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Size of the US Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution industry

NAICS 22112, Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution. 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)
$417 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
269,396
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
7,498
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,475
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$51.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 269,396 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 239,8202019-Q2: 242,2532019-Q3: 239,4892019-Q4: 240,7342020-Q1: 239,7982020-Q2: 239,1772020-Q3: 238,5172020-Q4: 239,1322021-Q1: 236,9232021-Q2: 238,5722021-Q3: 238,3532021-Q4: 239,6442022-Q1: 239,5222022-Q2: 242,1722022-Q3: 242,4032022-Q4: 244,9922023-Q1: 247,6452023-Q2: 252,2062023-Q3: 251,6832023-Q4: 253,8572024-Q1: 254,9212024-Q2: 257,2522024-Q3: 256,2562024-Q4: 258,5862025-Q1: 260,9582025-Q2: 264,1632025-Q3: 263,5882025-Q4: 265,9072026-Q1: 269,396NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1269,3962022
2025-Q4265,9072022
2025-Q3263,5882022
2025-Q2264,1632022
2025-Q1260,9582022
2024-Q4258,5862022
2024-Q3256,2562022
2024-Q2257,2522022
2024-Q1254,9212022
2023-Q4253,8572022
2023-Q3251,6832022
2023-Q2252,2062022
2023-Q1247,6452022
2022-Q4244,9922022
2022-Q3242,4032022
2022-Q2242,1722022
2022-Q1239,5222022
2021-Q4239,6442017
2021-Q3238,3532017
2021-Q2238,5722017
2021-Q1236,9232017
2020-Q4239,1322017
2020-Q3238,5172017
2020-Q2239,1772017
2020-Q1239,7982017
2019-Q4240,7342017
2019-Q3239,4892017
2019-Q2242,2532017
2019-Q1239,8202017

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 385,141 · 2023
2017: 373,8572018: 376,1102019: 372,0632020: 373,1072021: 372,8432022: 374,1782023: 385,141
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PeriodValue
2023385,141
2022374,178
2021372,843
2020373,107
2019372,063
2018376,110
2017373,857

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,498 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,1162019-Q2: 6,1512019-Q3: 6,2012019-Q4: 6,1922020-Q1: 6,2142020-Q2: 6,3252020-Q3: 6,4142020-Q4: 6,4662021-Q1: 6,5292021-Q2: 6,5932021-Q3: 6,6812021-Q4: 6,7682022-Q1: 6,8752022-Q2: 6,9532022-Q3: 7,0562022-Q4: 7,1532023-Q1: 7,2472023-Q2: 7,2692023-Q3: 7,2842023-Q4: 7,3292024-Q1: 7,3242024-Q2: 7,3702024-Q3: 7,3072024-Q4: 7,3282025-Q1: 7,2772025-Q2: 7,3252025-Q3: 7,3472025-Q4: 7,3792026-Q1: 7,498NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,4982022
2025-Q47,3792022
2025-Q37,3472022
2025-Q27,3252022
2025-Q17,2772022
2024-Q47,3282022
2024-Q37,3072022
2024-Q27,3702022
2024-Q17,3242022
2023-Q47,3292022
2023-Q37,2842022
2023-Q27,2692022
2023-Q17,2472022
2022-Q47,1532022
2022-Q37,0562022
2022-Q26,9532022
2022-Q16,8752022
2021-Q46,7682017
2021-Q36,6812017
2021-Q26,5932017
2021-Q16,5292017
2020-Q46,4662017
2020-Q36,4142017
2020-Q26,3252017
2020-Q16,2142017
2019-Q46,1922017
2019-Q36,2012017
2019-Q26,1512017
2019-Q16,1162017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 8,543 · 2023
2017: 8,2092018: 8,0942019: 8,1722020: 8,4572021: 8,6252022: 8,8202023: 8,543
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PeriodValue
20238,543
20228,820
20218,625
20208,457
20198,172
20188,094
20178,209

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $12.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $8.2 billion2019-Q2: $6.2 billion2019-Q3: $6.4 billion2019-Q4: $6.4 billion2020-Q1: $8.4 billion2020-Q2: $6.2 billion2020-Q3: $6.7 billion2020-Q4: $7.0 billion2021-Q1: $8.3 billion2021-Q2: $6.5 billion2021-Q3: $6.9 billion2021-Q4: $7.0 billion2022-Q1: $8.7 billion2022-Q2: $6.9 billion2022-Q3: $7.2 billion2022-Q4: $7.4 billion2023-Q1: $9.5 billion2023-Q2: $7.5 billion2023-Q3: $7.6 billion2023-Q4: $7.8 billion2024-Q1: $10.3 billion2024-Q2: $8.1 billion2024-Q3: $8.1 billion2024-Q4: $8.5 billion2025-Q1: $10.9 billion2025-Q2: $8.7 billion2025-Q3: $8.4 billion2025-Q4: $9.0 billion2026-Q1: $12.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$12.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$9.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$8.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$8.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$10.9 billion2022
2024-Q4$8.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$8.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$8.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$10.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$7.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$7.6 billion2022
2023-Q2$7.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$9.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$7.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$7.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$6.9 billion2022
2022-Q1$8.7 billion2022
2021-Q4$7.0 billion2017
2021-Q3$6.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$6.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$8.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$7.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$6.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$6.2 billion2017
2020-Q1$8.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$6.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$6.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$6.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$8.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $51.1 billion · 2023
2017: $40.7 billion2018: $42.1 billion2019: $43.1 billion2020: $45.1 billion2021: $45.9 billion2022: $47.6 billion2023: $51.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$51.1 billion
2022$47.6 billion
2021$45.9 billion
2020$45.1 billion
2019$43.1 billion
2018$42.1 billion
2017$40.7 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 Wages269,3962026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7,4982026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$12.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$51.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns385,14120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns8,54320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$48.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census405,25720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census8,90820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,47520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$417 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
221121Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control$17.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census30,6682026-Q1 · QCEW
221122Electric Power Distribution$399 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census238,7282026-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.