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Size of the US General Rental Centers industry

NAICS 53231, General Rental Centers. 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)
$3.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
27,720
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,390
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,919
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 27,720 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 32,5142019-Q2: 36,7992019-Q3: 35,7482019-Q4: 34,1432020-Q1: 31,9682020-Q2: 29,0552020-Q3: 28,7922020-Q4: 27,9262021-Q1: 26,9132021-Q2: 31,0462021-Q3: 30,8842021-Q4: 30,2792022-Q1: 29,8162022-Q2: 33,8202022-Q3: 32,9222022-Q4: 31,5142023-Q1: 30,7902023-Q2: 33,9752023-Q3: 32,9762023-Q4: 31,6992024-Q1: 29,3492024-Q2: 32,0212024-Q3: 30,9222024-Q4: 29,5132025-Q1: 28,2342025-Q2: 31,1912025-Q3: 30,3312025-Q4: 29,1322026-Q1: 27,720NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q127,7202022
2025-Q429,1322022
2025-Q330,3312022
2025-Q231,1912022
2025-Q128,2342022
2024-Q429,5132022
2024-Q330,9222022
2024-Q232,0212022
2024-Q129,3492022
2023-Q431,6992022
2023-Q332,9762022
2023-Q233,9752022
2023-Q130,7902022
2022-Q431,5142022
2022-Q332,9222022
2022-Q233,8202022
2022-Q129,8162022
2021-Q430,2792017
2021-Q330,8842017
2021-Q231,0462017
2021-Q126,9132017
2020-Q427,9262017
2020-Q328,7922017
2020-Q229,0552017
2020-Q131,9682017
2019-Q434,1432017
2019-Q335,7482017
2019-Q236,7992017
2019-Q132,5142017

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 19,738 · 2023
2017: 20,4742018: 20,1032019: 19,5522020: 19,5722021: 17,8572022: 19,1372023: 19,738
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PeriodValue
202319,738
202219,137
202117,857
202019,572
201919,552
201820,103
201720,474

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,390 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,4782019-Q2: 3,5012019-Q3: 3,5112019-Q4: 3,5592020-Q1: 3,5312020-Q2: 3,5172020-Q3: 3,5012020-Q4: 3,5642021-Q1: 3,5132021-Q2: 3,5872021-Q3: 3,6202021-Q4: 3,6522022-Q1: 3,7112022-Q2: 3,7562022-Q3: 3,7802022-Q4: 3,7672023-Q1: 3,7052023-Q2: 3,7142023-Q3: 3,7382023-Q4: 3,7202024-Q1: 3,5302024-Q2: 3,5182024-Q3: 3,5122024-Q4: 3,4842025-Q1: 3,3512025-Q2: 3,3732025-Q3: 3,3742025-Q4: 3,3932026-Q1: 3,390NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,3902022
2025-Q43,3932022
2025-Q33,3742022
2025-Q23,3732022
2025-Q13,3512022
2024-Q43,4842022
2024-Q33,5122022
2024-Q23,5182022
2024-Q13,5302022
2023-Q43,7202022
2023-Q33,7382022
2023-Q23,7142022
2023-Q13,7052022
2022-Q43,7672022
2022-Q33,7802022
2022-Q23,7562022
2022-Q13,7112022
2021-Q43,6522017
2021-Q33,6202017
2021-Q23,5872017
2021-Q13,5132017
2020-Q43,5642017
2020-Q33,5012017
2020-Q23,5172017
2020-Q13,5312017
2019-Q43,5592017
2019-Q33,5112017
2019-Q23,5012017
2019-Q13,4782017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,725 · 2023
2017: 3,0112018: 3,0452019: 2,9932020: 2,8312021: 2,7922022: 2,7752023: 2,725
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PeriodValue
20232,725
20222,775
20212,792
20202,831
20192,993
20183,045
20173,011

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $501.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $449.9 million2019-Q2: $450.2 million2019-Q3: $459.7 million2019-Q4: $506.9 million2020-Q1: $447.9 million2020-Q2: $365.9 million2020-Q3: $382.5 million2020-Q4: $437.4 million2021-Q1: $364.3 million2021-Q2: $404.1 million2021-Q3: $448.5 million2021-Q4: $508.1 million2022-Q1: $454.3 million2022-Q2: $478.6 million2022-Q3: $515.3 million2022-Q4: $534.7 million2023-Q1: $535.3 million2023-Q2: $496.9 million2023-Q3: $517.3 million2023-Q4: $554.9 million2024-Q1: $490.7 million2024-Q2: $494.7 million2024-Q3: $512.5 million2024-Q4: $533.2 million2025-Q1: $492.3 million2025-Q2: $493.9 million2025-Q3: $520.9 million2025-Q4: $547.0 million2026-Q1: $501.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$501.8 million2022
2025-Q4$547.0 million2022
2025-Q3$520.9 million2022
2025-Q2$493.9 million2022
2025-Q1$492.3 million2022
2024-Q4$533.2 million2022
2024-Q3$512.5 million2022
2024-Q2$494.7 million2022
2024-Q1$490.7 million2022
2023-Q4$554.9 million2022
2023-Q3$517.3 million2022
2023-Q2$496.9 million2022
2023-Q1$535.3 million2022
2022-Q4$534.7 million2022
2022-Q3$515.3 million2022
2022-Q2$478.6 million2022
2022-Q1$454.3 million2022
2021-Q4$508.1 million2017
2021-Q3$448.5 million2017
2021-Q2$404.1 million2017
2021-Q1$364.3 million2017
2020-Q4$437.4 million2017
2020-Q3$382.5 million2017
2020-Q2$365.9 million2017
2020-Q1$447.9 million2017
2019-Q4$506.9 million2017
2019-Q3$459.7 million2017
2019-Q2$450.2 million2017
2019-Q1$449.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.2 billion · 2023
2017: $887.5 million2018: $885.9 million2019: $890.2 million2020: $855.0 million2021: $928.7 million2022: $1.0 billion2023: $1.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.2 billion
2022$1.0 billion
2021$928.7 million
2020$855.0 million
2019$890.2 million
2018$885.9 million
2017$887.5 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 Wages27,7202026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,3902026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$501.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns19,73820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,72520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$717.0 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census15,32520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,43420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,91920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$3.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within General Rental Centers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
532310General Rental Centers$3.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census27,7202026-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.