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Size of the US Other Specialty Food Retailers industry

NAICS 44529, Other Specialty Food Retailers. 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)
$22.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
117,434
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
16,253
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
10,229
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 117,434 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 112,7552019-Q2: 117,5042019-Q3: 113,9122019-Q4: 119,9962020-Q1: 108,9362020-Q2: 91,8342020-Q3: 96,8872020-Q4: 106,0272021-Q1: 99,4222021-Q2: 106,9562021-Q3: 105,7582021-Q4: 113,6662022-Q1: 120,9202022-Q2: 127,0962022-Q3: 125,3792022-Q4: 130,4422023-Q1: 122,7272023-Q2: 128,7632023-Q3: 124,8422023-Q4: 130,3912024-Q1: 120,2242024-Q2: 127,1652024-Q3: 123,6472024-Q4: 128,9722025-Q1: 119,3502025-Q2: 125,6622025-Q3: 123,2132025-Q4: 128,9922026-Q1: 117,434NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1117,4342022
2025-Q4128,9922022
2025-Q3123,2132022
2025-Q2125,6622022
2025-Q1119,3502022
2024-Q4128,9722022
2024-Q3123,6472022
2024-Q2127,1652022
2024-Q1120,2242022
2023-Q4130,3912022
2023-Q3124,8422022
2023-Q2128,7632022
2023-Q1122,7272022
2022-Q4130,4422022
2022-Q3125,3792022
2022-Q2127,0962022
2022-Q1120,9202022
2021-Q4113,6662017
2021-Q3105,7582017
2021-Q2106,9562017
2021-Q199,4222017
2020-Q4106,0272017
2020-Q396,8872017
2020-Q291,8342017
2020-Q1108,9362017
2019-Q4119,9962017
2019-Q3113,9122017
2019-Q2117,5042017
2019-Q1112,7552017

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 83,722 · 2023
2017: 90,7722018: 92,1322019: 90,9722020: 92,3812021: 81,5992022: 84,6142023: 83,722
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PeriodValue
202383,722
202284,614
202181,599
202092,381
201990,972
201892,132
201790,772

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 16,253 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 13,9742019-Q2: 14,1152019-Q3: 14,1532019-Q4: 14,2432020-Q1: 14,0162020-Q2: 13,9072020-Q3: 13,9482020-Q4: 14,0772021-Q1: 13,7442021-Q2: 13,8932021-Q3: 14,0222021-Q4: 14,1312022-Q1: 15,6192022-Q2: 15,8122022-Q3: 16,0742022-Q4: 16,1992023-Q1: 16,1422023-Q2: 16,2742023-Q3: 16,3962023-Q4: 16,5692024-Q1: 16,0992024-Q2: 16,3002024-Q3: 16,3372024-Q4: 16,4782025-Q1: 16,1162025-Q2: 16,2202025-Q3: 16,3782025-Q4: 16,4582026-Q1: 16,253NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q116,2532022
2025-Q416,4582022
2025-Q316,3782022
2025-Q216,2202022
2025-Q116,1162022
2024-Q416,4782022
2024-Q316,3372022
2024-Q216,3002022
2024-Q116,0992022
2023-Q416,5692022
2023-Q316,3962022
2023-Q216,2742022
2023-Q116,1422022
2022-Q416,1992022
2022-Q316,0742022
2022-Q215,8122022
2022-Q115,6192022
2021-Q414,1312017
2021-Q314,0222017
2021-Q213,8932017
2021-Q113,7442017
2020-Q414,0772017
2020-Q313,9482017
2020-Q213,9072017
2020-Q114,0162017
2019-Q414,2432017
2019-Q314,1532017
2019-Q214,1152017
2019-Q113,9742017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 12,085 · 2023
2017: 12,5292018: 12,4532019: 12,5462020: 12,4622021: 12,0332022: 12,3522023: 12,085
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PeriodValue
202312,085
202212,352
202112,033
202012,462
201912,546
201812,453
201712,529

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: $677.4 million2019-Q2: $700.4 million2019-Q3: $711.7 million2019-Q4: $750.3 million2020-Q1: $708.2 million2020-Q2: $587.9 million2020-Q3: $660.9 million2020-Q4: $774.1 million2021-Q1: $645.5 million2021-Q2: $722.2 million2021-Q3: $750.0 million2021-Q4: $851.6 million2022-Q1: $926.0 million2022-Q2: $983.8 million2022-Q3: $1.0 billion2022-Q4: $1.1 billion2023-Q1: $1.0 billion2023-Q2: $1.0 billion2023-Q3: $1.0 billion2023-Q4: $1.1 billion2024-Q1: $1.0 billion2024-Q2: $1.0 billion2024-Q3: $1.1 billion2024-Q4: $1.1 billion2025-Q1: $1.0 billion2025-Q2: $1.1 billion2025-Q3: $1.1 billion2025-Q4: $1.1 billion2026-Q1: $1.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q2$983.8 million2022
2022-Q1$926.0 million2022
2021-Q4$851.6 million2017
2021-Q3$750.0 million2017
2021-Q2$722.2 million2017
2021-Q1$645.5 million2017
2020-Q4$774.1 million2017
2020-Q3$660.9 million2017
2020-Q2$587.9 million2017
2020-Q1$708.2 million2017
2019-Q4$750.3 million2017
2019-Q3$711.7 million2017
2019-Q2$700.4 million2017
2019-Q1$677.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.0 billion · 2023
2017: $1.6 billion2018: $1.7 billion2019: $1.7 billion2020: $1.7 billion2021: $1.9 billion2022: $2.1 billion2023: $2.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.0 billion
2022$2.1 billion
2021$1.9 billion
2020$1.7 billion
2019$1.7 billion
2018$1.7 billion
2017$1.6 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 Wages117,4342026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages16,2532026-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$2.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns83,72220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns12,08520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census118,58920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census13,29320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census10,22920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$22.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Specialty Food Retailers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
445291Baked Goods Retailers$1.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census20,7772026-Q1 · QCEW
445292Confectionery and Nut Retailers$2.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census19,6232026-Q1 · QCEW
445298All Other Specialty Food Retailers$18.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census77,0342026-Q1 · QCEW
445299All Other Specialty Food Stores$3.5 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census44,0332023 · 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.