-01: $10.5 billion2024-02: $11.9 billion2024-03: $12.6 billion2024-04: $12.3 billion2024-05: $12.5 billion2024-06: $11.5 billion2024-07: $12.2 billion2024-08: $12.5 billion2024-09: $11.5 billion2024-10: $11.6 billion2024-11: $11.0 billion2024-12: $10.9 billion2025-01: $10.9 billion2025-02: $11.0 billion2025-03: $14.0 billion2025-04: $13.3 billion2025-05: $12.8 billion2025-06: $12.0 billion2025-07: $12.0 billion2025-08: $12.3 billion2025-09: $12.2 billion2025-10: $11.7 billion2025-11: $10.7 billion2025-12: $11.1 billion2026-01: $10.9 billion2026-02: $13.0 billion2026-03: $14.9 billion2026-04: $12.6 billion2026-05: $13.1 billion2026-06: $13.0 billion2026-07: $13.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-07$13.0 billion
2026-06$13.0 billion
2026-05$13.1 billion
2026-04$12.6 billion
2026-03$14.9 billion
2026-02$13.0 billion
2026-01$10.9 billion
2025-12$11.1 billion
2025-11$10.7 billion
2025-10$11.7 billion
2025-09$12.2 billion
2025-08$12.3 billion
2025-07$12.0 billion
2025-06$12.0 billion
2025-05$12.8 billion
2025-04$13.3 billion
2025-03$14.0 billion
2025-02$11.0 billion
2025-01$10.9 billion
2024-12$10.9 billion
2024-11$11.0 billion
2024-10$11.6 billion
2024-09$11.5 billion
2024-08$12.5 billion
2024-07$12.2 billion
2024-06$11.5 billion
2024-05$12.5 billion
2024-04$12.3 billion
2024-03$12.6 billion
2024-02$11.9 billion
2024-01$10.5 billion
2023-12$10.0 billion
2023-11$10.7 billion
2023-10$11.9 billion
2023-09$12.3 billion
2023-08$13.7 billion
2023-07$12.6 billion
2023-06$13.0 billion
2023-05$14.0 billion
2023-04$13.6 billion
2023-03$15.3 billion
2023-02$12.5 billion
2023-01$11.2 billion
2022-12$10.0 billion
2022-11$10.7 billion
2022-10$11.7 billion
2022-09$12.1 billion
2022-08$13.4 billion
2022-07$12.5 billion
2022-06$13.0 billion
2022-05$12.9 billion
2022-04$13.4 billion
2022-03$14.5 billion
2022-02$11.6 billion
2022-01$11.1 billion
2021-12$11.5 billion
2021-11$11.8 billion
2021-10$12.9 billion
2021-09$12.7 billion
2021-08$12.7 billion
2021-07$12.2 billion
2021-06$13.0 billion
2021-05$13.0 billion
2021-04$14.0 billion
2021-03$14.8 billion
2021-02$9.4 billion
2021-01$8.8 billion
2020-12$7.9 billion
2020-11$8.3 billion
2020-10$9.1 billion
2020-09$9.2 billion
2020-08$10.2 billion
2020-07$10.4 billion
2020-06$10.0 billion
2020-05$9.0 billion
2020-04$5.5 billion
2020-03$8.1 billion
2020-02$9.2 billion
2020-01$7.9 billion
2019-12$7.7 billion
2019-11$8.4 billion
2019-10$8.8 billion
2019-09$8.5 billion
2019-08$9.4 billion
2019-07$9.3 billion
2019-06$9.2 billion
2019-05$9.6 billion
2019-04$9.5 billion
2019-03$10.9 billion
2019-02$8.9 billion
2019-01$8.1 billion
2018-12$7.7 billion
2018-11$7.9 billion
2018-10$8.3 billion
2018-09$8.1 billion
2018-08$9.1 billion
2018-07$8.9 billion
2018-06$8.8 billion
2018-05$9.1 billion
2018-04$8.6 billion
2018-03$10.1 billion
2018-02$8.9 billion
2018-01$7.9 billion
2017-12$7.4 billion
2017-11$7.7 billion
2017-10$8.2 billion
2017-09$8.3 billion
2017-08$8.6 billion
2017-07$8.5 billion
2017-06$8.8 billion
2017-05$8.7 billion
2017-04$8.3 billion
2017-03$9.8 billion
2017-02$8.6 billion
2017-01$7.6 billion
2016-12$7.6 billion
2016-11$7.1 billion
2016-10$7.9 billion
2016-09$7.6 billion
2016-08$8.3 billion
2016-07$7.8 billion
2016-06$8.0 billion
2016-05$7.6 billion
2016-04$8.1 billion
2016-03$8.9 billion
2016-02$9.2 billion
2016-01$6.8 billion
2015-12$6.3 billion
2015-11$6.4 billion
2015-10$7.1 billion
2015-09$6.9 billion
2015-08$7.5 billion
2015-07$7.5 billion
2015-06$7.4 billion
2015-05$7.6 billion
2015-04$7.9 billion
2015-03$8.2 billion
2015-02$8.0 billion
2015-01$6.5 billion
2014-12$6.1 billion
2014-11$6.0 billion
2014-10$6.9 billion
2014-09$6.6 billion
2014-08$6.9 billion
2014-07$6.7 billion
2014-06$6.6 billion
2014-05$6.7 billion
2014-04$6.6 billion
2014-03$7.4 billion
2014-02$6.9 billion
2014-01$5.2 billion
2013-12$4.8 billion
2013-11$5.3 billion
2013-10$5.8 billion
2013-09$5.4 billion
2013-08$6.2 billion
2013-07$6.0 billion
2013-06$6.0 billion
2013-05$6.1 billion
2013-04$6.3 billion
2013-03$7.0 billion
2013-02$7.1 billion
2013-01$5.7 billion
2012-12$5.1 billion
2012-11$5.2 billion
2012-10$5.4 billion
2012-09$5.4 billion
2012-08$6.1 billion
2012-07$5.4 billion
2012-06$5.6 billion
2012-05$5.6 billion
2012-04$5.7 billion
2012-03$6.5 billion
2012-02$6.4 billion
2012-01$4.9 billion
2011-12$4.7 billion
2011-11$4.6 billion
2011-10$4.8 billion
2011-09$5.0 billion
2011-08$5.4 billion

Last 15 years shown; published since 1992-01, all of it in the API. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Used Car Dealers

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $160 billion · 2022
1992: $16.0 billion1993: $18.5 billion1994: $22.5 billion1995: $26.7 billion1996: $30.7 billion1997: $34.7 billion1998: $39.3 billion1999: $43.4 billion2000: $45.4 billion2001: $46.0 billion2002: $48.1 billion2003: $49.7 billion2004: $53.8 billion2005: $57.6 billion2006: $62.0 billion2007: $66.0 billion2008: $61.0 billion2009: $53.4 billion2010: $59.4 billion2011: $63.2 billion2012: $67.2 billion2013: $71.8 billion2014: $78.6 billion2015: $87.3 billion2016: $94.8 billion2017: $101 billion2018: $105 billion2019: $112 billion2020: $111 billion2021: $157 billion2022: $160 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$160 billion
2021$157 billion
2020$111 billion
2019$112 billion
2018$105 billion
2017$101 billion
2016$94.8 billion
2015$87.3 billion
2014$78.6 billion
2013$71.8 billion
2012$67.2 billion
2011$63.2 billion
2010$59.4 billion
2009$53.4 billion
2008$61.0 billion
2007$66.0 billion
2006$62.0 billion
2005$57.6 billion
2004$53.8 billion
2003$49.7 billion
2002$48.1 billion
2001$46.0 billion
2000$45.4 billion
1999$43.4 billion
1998$39.3 billion
1997$34.7 billion
1996$30.7 billion
1995$26.7 billion
1994$22.5 billion
1993$18.5 billion
1992$16.0 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Used car dealers

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 165,769 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 165,6992019-Q2: 166,0892019-Q3: 166,3822019-Q4: 166,7512020-Q1: 166,8242020-Q2: 150,5322020-Q3: 157,2372020-Q4: 160,0132021-Q1: 165,9382021-Q2: 170,5532021-Q3: 174,1122021-Q4: 179,6452022-Q1: 185,6242022-Q2: 182,4392022-Q3: 180,9032022-Q4: 175,5732023-Q1: 172,4392023-Q2: 171,3482023-Q3: 169,3152023-Q4: 167,7742024-Q1: 166,8032024-Q2: 165,9962024-Q3: 165,3392024-Q4: 165,3412025-Q1: 167,9792025-Q2: 168,6372025-Q3: 167,7382025-Q4: 166,4192026-Q1: 165,769NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1165,7692022
2025-Q4166,4192022
2025-Q3167,7382022
2025-Q2168,6372022
2025-Q1167,9792022
2024-Q4165,3412022
2024-Q3165,3392022
2024-Q2165,9962022
2024-Q1166,8032022
2023-Q4167,7742022
2023-Q3169,3152022
2023-Q2171,3482022
2023-Q1172,4392022
2022-Q4175,5732022
2022-Q3180,9032022
2022-Q2182,4392022
2022-Q1185,6242022
2021-Q4179,6452017
2021-Q3174,1122017
2021-Q2170,5532017
2021-Q1165,9382017
2020-Q4160,0132017
2020-Q3157,2372017
2020-Q2150,5322017
2020-Q1166,8242017
2019-Q4166,7512017
2019-Q3166,3822017
2019-Q2166,0892017
2019-Q1165,6992017

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 162,048 · 2023
2017: 154,1362018: 153,6012019: 156,0272020: 162,1912021: 163,0142022: 187,9292023: 162,048
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PeriodValue
2023162,048
2022187,929
2021163,014
2020162,191
2019156,027
2018153,601
2017154,136

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 25,037 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 25,7012019-Q2: 25,7252019-Q3: 25,7592019-Q4: 25,8002020-Q1: 25,8162020-Q2: 25,7552020-Q3: 25,9202020-Q4: 26,1212021-Q1: 26,0952021-Q2: 26,1612021-Q3: 26,4022021-Q4: 26,5882022-Q1: 26,8292022-Q2: 26,9352022-Q3: 26,9892022-Q4: 27,0202023-Q1: 26,9392023-Q2: 26,8402023-Q3: 26,8622023-Q4: 26,7062024-Q1: 26,1592024-Q2: 26,0982024-Q3: 25,9642024-Q4: 25,8512025-Q1: 25,2632025-Q2: 25,1502025-Q3: 25,1172025-Q4: 25,1442026-Q1: 25,037NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q125,0372022
2025-Q425,1442022
2025-Q325,1172022
2025-Q225,1502022
2025-Q125,2632022
2024-Q425,8512022
2024-Q325,9642022
2024-Q226,0982022
2024-Q126,1592022
2023-Q426,7062022
2023-Q326,8622022
2023-Q226,8402022
2023-Q126,9392022
2022-Q427,0202022
2022-Q326,9892022
2022-Q226,9352022
2022-Q126,8292022
2021-Q426,5882017
2021-Q326,4022017
2021-Q226,1612017
2021-Q126,0952017
2020-Q426,1212017
2020-Q325,9202017
2020-Q225,7552017
2020-Q125,8162017
2019-Q425,8002017
2019-Q325,7592017
2019-Q225,7252017
2019-Q125,7012017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 25,147 · 2023
2017: 25,5122018: 25,2582019: 25,0982020: 25,1862021: 25,6492022: 25,6072023: 25,147
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202325,147
202225,607
202125,649
202025,186
201925,098
201825,258
201725,512

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.9 billion2019-Q2: $2.0 billion2019-Q3: $2.0 billion2019-Q4: $2.1 billion2020-Q1: $2.0 billion2020-Q2: $1.7 billion2020-Q3: $2.1 billion2020-Q4: $2.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.1 billion2021-Q2: $2.5 billion2021-Q3: $2.5 billion2021-Q4: $2.8 billion2022-Q1: $2.5 billion2022-Q2: $2.7 billion2022-Q3: $2.8 billion2022-Q4: $2.7 billion2023-Q1: $2.5 billion2023-Q2: $2.7 billion2023-Q3: $2.5 billion2023-Q4: $2.6 billion2024-Q1: $2.6 billion2024-Q2: $2.7 billion2024-Q3: $2.5 billion2024-Q4: $2.9 billion2025-Q1: $2.7 billion2025-Q2: $3.1 billion2025-Q3: $2.9 billion2025-Q4: $3.0 billion2026-Q1: $2.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.9 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.9 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.7 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.5 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.8 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.9 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $9.0 billion · 2023
2017: $6.5 billion2018: $6.6 billion2019: $7.2 billion2020: $7.4 billion2021: $9.1 billion2022: $9.7 billion2023: $9.0 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$9.0 billion
2022$9.7 billion
2021$9.1 billion
2020$7.4 billion
2019$7.2 billion
2018$6.6 billion
2017$6.5 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 Wages165,7692026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages25,0372026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$160 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$9.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns162,04820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns25,14720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$9.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census182,20420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census24,94420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census23,01520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$160 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$13.0 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published

Breakdown

Industries within Used Car Dealers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
441120Used Car Dealers$160 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census165,7692026-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.