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Size of the US General Warehousing and Storage industry

NAICS 493110, General Warehousing and Storage. 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)
$42.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
1,717,624
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
18,291
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
7,138
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$76.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,717,624 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,042,4512019-Q2: 1,077,0722019-Q3: 1,137,2782019-Q4: 1,280,0002020-Q1: 1,209,2022020-Q2: 1,317,3232020-Q3: 1,420,6532020-Q4: 1,551,3342021-Q1: 1,493,9732021-Q2: 1,491,0382021-Q3: 1,577,0172021-Q4: 1,776,4732022-Q1: 1,812,0072022-Q2: 1,725,1982022-Q3: 1,732,5962022-Q4: 1,827,3232023-Q1: 1,682,7552023-Q2: 1,677,7902023-Q3: 1,690,7962023-Q4: 1,870,2552024-Q1: 1,700,1032024-Q2: 1,706,1562024-Q3: 1,736,6872024-Q4: 1,879,3482025-Q1: 1,730,2922025-Q2: 1,736,1132025-Q3: 1,747,1842025-Q4: 1,856,1962026-Q1: 1,717,624NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,717,6242022
2025-Q41,856,1962022
2025-Q31,747,1842022
2025-Q21,736,1132022
2025-Q11,730,2922022
2024-Q41,879,3482022
2024-Q31,736,6872022
2024-Q21,706,1562022
2024-Q11,700,1032022
2023-Q41,870,2552022
2023-Q31,690,7962022
2023-Q21,677,7902022
2023-Q11,682,7552022
2022-Q41,827,3232022
2022-Q31,732,5962022
2022-Q21,725,1982022
2022-Q11,812,0072022
2021-Q41,776,4732017
2021-Q31,577,0172017
2021-Q21,491,0382017
2021-Q11,493,9732017
2020-Q41,551,3342017
2020-Q31,420,6532017
2020-Q21,317,3232017
2020-Q11,209,2022017
2019-Q41,280,0002017
2019-Q31,137,2782017
2019-Q21,077,0722017
2019-Q11,042,4512017

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 1,514,034 · 2023
2017: 793,1542018: 841,7912019: 890,9472020: 1,016,9712021: 1,074,7522022: 1,168,5162023: 1,514,034
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PeriodValue
20231,514,034
20221,168,516
20211,074,752
20201,016,971
2019890,947
2018841,791
2017793,154

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 18,291 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 13,5812019-Q2: 13,8032019-Q3: 13,8442019-Q4: 13,9522020-Q1: 14,0822020-Q2: 14,1742020-Q3: 14,3292020-Q4: 14,4562021-Q1: 14,7532021-Q2: 14,8672021-Q3: 15,1012021-Q4: 15,3152022-Q1: 15,8272022-Q2: 15,9902022-Q3: 16,2252022-Q4: 16,3532023-Q1: 16,5342023-Q2: 16,6712023-Q3: 16,8192023-Q4: 16,9962024-Q1: 17,1212024-Q2: 17,2812024-Q3: 17,4282024-Q4: 17,4662025-Q1: 17,6032025-Q2: 17,7272025-Q3: 17,9542025-Q4: 18,1062026-Q1: 18,291NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q118,2912022
2025-Q418,1062022
2025-Q317,9542022
2025-Q217,7272022
2025-Q117,6032022
2024-Q417,4662022
2024-Q317,4282022
2024-Q217,2812022
2024-Q117,1212022
2023-Q416,9962022
2023-Q316,8192022
2023-Q216,6712022
2023-Q116,5342022
2022-Q416,3532022
2022-Q316,2252022
2022-Q215,9902022
2022-Q115,8272022
2021-Q415,3152017
2021-Q315,1012017
2021-Q214,8672017
2021-Q114,7532017
2020-Q414,4562017
2020-Q314,3292017
2020-Q214,1742017
2020-Q114,0822017
2019-Q413,9522017
2019-Q313,8442017
2019-Q213,8032017
2019-Q113,5812017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 16,753 · 2023
2017: 12,3172018: 12,2812019: 12,7402020: 13,1192021: 13,7802022: 15,4162023: 16,753
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PeriodValue
202316,753
202215,416
202113,780
202013,119
201912,740
201812,281
201712,317

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $23.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $10.9 billion2019-Q2: $11.5 billion2019-Q3: $11.5 billion2019-Q4: $13.5 billion2020-Q1: $12.6 billion2020-Q2: $13.8 billion2020-Q3: $14.3 billion2020-Q4: $18.1 billion2021-Q1: $15.5 billion2021-Q2: $17.0 billion2021-Q3: $17.8 billion2021-Q4: $21.8 billion2022-Q1: $19.9 billion2022-Q2: $20.4 billion2022-Q3: $21.6 billion2022-Q4: $22.5 billion2023-Q1: $21.6 billion2023-Q2: $21.0 billion2023-Q3: $21.2 billion2023-Q4: $24.0 billion2024-Q1: $22.7 billion2024-Q2: $24.1 billion2024-Q3: $22.7 billion2024-Q4: $27.2 billion2025-Q1: $24.1 billion2025-Q2: $24.1 billion2025-Q3: $24.1 billion2025-Q4: $26.0 billion2026-Q1: $23.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$23.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$26.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$24.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$24.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$24.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$27.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$22.7 billion2022
2024-Q2$24.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$22.7 billion2022
2023-Q4$24.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$21.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$21.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$21.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$22.5 billion2022
2022-Q3$21.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$20.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$19.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$21.8 billion2017
2021-Q3$17.8 billion2017
2021-Q2$17.0 billion2017
2021-Q1$15.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$18.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$14.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$13.8 billion2017
2020-Q1$12.6 billion2017
2019-Q4$13.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$11.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$11.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$10.9 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $76.3 billion · 2023
2017: $33.7 billion2018: $36.9 billion2019: $41.0 billion2020: $45.8 billion2021: $51.2 billion2022: $57.1 billion2023: $76.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$76.3 billion
2022$57.1 billion
2021$51.2 billion
2020$45.8 billion
2019$41.0 billion
2018$36.9 billion
2017$33.7 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 Wages1,717,6242026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages18,2912026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$23.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$76.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,514,03420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns16,75320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$58.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,226,01020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census16,73520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census7,13820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$42.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

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.