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Size of the US Other Specialized Design Services industry

NAICS 541490, Other Specialized Design Services. 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)
$3.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
19,028
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
6,568
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,910
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$834.2 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 19,028 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 15,9952019-Q2: 16,2832019-Q3: 16,4382019-Q4: 17,2032020-Q1: 15,6832020-Q2: 13,5732020-Q3: 13,7282020-Q4: 14,7772021-Q1: 14,3152021-Q2: 15,4862021-Q3: 16,2672021-Q4: 17,5052022-Q1: 17,8072022-Q2: 18,9552022-Q3: 19,5782022-Q4: 19,8722023-Q1: 18,9982023-Q2: 19,3792023-Q3: 19,7212023-Q4: 20,1752024-Q1: 19,9502024-Q2: 20,1502024-Q3: 20,4462024-Q4: 20,9162025-Q1: 19,7722025-Q2: 20,0102025-Q3: 20,0242025-Q4: 20,5902026-Q1: 19,028NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q119,0282022
2025-Q420,5902022
2025-Q320,0242022
2025-Q220,0102022
2025-Q119,7722022
2024-Q420,9162022
2024-Q320,4462022
2024-Q220,1502022
2024-Q119,9502022
2023-Q420,1752022
2023-Q319,7212022
2023-Q219,3792022
2023-Q118,9982022
2022-Q419,8722022
2022-Q319,5782022
2022-Q218,9552022
2022-Q117,8072022
2021-Q417,5052017
2021-Q316,2672017
2021-Q215,4862017
2021-Q114,3152017
2020-Q414,7772017
2020-Q313,7282017
2020-Q213,5732017
2020-Q115,6832017
2019-Q417,2032017
2019-Q316,4382017
2019-Q216,2832017
2019-Q115,9952017

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 11,380 · 2023
2017: 8,7082018: 9,3232019: 9,9112020: 9,7552021: 9,7492022: 11,9142023: 11,380
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PeriodValue
202311,380
202211,914
20219,749
20209,755
20199,911
20189,323
20178,708

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,568 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4,1072019-Q2: 4,1552019-Q3: 4,1882019-Q4: 4,2732020-Q1: 4,2562020-Q2: 4,3242020-Q3: 4,4362020-Q4: 4,6122021-Q1: 4,6012021-Q2: 4,7432021-Q3: 4,8992021-Q4: 5,0932022-Q1: 5,2402022-Q2: 5,3662022-Q3: 5,8812022-Q4: 6,0392023-Q1: 6,1552023-Q2: 6,2672023-Q3: 6,4142023-Q4: 6,5072024-Q1: 6,4222024-Q2: 6,5362024-Q3: 6,5802024-Q4: 6,6452025-Q1: 6,4992025-Q2: 6,5182025-Q3: 6,5612025-Q4: 6,6302026-Q1: 6,568NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16,5682022
2025-Q46,6302022
2025-Q36,5612022
2025-Q26,5182022
2025-Q16,4992022
2024-Q46,6452022
2024-Q36,5802022
2024-Q26,5362022
2024-Q16,4222022
2023-Q46,5072022
2023-Q36,4142022
2023-Q26,2672022
2023-Q16,1552022
2022-Q46,0392022
2022-Q35,8812022
2022-Q25,3662022
2022-Q15,2402022
2021-Q45,0932017
2021-Q34,8992017
2021-Q24,7432017
2021-Q14,6012017
2020-Q44,6122017
2020-Q34,4362017
2020-Q24,3242017
2020-Q14,2562017
2019-Q44,2732017
2019-Q34,1882017
2019-Q24,1552017
2019-Q14,1072017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,469 · 2023
2017: 2,4372018: 2,6222019: 2,6902020: 2,8552021: 3,0122022: 3,4072023: 3,469
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20233,469
20223,407
20213,012
20202,855
20192,690
20182,622
20172,437

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $538.5 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $307.5 million2019-Q2: $304.5 million2019-Q3: $299.4 million2019-Q4: $383.1 million2020-Q1: $311.5 million2020-Q2: $261.2 million2020-Q3: $264.0 million2020-Q4: $375.3 million2021-Q1: $310.7 million2021-Q2: $330.6 million2021-Q3: $333.8 million2021-Q4: $518.7 million2022-Q1: $398.6 million2022-Q2: $441.0 million2022-Q3: $446.9 million2022-Q4: $526.9 million2023-Q1: $449.9 million2023-Q2: $455.7 million2023-Q3: $434.5 million2023-Q4: $512.9 million2024-Q1: $528.4 million2024-Q2: $496.3 million2024-Q3: $461.8 million2024-Q4: $541.4 million2025-Q1: $498.8 million2025-Q2: $496.6 million2025-Q3: $505.9 million2025-Q4: $544.9 million2026-Q1: $538.5 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$538.5 million2022
2025-Q4$544.9 million2022
2025-Q3$505.9 million2022
2025-Q2$496.6 million2022
2025-Q1$498.8 million2022
2024-Q4$541.4 million2022
2024-Q3$461.8 million2022
2024-Q2$496.3 million2022
2024-Q1$528.4 million2022
2023-Q4$512.9 million2022
2023-Q3$434.5 million2022
2023-Q2$455.7 million2022
2023-Q1$449.9 million2022
2022-Q4$526.9 million2022
2022-Q3$446.9 million2022
2022-Q2$441.0 million2022
2022-Q1$398.6 million2022
2021-Q4$518.7 million2017
2021-Q3$333.8 million2017
2021-Q2$330.6 million2017
2021-Q1$310.7 million2017
2020-Q4$375.3 million2017
2020-Q3$264.0 million2017
2020-Q2$261.2 million2017
2020-Q1$311.5 million2017
2019-Q4$383.1 million2017
2019-Q3$299.4 million2017
2019-Q2$304.5 million2017
2019-Q1$307.5 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $834.2 million · 2023
2017: $545.4 million2018: $612.3 million2019: $630.2 million2020: $571.9 million2021: $707.2 million2022: $862.1 million2023: $834.2 million
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PeriodValue
2023$834.2 million
2022$862.1 million
2021$707.2 million
2020$571.9 million
2019$630.2 million
2018$612.3 million
2017$545.4 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 Wages19,0282026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6,5682026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$538.5 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$834.2 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns11,38020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,46920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$755.0 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census12,65020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,92920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,91020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$3.3 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.