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Size of the US Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas industry

NAICS 48621, Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas. 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)
$38.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
38,173
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,296
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
161
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 38,173 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 29,8392019-Q2: 29,8872019-Q3: 29,9052019-Q4: 30,0522020-Q1: 31,0312020-Q2: 30,5622020-Q3: 29,9072020-Q4: 29,7682021-Q1: 29,9572021-Q2: 30,0922021-Q3: 29,8842021-Q4: 30,0362022-Q1: 31,4062022-Q2: 31,2702022-Q3: 31,6422022-Q4: 31,7102023-Q1: 32,1402023-Q2: 32,0322023-Q3: 32,5392023-Q4: 34,1212024-Q1: 34,9422024-Q2: 35,2482024-Q3: 35,1812024-Q4: 35,6052025-Q1: 36,0522025-Q2: 37,0322025-Q3: 36,9152025-Q4: 37,1352026-Q1: 38,173NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q138,1732022
2025-Q437,1352022
2025-Q336,9152022
2025-Q237,0322022
2025-Q136,0522022
2024-Q435,6052022
2024-Q335,1812022
2024-Q235,2482022
2024-Q134,9422022
2023-Q434,1212022
2023-Q332,5392022
2023-Q232,0322022
2023-Q132,1402022
2022-Q431,7102022
2022-Q331,6422022
2022-Q231,2702022
2022-Q131,4062022
2021-Q430,0362017
2021-Q329,8842017
2021-Q230,0922017
2021-Q129,9572017
2020-Q429,7682017
2020-Q329,9072017
2020-Q230,5622017
2020-Q131,0312017
2019-Q430,0522017
2019-Q329,9052017
2019-Q229,8872017
2019-Q129,8392017

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 24,190 · 2023
2017: 29,5042018: 26,2542019: 27,2942020: 26,4702021: 26,2632022: 25,8542023: 24,190
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PeriodValue
202324,190
202225,854
202126,263
202026,470
201927,294
201826,254
201729,504

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,296 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,8652019-Q2: 1,8752019-Q3: 1,9302019-Q4: 1,9462020-Q1: 1,9922020-Q2: 1,9942020-Q3: 1,9912020-Q4: 2,0242021-Q1: 2,0242021-Q2: 2,0442021-Q3: 2,0452021-Q4: 2,0472022-Q1: 2,0892022-Q2: 2,0712022-Q3: 2,0612022-Q4: 2,0692023-Q1: 2,0762023-Q2: 2,0712023-Q3: 2,0862023-Q4: 2,2222024-Q1: 2,2692024-Q2: 2,2752024-Q3: 2,2802024-Q4: 2,2802025-Q1: 2,2722025-Q2: 2,3062025-Q3: 2,2832025-Q4: 2,2842026-Q1: 2,296NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,2962022
2025-Q42,2842022
2025-Q32,2832022
2025-Q22,3062022
2025-Q12,2722022
2024-Q42,2802022
2024-Q32,2802022
2024-Q22,2752022
2024-Q12,2692022
2023-Q42,2222022
2023-Q32,0862022
2023-Q22,0712022
2023-Q12,0762022
2022-Q42,0692022
2022-Q32,0612022
2022-Q22,0712022
2022-Q12,0892022
2021-Q42,0472017
2021-Q32,0452017
2021-Q22,0442017
2021-Q12,0242017
2020-Q42,0242017
2020-Q31,9912017
2020-Q21,9942017
2020-Q11,9922017
2019-Q41,9462017
2019-Q31,9302017
2019-Q21,8752017
2019-Q11,8652017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,908 · 2023
2017: 2,1762018: 1,9762019: 1,9842020: 2,0802021: 2,0682022: 2,0212023: 1,908
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PeriodValue
20231,908
20222,021
20212,068
20202,080
20191,984
20181,976
20172,176

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $834.5 million2019-Q3: $967.5 million2019-Q4: $934.5 million2020-Q1: $1.4 billion2020-Q2: $865.2 million2020-Q3: $1.0 billion2020-Q4: $1.0 billion2021-Q1: $1.3 billion2021-Q2: $875.8 million2021-Q3: $1.0 billion2021-Q4: $1.1 billion2022-Q1: $1.5 billion2022-Q2: $956.9 million2022-Q3: $1.1 billion2022-Q4: $1.2 billion2023-Q1: $1.8 billion2023-Q2: $1.0 billion2023-Q3: $1.2 billion2023-Q4: $1.3 billion2024-Q1: $2.0 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.4 billion2025-Q1: $2.0 billion2025-Q2: $1.4 billion2025-Q3: $1.4 billion2025-Q4: $1.6 billion2026-Q1: $2.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$956.9 million2022
2022-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.0 billion2017
2021-Q2$875.8 million2017
2021-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$865.2 million2017
2020-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$934.5 million2017
2019-Q3$967.5 million2017
2019-Q2$834.5 million2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.6 billion · 2023
2017: $3.6 billion2018: $3.2 billion2019: $3.3 billion2020: $3.2 billion2021: $3.3 billion2022: $3.5 billion2023: $3.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.6 billion
2022$3.5 billion
2021$3.3 billion
2020$3.2 billion
2019$3.3 billion
2018$3.2 billion
2017$3.6 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 Wages38,1732026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,2962026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns24,19020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,90820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census23,67420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,84520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census16120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$38.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
486210Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas$38.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census38,1732026-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.