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Size of the US Photographic Services industry

NAICS 54192, Photographic 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)
$6.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
47,640
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
17,589
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
14,494
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 47,640 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 46,9762019-Q2: 48,2872019-Q3: 53,2442019-Q4: 57,8372020-Q1: 44,7072020-Q2: 26,6102020-Q3: 35,7902020-Q4: 42,2632021-Q1: 36,5862021-Q2: 39,1292021-Q3: 44,2192021-Q4: 51,2692022-Q1: 43,2402022-Q2: 45,2212022-Q3: 49,8052022-Q4: 53,9812023-Q1: 46,2542023-Q2: 46,0682023-Q3: 51,1462023-Q4: 54,5312024-Q1: 49,2682024-Q2: 45,0812024-Q3: 51,3602024-Q4: 54,2652025-Q1: 45,6722025-Q2: 44,1012025-Q3: 50,6982025-Q4: 54,7092026-Q1: 47,640NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q147,6402022
2025-Q454,7092022
2025-Q350,6982022
2025-Q244,1012022
2025-Q145,6722022
2024-Q454,2652022
2024-Q351,3602022
2024-Q245,0812022
2024-Q149,2682022
2023-Q454,5312022
2023-Q351,1462022
2023-Q246,0682022
2023-Q146,2542022
2022-Q453,9812022
2022-Q349,8052022
2022-Q245,2212022
2022-Q143,2402022
2021-Q451,2692017
2021-Q344,2192017
2021-Q239,1292017
2021-Q136,5862017
2020-Q442,2632017
2020-Q335,7902017
2020-Q226,6102017
2020-Q144,7072017
2019-Q457,8372017
2019-Q353,2442017
2019-Q248,2872017
2019-Q146,9762017

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 50,967 · 2023
2017: 61,2022018: 60,6382019: 60,1932020: 56,0422021: 43,4652022: 49,0772023: 50,967
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PeriodValue
202350,967
202249,077
202143,465
202056,042
201960,193
201860,638
201761,202

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 17,589 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 13,7442019-Q2: 13,8552019-Q3: 13,9562019-Q4: 14,1962020-Q1: 14,1052020-Q2: 14,0202020-Q3: 14,1122020-Q4: 14,3552021-Q1: 14,1082021-Q2: 14,4142021-Q3: 14,6792021-Q4: 14,9822022-Q1: 15,0332022-Q2: 15,2222022-Q3: 15,4792022-Q4: 15,8192023-Q1: 15,9892023-Q2: 16,1942023-Q3: 16,3762023-Q4: 16,6262024-Q1: 16,6792024-Q2: 16,8752024-Q3: 16,9582024-Q4: 17,1732025-Q1: 17,0222025-Q2: 17,1352025-Q3: 17,2472025-Q4: 17,5652026-Q1: 17,589NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q117,5892022
2025-Q417,5652022
2025-Q317,2472022
2025-Q217,1352022
2025-Q117,0222022
2024-Q417,1732022
2024-Q316,9582022
2024-Q216,8752022
2024-Q116,6792022
2023-Q416,6262022
2023-Q316,3762022
2023-Q216,1942022
2023-Q115,9892022
2022-Q415,8192022
2022-Q315,4792022
2022-Q215,2222022
2022-Q115,0332022
2021-Q414,9822017
2021-Q314,6792017
2021-Q214,4142017
2021-Q114,1082017
2020-Q414,3552017
2020-Q314,1122017
2020-Q214,0202017
2020-Q114,1052017
2019-Q414,1962017
2019-Q313,9562017
2019-Q213,8552017
2019-Q113,7442017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 16,504 · 2023
2017: 14,5522018: 14,3642019: 14,8232020: 15,0322021: 15,3602022: 16,0492023: 16,504
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PeriodValue
202316,504
202216,049
202115,360
202015,032
201914,823
201814,364
201714,552

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $465.1 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $361.8 million2019-Q2: $404.8 million2019-Q3: $410.5 million2019-Q4: $524.1 million2020-Q1: $356.7 million2020-Q2: $255.2 million2020-Q3: $301.9 million2020-Q4: $426.2 million2021-Q1: $306.6 million2021-Q2: $371.5 million2021-Q3: $396.9 million2021-Q4: $557.7 million2022-Q1: $401.1 million2022-Q2: $452.7 million2022-Q3: $488.9 million2022-Q4: $597.8 million2023-Q1: $447.5 million2023-Q2: $467.3 million2023-Q3: $490.4 million2023-Q4: $603.4 million2024-Q1: $457.7 million2024-Q2: $472.2 million2024-Q3: $491.5 million2024-Q4: $619.9 million2025-Q1: $452.0 million2025-Q2: $484.6 million2025-Q3: $495.9 million2025-Q4: $623.8 million2026-Q1: $465.1 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$465.1 million2022
2025-Q4$623.8 million2022
2025-Q3$495.9 million2022
2025-Q2$484.6 million2022
2025-Q1$452.0 million2022
2024-Q4$619.9 million2022
2024-Q3$491.5 million2022
2024-Q2$472.2 million2022
2024-Q1$457.7 million2022
2023-Q4$603.4 million2022
2023-Q3$490.4 million2022
2023-Q2$467.3 million2022
2023-Q1$447.5 million2022
2022-Q4$597.8 million2022
2022-Q3$488.9 million2022
2022-Q2$452.7 million2022
2022-Q1$401.1 million2022
2021-Q4$557.7 million2017
2021-Q3$396.9 million2017
2021-Q2$371.5 million2017
2021-Q1$306.6 million2017
2020-Q4$426.2 million2017
2020-Q3$301.9 million2017
2020-Q2$255.2 million2017
2020-Q1$356.7 million2017
2019-Q4$524.1 million2017
2019-Q3$410.5 million2017
2019-Q2$404.8 million2017
2019-Q1$361.8 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.0 billion · 2023
2017: $1.8 billion2018: $1.7 billion2019: $1.7 billion2020: $1.5 billion2021: $1.7 billion2022: $1.9 billion2023: $2.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.0 billion
2022$1.9 billion
2021$1.7 billion
2020$1.5 billion
2019$1.7 billion
2018$1.7 billion
2017$1.8 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 Wages47,6402026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages17,5892026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$465.1 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns50,96720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns16,50420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census52,13420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census16,19420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census14,49420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$6.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Photographic Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
541921Photography Studios, Portrait$4.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census35,6202026-Q1 · QCEW
541922Commercial Photography$2.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census12,0202026-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.