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Size of the US Convenience Retailers and Vending Machine Operators industry

NAICS 44513, Convenience Retailers and Vending Machine Operators. 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)
$47.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
201,646
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
39,168
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
32,556
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 201,646 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 203,2342022-Q2: 206,7082022-Q3: 208,5802022-Q4: 205,5712023-Q1: 203,9442023-Q2: 206,4512023-Q3: 207,2752023-Q4: 204,9162024-Q1: 201,5182024-Q2: 202,8372024-Q3: 203,7622024-Q4: 200,9912025-Q1: 201,2452025-Q2: 202,8572025-Q3: 202,8122025-Q4: 203,4822026-Q1: 201,646
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1201,646
2025-Q4203,482
2025-Q3202,812
2025-Q2202,857
2025-Q1201,245
2024-Q4200,991
2024-Q3203,762
2024-Q2202,837
2024-Q1201,518
2023-Q4204,916
2023-Q3207,275
2023-Q2206,451
2023-Q1203,944
2022-Q4205,571
2022-Q3208,580
2022-Q2206,708
2022-Q1203,234

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 39,168 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 37,9652022-Q2: 38,0552022-Q3: 38,3542022-Q4: 38,5292023-Q1: 38,6082023-Q2: 38,7582023-Q3: 38,7902023-Q4: 38,7822024-Q1: 38,2732024-Q2: 38,5522024-Q3: 38,6422024-Q4: 38,8082025-Q1: 38,9102025-Q2: 39,1332025-Q3: 39,2882025-Q4: 39,3972026-Q1: 39,168
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q139,168
2025-Q439,397
2025-Q339,288
2025-Q239,133
2025-Q138,910
2024-Q438,808
2024-Q338,642
2024-Q238,552
2024-Q138,273
2023-Q438,782
2023-Q338,790
2023-Q238,758
2023-Q138,608
2022-Q438,529
2022-Q338,354
2022-Q238,055
2022-Q137,965

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $1.5 billion2022-Q2: $1.6 billion2022-Q3: $1.6 billion2022-Q4: $1.7 billion2023-Q1: $1.6 billion2023-Q2: $1.6 billion2023-Q3: $1.6 billion2023-Q4: $1.7 billion2024-Q1: $1.6 billion2024-Q2: $1.7 billion2024-Q3: $1.7 billion2024-Q4: $1.7 billion2025-Q1: $1.7 billion2025-Q2: $1.7 billion2025-Q3: $1.7 billion2025-Q4: $1.8 billion2026-Q1: $1.7 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$1.7 billion
2025-Q4$1.8 billion
2025-Q3$1.7 billion
2025-Q2$1.7 billion
2025-Q1$1.7 billion
2024-Q4$1.7 billion
2024-Q3$1.7 billion
2024-Q2$1.7 billion
2024-Q1$1.6 billion
2023-Q4$1.7 billion
2023-Q3$1.6 billion
2023-Q2$1.6 billion
2023-Q1$1.6 billion
2022-Q4$1.7 billion
2022-Q3$1.6 billion
2022-Q2$1.6 billion
2022-Q1$1.5 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages201,6462026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages39,1682026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.7 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.0 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census190,23720222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census35,62820222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census32,55620222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$47.1 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Convenience Retailers and Vending Machine Operators

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
445131Convenience Retailers$38.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census163,8042026-Q1 · QCEW
445132Vending Machine Operators$8.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census37,8422026-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.