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Size of the US Remediation Services industry

NAICS 56291, Remediation 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)
$22.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
96,785
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
9,365
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
5,115
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$7.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 96,785 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 88,6422019-Q2: 94,6532019-Q3: 92,8162019-Q4: 90,4932020-Q1: 90,1192020-Q2: 88,1862020-Q3: 87,0612020-Q4: 87,2282021-Q1: 86,9232021-Q2: 89,9092021-Q3: 90,2642021-Q4: 90,3802022-Q1: 90,1382022-Q2: 94,3092022-Q3: 94,2912022-Q4: 93,8692023-Q1: 95,0682023-Q2: 100,3062023-Q3: 98,5262023-Q4: 98,1672024-Q1: 96,7742024-Q2: 101,2352024-Q3: 99,5582024-Q4: 98,3302025-Q1: 99,0522025-Q2: 102,9292025-Q3: 101,1162025-Q4: 98,9952026-Q1: 96,785NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q196,7852022
2025-Q498,9952022
2025-Q3101,1162022
2025-Q2102,9292022
2025-Q199,0522022
2024-Q498,3302022
2024-Q399,5582022
2024-Q2101,2352022
2024-Q196,7742022
2023-Q498,1672022
2023-Q398,5262022
2023-Q2100,3062022
2023-Q195,0682022
2022-Q493,8692022
2022-Q394,2912022
2022-Q294,3092022
2022-Q190,1382022
2021-Q490,3802017
2021-Q390,2642017
2021-Q289,9092017
2021-Q186,9232017
2020-Q487,2282017
2020-Q387,0612017
2020-Q288,1862017
2020-Q190,1192017
2019-Q490,4932017
2019-Q392,8162017
2019-Q294,6532017
2019-Q188,6422017

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 91,239 · 2023
2017: 77,5912018: 82,0232019: 86,2242020: 89,3752021: 85,9372022: 92,1132023: 91,239
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PeriodValue
202391,239
202292,113
202185,937
202089,375
201986,224
201882,023
201777,591

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 9,365 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,7392019-Q2: 6,8162019-Q3: 6,8922019-Q4: 6,9482020-Q1: 7,0402020-Q2: 7,1182020-Q3: 7,2682020-Q4: 7,3922021-Q1: 7,4562021-Q2: 7,5912021-Q3: 7,7442021-Q4: 7,8602022-Q1: 8,0052022-Q2: 8,0412022-Q3: 8,1672022-Q4: 8,2652023-Q1: 8,3632023-Q2: 8,5012023-Q3: 8,6432023-Q4: 8,7582024-Q1: 8,8532024-Q2: 8,9772024-Q3: 9,0192024-Q4: 9,0672025-Q1: 9,1212025-Q2: 9,1982025-Q3: 9,2682025-Q4: 9,3222026-Q1: 9,365NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q19,3652022
2025-Q49,3222022
2025-Q39,2682022
2025-Q29,1982022
2025-Q19,1212022
2024-Q49,0672022
2024-Q39,0192022
2024-Q28,9772022
2024-Q18,8532022
2023-Q48,7582022
2023-Q38,6432022
2023-Q28,5012022
2023-Q18,3632022
2022-Q48,2652022
2022-Q38,1672022
2022-Q28,0412022
2022-Q18,0052022
2021-Q47,8602017
2021-Q37,7442017
2021-Q27,5912017
2021-Q17,4562017
2020-Q47,3922017
2020-Q37,2682017
2020-Q27,1182017
2020-Q17,0402017
2019-Q46,9482017
2019-Q36,8922017
2019-Q26,8162017
2019-Q16,7392017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 5,826 · 2023
2017: 4,8362018: 4,9532019: 5,0442020: 5,2512021: 5,5762022: 5,8522023: 5,826
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PeriodValue
20235,826
20225,852
20215,576
20205,251
20195,044
20184,953
20174,836

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.0 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.5 billion2019-Q3: $1.6 billion2019-Q4: $1.6 billion2020-Q1: $1.5 billion2020-Q2: $1.4 billion2020-Q3: $1.5 billion2020-Q4: $1.7 billion2021-Q1: $1.4 billion2021-Q2: $1.6 billion2021-Q3: $1.6 billion2021-Q4: $1.8 billion2022-Q1: $1.6 billion2022-Q2: $1.7 billion2022-Q3: $1.9 billion2022-Q4: $1.9 billion2023-Q1: $1.8 billion2023-Q2: $1.9 billion2023-Q3: $2.0 billion2023-Q4: $2.1 billion2024-Q1: $2.0 billion2024-Q2: $2.0 billion2024-Q3: $2.0 billion2024-Q4: $2.2 billion2025-Q1: $2.0 billion2025-Q2: $2.1 billion2025-Q3: $2.1 billion2025-Q4: $2.4 billion2026-Q1: $2.0 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.9 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.8 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.7 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $7.1 billion · 2023
2017: $4.7 billion2018: $5.2 billion2019: $5.6 billion2020: $5.7 billion2021: $5.9 billion2022: $6.7 billion2023: $7.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$7.1 billion
2022$6.7 billion
2021$5.9 billion
2020$5.7 billion
2019$5.6 billion
2018$5.2 billion
2017$4.7 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 Wages96,7852026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages9,3652026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.0 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$7.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns91,23920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5,82620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census97,30020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,92620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census5,11520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$22.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Remediation Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
562910Remediation Services$22.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census96,7852026-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.