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Size of the US Convenience Stores industry

NAICS 44512, Convenience Stores. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$26.5 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
166,083
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
36,992
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
25,844
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 165,588 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 155,8372019-Q2: 160,4542019-Q3: 160,6632019-Q4: 159,1532020-Q1: 157,2192020-Q2: 153,8192020-Q3: 157,3022020-Q4: 156,7612021-Q1: 156,6302021-Q2: 163,4602021-Q3: 164,4302021-Q4: 165,588
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4165,588
2021-Q3164,430
2021-Q2163,460
2021-Q1156,630
2020-Q4156,761
2020-Q3157,302
2020-Q2153,819
2020-Q1157,219
2019-Q4159,153
2019-Q3160,663
2019-Q2160,454
2019-Q1155,837

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 166,083 · 2023
2017: 129,8842018: 126,7412019: 131,2482020: 144,3732021: 153,4562022: 173,0782023: 166,083
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PeriodValue
2023166,083
2022173,078
2021153,456
2020144,373
2019131,248
2018126,741
2017129,884

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 33,821 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 31,0002019-Q2: 31,3342019-Q3: 31,5392019-Q4: 31,9402020-Q1: 32,0882020-Q2: 32,0992020-Q3: 32,4062020-Q4: 32,6742021-Q1: 32,8152021-Q2: 33,0732021-Q3: 33,5802021-Q4: 33,821
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PeriodValue
2021-Q433,821
2021-Q333,580
2021-Q233,073
2021-Q132,815
2020-Q432,674
2020-Q332,406
2020-Q232,099
2020-Q132,088
2019-Q431,940
2019-Q331,539
2019-Q231,334
2019-Q131,000

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 36,992 · 2023
2017: 28,4302018: 29,4062019: 30,3302020: 31,2312021: 34,1702022: 36,4262023: 36,992
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PeriodValue
202336,992
202236,426
202134,170
202031,231
201930,330
201829,406
201728,430

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.1 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $813.4 million2019-Q2: $845.1 million2019-Q3: $879.9 million2019-Q4: $901.4 million2020-Q1: $874.9 million2020-Q2: $868.0 million2020-Q3: $926.9 million2020-Q4: $977.6 million2021-Q1: $890.6 million2021-Q2: $983.3 million2021-Q3: $1.1 billion2021-Q4: $1.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$1.1 billion
2021-Q3$1.1 billion
2021-Q2$983.3 million
2021-Q1$890.6 million
2020-Q4$977.6 million
2020-Q3$926.9 million
2020-Q2$868.0 million
2020-Q1$874.9 million
2019-Q4$901.4 million
2019-Q3$879.9 million
2019-Q2$845.1 million
2019-Q1$813.4 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.0 billion · 2023
2017: $2.4 billion2018: $2.5 billion2019: $2.7 billion2020: $2.9 billion2021: $3.4 billion2022: $3.9 billion2023: $4.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.0 billion
2022$3.9 billion
2021$3.4 billion
2020$2.9 billion
2019$2.7 billion
2018$2.5 billion
2017$2.4 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 Wages165,5882021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages33,8212021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.1 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns166,08320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns36,99220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.3 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census129,70720172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census28,46020172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census25,84420172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$26.5 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Convenience Stores

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
445120Convenience Stores$26.5 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census166,0832023 · CBP

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.