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Size of the US Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers industry

NAICS 444, Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies 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)
$549 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$45.4 billion
2026-07 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Sales
$527 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
1,349,547
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
71,674
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
49,169
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Sales, seasonally adjusted · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $42.3 billion · 2026-07
2011-08: $22.5 billion2011-09: $22.5 billion2011-10: $23.1 billion2011-11: $22.7 billion2011-12: $23.3 billion2012-01: $23.4 billion2012-02: $23.4 billion2012-03: $24.4 billion2012-04: $23.3 billion2012-05: $22.5 billion2012-06: $22.3 billion2012-07: $22.5 billion2012-08: $22.9 billion2012-09: $23.4 billion2012-10: $23.6 billion2012-11: $23.9 billion2012-12: $23.9 billion2013-01: $24.1 billion2013-02: $24.5 billion2013-03: $24.5 billion2013-04: $24.6 billion2013-05: $25.2 billion2013-06: $24.6 billion2013-07: $25.2 billion2013-08: $25.1 billion2013-09: $25.1 billion2013-10: $24.7 billion2013-11: $24.7 billion2013-12: $24.8 billion2014-01: $24.8 billion2014-02: $24.7 billion2014-03: $25.1 billion2014-04: $25.9 billion2014-05: $26.2 billion2014-06: $26.4 billion2014-07: $25.9 billion2014-08: $26.4 billion2014-09: $26.3 billion2014-10: $26.3 billion2014-11: $26.4 billion2014-12: $26.1 billion2015-01: $26.3 billion2015-02: $25.4 billion2015-03: $26.3 billion2015-04: $26.6 billion2015-05: $26.6 billion2015-06: $26.3 billion2015-07: $27.2 billion2015-08: $27.2 billion2015-09: $27.0 billion2015-10: $27.2 billion2015-11: $27.4 billion2015-12: $28.0 billion2016-01: $28.0 billion2016-02: $28.0 billion2016-03: $28.7 billion2016-04: $27.8 billion2016-05: $27.3 billion2016-06: $28.1 billion2016-07: $27.8 billion2016-08: $27.7 billion2016-09: $27.8 billion2016-10: $27.9 billion2016-11: $28.0 billion2016-12: $27.9 billion2017-01: $28.3 billion2017-02: $28.7 billion2017-03: $28.5 billion2017-04: $28.8 billion2017-05: $28.5 billion2017-06: $28.6 billion2017-07: $28.7 billion2017-08: $28.7 billion2017-09: $29.8 billion2017-10: $29.3 billion2017-11: $29.8 billion2017-12: $29.8 billion2018-01: $28.8 billion2018-02: $29.8 billion2018-03: $29.4 billion2018-04: $29.6 billion2018-05: $30.5 billion2018-06: $31.0 billion2018-07: $31.1 billion2018-08: $30.7 billion2018-09: $30.9 billion2018-10: $31.4 billion2018-11: $30.7 billion2018-12: $30.7 billion2019-01: $31.8 billion2019-02: $30.3 billion2019-03: $30.6 billion2019-04: $30.6 billion2019-05: $30.4 billion2019-06: $30.4 billion2019-07: $30.9 billion2019-08: $31.3 billion2019-09: $30.9 billion2019-10: $30.9 billion2019-11: $30.9 billion2019-12: $31.4 billion2020-01: $31.9 billion2020-02: $31.8 billion2020-03: $31.8 billion2020-04: $31.6 billion2020-05: $36.0 billion2020-06: $36.3 billion2020-07: $35.8 billion2020-08: $36.1 billion2020-09: $36.6 billion2020-10: $36.0 billion2020-11: $36.2 billion2020-12: $36.2 billion2021-01: $38.5 billion2021-02: $36.7 billion2021-03: $41.9 billion2021-04: $42.0 billion2021-05: $40.2 billion2021-06: $39.7 billion2021-07: $38.9 billion2021-08: $38.8 billion2021-09: $39.0 billion2021-10: $39.7 billion2021-11: $40.8 billion2021-12: $41.1 billion2022-01: $42.4 billion2022-02: $42.0 billion2022-03: $42.8 billion2022-04: $42.9 billion2022-05: $42.5 billion2022-06: $42.4 billion2022-07: $42.4 billion2022-08: $42.8 billion2022-09: $42.5 billion2022-10: $42.7 billion2022-11: $41.5 billion2022-12: $41.8 billion2023-01: $42.9 billion2023-02: $42.3 billion2023-03: $40.4 billion2023-04: $40.8 billion2023-05: $41.6 billion2023-06: $40.8 billion2023-07: $40.7 billion2023-08: $40.9 billion2023-09: $40.6 billion2023-10: $40.3 billion2023-11: $40.3 billion2023-12: $40.7 billion2024-01: $39.5 billion2024-02: $40.2 billion2024-03: $40.2 billion2024-04: $39.9 billion2024-05: $40.2 billion2024-06: $40.4 billion2024-07: $40.9 billion2024-08: $40.9 billion2024-09: $41.1 billion2024-10: $41.6 billion2024-11: $41.3 billion2024-12: $40.5 billion2025-01: $39.3 billion2025-02: $39.7 billion2025-03: $40.5 billion2025-04: $40.7 billion2025-05: $39.7 billion2025-06: $40.3 billion2025-07: $39.9 billion2025-08: $40.2 billion2025-09: $40.0 billion2025-10: $39.7 billion2025-11: $40.3 billion2025-12: $40.8 billion2026-01: $41.1 billion2026-02: $41.3 billion2026-03: $41.8 billion2026-04: $41.9 billion2026-05: $42.0 billion2026-06: $42.4 billion2026-07: $42.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-07$42.3 billion
2026-06$42.4 billion
2026-05$42.0 billion
2026-04$41.9 billion
2026-03$41.8 billion
2026-02$41.3 billion
2026-01$41.1 billion
2025-12$40.8 billion
2025-11$40.3 billion
2025-10$39.7 billion
2025-09$40.0 billion
2025-08$40.2 billion
2025-07$39.9 billion
2025-06$40.3 billion
2025-05$39.7 billion
2025-04$40.7 billion
2025-03$40.5 billion
2025-02$39.7 billion
2025-01$39.3 billion
2024-12$40.5 billion
2024-11$41.3 billion
2024-10$41.6 billion
2024-09$41.1 billion
2024-08$40.9 billion
2024-07$40.9 billion
2024-06$40.4 billion
2024-05$40.2 billion
2024-04$39.9 billion
2024-03$40.2 billion
2024-02$40.2 billion
2024-01$39.5 billion
2023-12$40.7 billion
2023-11$40.3 billion
2023-10$40.3 billion
2023-09$40.6 billion
2023-08$40.9 billion
2023-07$40.7 billion
2023-06$40.8 billion
2023-05$41.6 billion
2023-04$40.8 billion
2023-03$40.4 billion
2023-02$42.3 billion
2023-01$42.9 billion
2022-12$41.8 billion
2022-11$41.5 billion
2022-10$42.7 billion
2022-09$42.5 billion
2022-08$42.8 billion
2022-07$42.4 billion
2022-06$42.4 billion
2022-05$42.5 billion
2022-04$42.9 billion
2022-03$42.8 billion
2022-02$42.0 billion
2022-01$42.4 billion
2021-12$41.1 billion
2021-11$40.8 billion
2021-10$39.7 billion
2021-09$39.0 billion
2021-08$38.8 billion
2021-07$38.9 billion
2021-06$39.7 billion
2021-05$40.2 billion
2021-04$42.0 billion
2021-03$41.9 billion
2021-02$36.7 billion
2021-01$38.5 billion
2020-12$36.2 billion
2020-11$36.2 billion
2020-10$36.0 billion
2020-09$36.6 billion
2020-08$36.1 billion
2020-07$35.8 billion
2020-06$36.3 billion
2020-05$36.0 billion
2020-04$31.6 billion
2020-03$31.8 billion
2020-02$31.8 billion
2020-01$31.9 billion
2019-12$31.4 billion
2019-11$30.9 billion
2019-10$30.9 billion
2019-09$30.9 billion
2019-08$31.3 billion
2019-07$30.9 billion
2019-06$30.4 billion
2019-05$30.4 billion
2019-04$30.6 billion
2019-03$30.6 billion
2019-02$30.3 billion
2019-01$31.8 billion
2018-12$30.7 billion
2018-11$30.7 billion
2018-10$31.4 billion
2018-09$30.9 billion
2018-08$30.7 billion
2018-07$31.1 billion
2018-06$31.0 billion
2018-05$30.5 billion
2018-04$29.6 billion
2018-03$29.4 billion
2018-02$29.8 billion
2018-01$28.8 billion
2017-12$29.8 billion
2017-11$29.8 billion
2017-10$29.3 billion
2017-09$29.8 billion
2017-08$28.7 billion
2017-07$28.7 billion
2017-06$28.6 billion
2017-05$28.5 billion
2017-04$28.8 billion
2017-03$28.5 billion
2017-02$28.7 billion
2017-01$28.3 billion
2016-12$27.9 billion
2016-11$28.0 billion
2016-10$27.9 billion
2016-09$27.8 billion
2016-08$27.7 billion
2016-07$27.8 billion
2016-06$28.1 billion
2016-05$27.3 billion
2016-04$27.8 billion
2016-03$28.7 billion
2016-02$28.0 billion
2016-01$28.0 billion
2015-12$28.0 billion
2015-11$27.4 billion
2015-10$27.2 billion
2015-09$27.0 billion
2015-08$27.2 billion
2015-07$27.2 billion
2015-06$26.3 billion
2015-05$26.6 billion
2015-04$26.6 billion
2015-03$26.3 billion
2015-02$25.4 billion
2015-01$26.3 billion
2014-12$26.1 billion
2014-11$26.4 billion
2014-10$26.3 billion
2014-09$26.3 billion
2014-08$26.4 billion
2014-07$25.9 billion
2014-06$26.4 billion
2014-05$26.2 billion
2014-04$25.9 billion
2014-03$25.1 billion
2014-02$24.7 billion
2014-01$24.8 billion
2013-12$24.8 billion
2013-11$24.7 billion
2013-10$24.7 billion
2013-09$25.1 billion
2013-08$25.1 billion
2013-07$25.2 billion
2013-06$24.6 billion
2013-05$25.2 billion
2013-04$24.6 billion
2013-03$24.5 billion
2013-02$24.5 billion
2013-01$24.1 billion
2012-12$23.9 billion
2012-11$23.9 billion
2012-10$23.6 billion
2012-09$23.4 billion
2012-08$22.9 billion
2012-07$22.5 billion
2012-06$22.3 billion
2012-05$22.5 billion
2012-04$23.3 billion
2012-03$24.4 billion
2012-02$23.4 billion
2012-01$23.4 billion
2011-12$23.3 billion
2011-11$22.7 billion
2011-10$23.1 billion
2011-09$22.5 billion
2011-08$22.5 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: Building Mat. and Garden Equip. and Supplies Dealers

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $527 billion · 2022
1992: $129 billion1993: $139 billion1994: $156 billion1995: $163 billion1996: $175 billion1997: $189 billion1998: $201 billion1999: $216 billion2000: $227 billion2001: $238 billion2002: $247 billion2003: $261 billion2004: $293 billion2005: $319 billion2006: $332 billion2007: $318 billion2008: $299 billion2009: $259 billion2010: $258 billion2011: $267 billion2012: $279 billion2013: $297 billion2014: $311 billion2015: $322 billion2016: $336 billion2017: $347 billion2018: $368 billion2019: $376 billion2020: $429 billion2021: $493 billion2022: $527 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$527 billion
2021$493 billion
2020$429 billion
2019$376 billion
2018$368 billion
2017$347 billion
2016$336 billion
2015$322 billion
2014$311 billion
2013$297 billion
2012$279 billion
2011$267 billion
2010$258 billion
2009$259 billion
2008$299 billion
2007$318 billion
2006$332 billion
2005$319 billion
2004$293 billion
2003$261 billion
2002$247 billion
2001$238 billion
2000$227 billion
1999$216 billion
1998$201 billion
1997$189 billion
1996$175 billion
1995$163 billion
1994$156 billion
1993$139 billion
1992$129 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,349,547 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,294,2672019-Q2: 1,352,5742019-Q3: 1,273,0192019-Q4: 1,266,7082020-Q1: 1,315,3152020-Q2: 1,421,2392020-Q3: 1,380,8382020-Q4: 1,385,0022021-Q1: 1,399,8782021-Q2: 1,475,3942021-Q3: 1,372,4632021-Q4: 1,378,3732022-Q1: 1,428,0912022-Q2: 1,473,5372022-Q3: 1,410,9702022-Q4: 1,402,0482023-Q1: 1,406,8342023-Q2: 1,461,5732023-Q3: 1,390,7922023-Q4: 1,372,4652024-Q1: 1,382,3392024-Q2: 1,441,5252024-Q3: 1,369,1242024-Q4: 1,349,9712025-Q1: 1,382,5172025-Q2: 1,427,6532025-Q3: 1,365,0112025-Q4: 1,328,7892026-Q1: 1,349,547NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,349,5472022
2025-Q41,328,7892022
2025-Q31,365,0112022
2025-Q21,427,6532022
2025-Q11,382,5172022
2024-Q41,349,9712022
2024-Q31,369,1242022
2024-Q21,441,5252022
2024-Q11,382,3392022
2023-Q41,372,4652022
2023-Q31,390,7922022
2023-Q21,461,5732022
2023-Q11,406,8342022
2022-Q41,402,0482022
2022-Q31,410,9702022
2022-Q21,473,5372022
2022-Q11,428,0912022
2021-Q41,378,3732017
2021-Q31,372,4632017
2021-Q21,475,3942017
2021-Q11,399,8782017
2020-Q41,385,0022017
2020-Q31,380,8382017
2020-Q21,421,2392017
2020-Q11,315,3152017
2019-Q41,266,7082017
2019-Q31,273,0192017
2019-Q21,352,5742017
2019-Q11,294,2672017

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 1,424,157 · 2023
2017: 1,305,0912018: 1,361,0872019: 1,339,5572020: 1,345,2862021: 1,378,1942022: 1,446,0792023: 1,424,157
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PeriodValue
20231,424,157
20221,446,079
20211,378,194
20201,345,286
20191,339,557
20181,361,087
20171,305,091

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 71,674 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 68,9422019-Q2: 68,9122019-Q3: 69,0902019-Q4: 69,1222020-Q1: 68,6422020-Q2: 68,5522020-Q3: 68,8092020-Q4: 68,9732021-Q1: 68,4512021-Q2: 68,7722021-Q3: 68,9702021-Q4: 69,2582022-Q1: 71,7462022-Q2: 71,8192022-Q3: 72,1502022-Q4: 72,4322023-Q1: 72,4062023-Q2: 72,5622023-Q3: 72,8592023-Q4: 73,0622024-Q1: 72,6262024-Q2: 72,5792024-Q3: 72,6622024-Q4: 72,7322025-Q1: 71,6422025-Q2: 71,7222025-Q3: 71,7292025-Q4: 71,8172026-Q1: 71,674NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q171,6742022
2025-Q471,8172022
2025-Q371,7292022
2025-Q271,7222022
2025-Q171,6422022
2024-Q472,7322022
2024-Q372,6622022
2024-Q272,5792022
2024-Q172,6262022
2023-Q473,0622022
2023-Q372,8592022
2023-Q272,5622022
2023-Q172,4062022
2022-Q472,4322022
2022-Q372,1502022
2022-Q271,8192022
2022-Q171,7462022
2021-Q469,2582017
2021-Q368,9702017
2021-Q268,7722017
2021-Q168,4512017
2020-Q468,9732017
2020-Q368,8092017
2020-Q268,5522017
2020-Q168,6422017
2019-Q469,1222017
2019-Q369,0902017
2019-Q268,9122017
2019-Q168,9422017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 72,618 · 2023
2017: 75,1282018: 74,5912019: 73,8262020: 72,5042021: 72,3932022: 73,1762023: 72,618
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PeriodValue
202372,618
202273,176
202172,393
202072,504
201973,826
201874,591
201775,128

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $15.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $11.2 billion2019-Q2: $11.1 billion2019-Q3: $11.5 billion2019-Q4: $11.4 billion2020-Q1: $11.6 billion2020-Q2: $12.0 billion2020-Q3: $13.3 billion2020-Q4: $14.2 billion2021-Q1: $13.0 billion2021-Q2: $13.3 billion2021-Q3: $14.2 billion2021-Q4: $14.9 billion2022-Q1: $14.6 billion2022-Q2: $14.2 billion2022-Q3: $15.7 billion2022-Q4: $15.4 billion2023-Q1: $15.4 billion2023-Q2: $15.0 billion2023-Q3: $14.8 billion2023-Q4: $15.5 billion2024-Q1: $15.4 billion2024-Q2: $15.5 billion2024-Q3: $15.2 billion2024-Q4: $15.7 billion2025-Q1: $15.4 billion2025-Q2: $15.6 billion2025-Q3: $15.6 billion2025-Q4: $15.9 billion2026-Q1: $15.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$15.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$15.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$15.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$15.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$15.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$15.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$15.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$15.5 billion2022
2024-Q1$15.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$15.5 billion2022
2023-Q3$14.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$15.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$15.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$15.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$15.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$14.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$14.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$14.9 billion2017
2021-Q3$14.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$13.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$13.0 billion2017
2020-Q4$14.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$13.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$12.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$11.6 billion2017
2019-Q4$11.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$11.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$11.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$11.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $55.4 billion · 2023
2017: $40.1 billion2018: $42.0 billion2019: $42.9 billion2020: $46.9 billion2021: $49.0 billion2022: $54.4 billion2023: $55.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$55.4 billion
2022$54.4 billion
2021$49.0 billion
2020$46.9 billion
2019$42.9 billion
2018$42.0 billion
2017$40.1 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 Wages1,349,5472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages71,6742026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$15.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$527 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$55.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,424,15720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns72,61820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$54.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,448,95220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census77,72520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census49,16920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$549 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$45.4 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published
Sales, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$42.3 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published

Breakdown

Industries within Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
4441Building Material and Supplies Dealers$482 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census1,171,4832026-Q1 · QCEW
4442Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Retailers$67.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census178,0642026-Q1 · QCEW

Companies

Public companies in this industry

Companies Palanor tracks whose GICS classification maps to NAICS 444. The mapping is Palanor’s, one GICS sub-industry to one NAICS code; a company’s own mix of business can span several.

  • FND Floor & Decor
  • HD Home Depot Inc.
  • LOW Lowe's Companies

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.