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Size of the US Environmental Consulting Services industry

NAICS 54162, Environmental Consulting 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)
$21.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
101,928
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
15,931
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
8,498
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$7.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 101,928 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 86,7172019-Q2: 90,4982019-Q3: 89,9572019-Q4: 90,6102020-Q1: 89,7462020-Q2: 88,9292020-Q3: 88,2152020-Q4: 89,5872021-Q1: 89,5552021-Q2: 92,3942021-Q3: 91,5782021-Q4: 94,2352022-Q1: 92,4182022-Q2: 95,9442022-Q3: 96,3472022-Q4: 96,9622023-Q1: 95,4552023-Q2: 99,3772023-Q3: 98,2172023-Q4: 99,5232024-Q1: 99,4952024-Q2: 102,7052024-Q3: 102,3812024-Q4: 102,9932025-Q1: 101,8342025-Q2: 104,4922025-Q3: 103,2632025-Q4: 103,4532026-Q1: 101,928NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1101,9282022
2025-Q4103,4532022
2025-Q3103,2632022
2025-Q2104,4922022
2025-Q1101,8342022
2024-Q4102,9932022
2024-Q3102,3812022
2024-Q2102,7052022
2024-Q199,4952022
2023-Q499,5232022
2023-Q398,2172022
2023-Q299,3772022
2023-Q195,4552022
2022-Q496,9622022
2022-Q396,3472022
2022-Q295,9442022
2022-Q192,4182022
2021-Q494,2352017
2021-Q391,5782017
2021-Q292,3942017
2021-Q189,5552017
2020-Q489,5872017
2020-Q388,2152017
2020-Q288,9292017
2020-Q189,7462017
2019-Q490,6102017
2019-Q389,9572017
2019-Q290,4982017
2019-Q186,7172017

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 88,934 · 2023
2017: 85,8842018: 86,7942019: 91,8922020: 95,2252021: 93,4072022: 96,1722023: 88,934
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PeriodValue
202388,934
202296,172
202193,407
202095,225
201991,892
201886,794
201785,884

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 15,931 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 12,2092019-Q2: 12,3102019-Q3: 12,4512019-Q4: 12,5612020-Q1: 12,6012020-Q2: 12,7062020-Q3: 12,9302020-Q4: 13,0562021-Q1: 13,0422021-Q2: 13,2472021-Q3: 13,4482021-Q4: 13,6402022-Q1: 13,7612022-Q2: 13,9942022-Q3: 14,3022022-Q4: 14,4972023-Q1: 14,6472023-Q2: 14,7802023-Q3: 15,0112023-Q4: 15,1702024-Q1: 15,2452024-Q2: 15,4362024-Q3: 15,5902024-Q4: 15,7132025-Q1: 15,6032025-Q2: 15,6662025-Q3: 15,7652025-Q4: 15,9062026-Q1: 15,931NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q115,9312022
2025-Q415,9062022
2025-Q315,7652022
2025-Q215,6662022
2025-Q115,6032022
2024-Q415,7132022
2024-Q315,5902022
2024-Q215,4362022
2024-Q115,2452022
2023-Q415,1702022
2023-Q315,0112022
2023-Q214,7802022
2023-Q114,6472022
2022-Q414,4972022
2022-Q314,3022022
2022-Q213,9942022
2022-Q113,7612022
2021-Q413,6402017
2021-Q313,4482017
2021-Q213,2472017
2021-Q113,0422017
2020-Q413,0562017
2020-Q312,9302017
2020-Q212,7062017
2020-Q112,6012017
2019-Q412,5612017
2019-Q312,4512017
2019-Q212,3102017
2019-Q112,2092017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 9,696 · 2023
2017: 10,2452018: 9,9692019: 10,1292020: 10,1752021: 10,2972022: 10,1092023: 9,696
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PeriodValue
20239,696
202210,109
202110,297
202010,175
201910,129
20189,969
201710,245

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.6 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.7 billion2019-Q2: $1.7 billion2019-Q3: $1.7 billion2019-Q4: $1.9 billion2020-Q1: $1.8 billion2020-Q2: $1.7 billion2020-Q3: $1.7 billion2020-Q4: $2.1 billion2021-Q1: $1.7 billion2021-Q2: $1.9 billion2021-Q3: $1.9 billion2021-Q4: $2.3 billion2022-Q1: $1.9 billion2022-Q2: $2.0 billion2022-Q3: $2.1 billion2022-Q4: $2.3 billion2023-Q1: $2.2 billion2023-Q2: $2.2 billion2023-Q3: $2.2 billion2023-Q4: $2.4 billion2024-Q1: $2.4 billion2024-Q2: $2.3 billion2024-Q3: $2.4 billion2024-Q4: $2.6 billion2025-Q1: $2.5 billion2025-Q2: $2.5 billion2025-Q3: $2.5 billion2025-Q4: $2.8 billion2026-Q1: $2.6 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.9 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.8 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.9 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.7 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $7.6 billion · 2023
2017: $5.9 billion2018: $6.1 billion2019: $6.7 billion2020: $7.0 billion2021: $7.4 billion2022: $7.8 billion2023: $7.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$7.6 billion
2022$7.8 billion
2021$7.4 billion
2020$7.0 billion
2019$6.7 billion
2018$6.1 billion
2017$5.9 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 Wages101,9282026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages15,9312026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.6 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$7.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns88,93420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns9,69620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$7.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census99,08520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census9,93220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census8,49820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$21.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Environmental Consulting Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
541620Environmental Consulting Services$21.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census101,9282026-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.