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Size of the US Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water industry

NAICS 4872, Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water. 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)
$2.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
13,412
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,429
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,176
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$806.4 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 13,412 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 13,0872019-Q2: 22,0132019-Q3: 20,2752019-Q4: 13,9722020-Q1: 12,6642020-Q2: 9,9402020-Q3: 11,0992020-Q4: 7,9412021-Q1: 8,5332021-Q2: 17,1492021-Q3: 17,4602021-Q4: 12,7612022-Q1: 12,4992022-Q2: 20,7732022-Q3: 19,7182022-Q4: 13,8332023-Q1: 13,2892023-Q2: 22,1862023-Q3: 20,1812023-Q4: 14,0982024-Q1: 13,6872024-Q2: 22,1912024-Q3: 20,5542024-Q4: 14,0162025-Q1: 13,2222025-Q2: 21,7592025-Q3: 20,0212025-Q4: 14,2062026-Q1: 13,412NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q113,4122022
2025-Q414,2062022
2025-Q320,0212022
2025-Q221,7592022
2025-Q113,2222022
2024-Q414,0162022
2024-Q320,5542022
2024-Q222,1912022
2024-Q113,6872022
2023-Q414,0982022
2023-Q320,1812022
2023-Q222,1862022
2023-Q113,2892022
2022-Q413,8332022
2022-Q319,7182022
2022-Q220,7732022
2022-Q112,4992022
2021-Q412,7612017
2021-Q317,4602017
2021-Q217,1492017
2021-Q18,5332017
2020-Q47,9412017
2020-Q311,0992017
2020-Q29,9402017
2020-Q112,6642017
2019-Q413,9722017
2019-Q320,2752017
2019-Q222,0132017
2019-Q113,0872017

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 14,913 · 2023
2017: 14,5422018: 14,6422019: 14,9792020: 14,2442021: 9,8412022: 12,8782023: 14,913
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PeriodValue
202314,913
202212,878
20219,841
202014,244
201914,979
201814,642
201714,542

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,429 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,0962019-Q2: 2,1162019-Q3: 2,1402019-Q4: 2,1602020-Q1: 2,1542020-Q2: 2,1932020-Q3: 2,2362020-Q4: 2,2542021-Q1: 2,2452021-Q2: 2,3242021-Q3: 2,3522021-Q4: 2,3642022-Q1: 2,3672022-Q2: 2,3902022-Q3: 2,4132022-Q4: 2,4332023-Q1: 2,4342023-Q2: 2,4612023-Q3: 2,4752023-Q4: 2,4522024-Q1: 2,4542024-Q2: 2,4812024-Q3: 2,4472024-Q4: 2,4342025-Q1: 2,3822025-Q2: 2,4092025-Q3: 2,4172025-Q4: 2,4282026-Q1: 2,429NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,4292022
2025-Q42,4282022
2025-Q32,4172022
2025-Q22,4092022
2025-Q12,3822022
2024-Q42,4342022
2024-Q32,4472022
2024-Q22,4812022
2024-Q12,4542022
2023-Q42,4522022
2023-Q32,4752022
2023-Q22,4612022
2023-Q12,4342022
2022-Q42,4332022
2022-Q32,4132022
2022-Q22,3902022
2022-Q12,3672022
2021-Q42,3642017
2021-Q32,3522017
2021-Q22,3242017
2021-Q12,2452017
2020-Q42,2542017
2020-Q32,2362017
2020-Q22,1932017
2020-Q12,1542017
2019-Q42,1602017
2019-Q32,1402017
2019-Q22,1162017
2019-Q12,0962017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,217 · 2023
2017: 1,8172018: 1,9082019: 1,9362020: 1,9562021: 2,1192022: 2,2432023: 2,217
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PeriodValue
20232,217
20222,243
20212,119
20201,956
20191,936
20181,908
20171,817

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $135.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $105.8 million2019-Q2: $151.1 million2019-Q3: $191.1 million2019-Q4: $142.9 million2020-Q1: $111.7 million2020-Q2: $68.6 million2020-Q3: $102.4 million2020-Q4: $81.9 million2021-Q1: $67.0 million2021-Q2: $125.6 million2021-Q3: $179.5 million2021-Q4: $156.9 million2022-Q1: $112.8 million2022-Q2: $170.9 million2022-Q3: $229.3 million2022-Q4: $174.3 million2023-Q1: $132.5 million2023-Q2: $194.5 million2023-Q3: $229.4 million2023-Q4: $180.3 million2024-Q1: $135.7 million2024-Q2: $188.9 million2024-Q3: $229.8 million2024-Q4: $182.0 million2025-Q1: $137.8 million2025-Q2: $191.9 million2025-Q3: $235.5 million2025-Q4: $186.9 million2026-Q1: $135.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$135.9 million2022
2025-Q4$186.9 million2022
2025-Q3$235.5 million2022
2025-Q2$191.9 million2022
2025-Q1$137.8 million2022
2024-Q4$182.0 million2022
2024-Q3$229.8 million2022
2024-Q2$188.9 million2022
2024-Q1$135.7 million2022
2023-Q4$180.3 million2022
2023-Q3$229.4 million2022
2023-Q2$194.5 million2022
2023-Q1$132.5 million2022
2022-Q4$174.3 million2022
2022-Q3$229.3 million2022
2022-Q2$170.9 million2022
2022-Q1$112.8 million2022
2021-Q4$156.9 million2017
2021-Q3$179.5 million2017
2021-Q2$125.6 million2017
2021-Q1$67.0 million2017
2020-Q4$81.9 million2017
2020-Q3$102.4 million2017
2020-Q2$68.6 million2017
2020-Q1$111.7 million2017
2019-Q4$142.9 million2017
2019-Q3$191.1 million2017
2019-Q2$151.1 million2017
2019-Q1$105.8 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $806.4 million · 2023
2017: $575.4 million2018: $636.0 million2019: $686.3 million2020: $489.7 million2021: $582.0 million2022: $708.6 million2023: $806.4 million
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PeriodValue
2023$806.4 million
2022$708.6 million
2021$582.0 million
2020$489.7 million
2019$686.3 million
2018$636.0 million
2017$575.4 million

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 Wages13,4122026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,4292026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$135.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$806.4 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns14,91320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,21720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$723.8 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census14,22120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,23820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,17620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$2.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
48721Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water$2.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census13,4122026-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.