Skip to content
PalanorPalanor

Size of the US Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31121, Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing. 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)
$24.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
20,712
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
562
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
339
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 20,712 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 19,6512019-Q2: 20,2732019-Q3: 20,1372019-Q4: 20,2972020-Q1: 20,7032020-Q2: 20,8092020-Q3: 20,7192020-Q4: 21,0502021-Q1: 20,7392021-Q2: 20,6922021-Q3: 20,5652021-Q4: 20,7462022-Q1: 20,8852022-Q2: 21,1952022-Q3: 21,0552022-Q4: 21,4302023-Q1: 20,9242023-Q2: 21,1452023-Q3: 21,1522023-Q4: 21,2872024-Q1: 21,4172024-Q2: 21,4662024-Q3: 21,3002024-Q4: 21,2982025-Q1: 21,3012025-Q2: 21,4532025-Q3: 21,2432025-Q4: 21,3122026-Q1: 20,712NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q120,7122022
2025-Q421,3122022
2025-Q321,2432022
2025-Q221,4532022
2025-Q121,3012022
2024-Q421,2982022
2024-Q321,3002022
2024-Q221,4662022
2024-Q121,4172022
2023-Q421,2872022
2023-Q321,1522022
2023-Q221,1452022
2023-Q120,9242022
2022-Q421,4302022
2022-Q321,0552022
2022-Q221,1952022
2022-Q120,8852022
2021-Q420,7462017
2021-Q320,5652017
2021-Q220,6922017
2021-Q120,7392017
2020-Q421,0502017
2020-Q320,7192017
2020-Q220,8092017
2020-Q120,7032017
2019-Q420,2972017
2019-Q320,1372017
2019-Q220,2732017
2019-Q119,6512017

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 22,159 · 2023
2017: 19,8892018: 20,2022019: 20,0082020: 20,6612021: 20,0542022: 21,9882023: 22,159
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202322,159
202221,988
202120,054
202020,661
201920,008
201820,202
201719,889

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 562 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4722019-Q2: 4762019-Q3: 4792019-Q4: 4792020-Q1: 4812020-Q2: 4932020-Q3: 4912020-Q4: 4922021-Q1: 5002021-Q2: 5082021-Q3: 5152021-Q4: 5182022-Q1: 5212022-Q2: 5312022-Q3: 5402022-Q4: 5472023-Q1: 5402023-Q2: 5412023-Q3: 5442023-Q4: 5502024-Q1: 5512024-Q2: 5592024-Q3: 5602024-Q4: 5652025-Q1: 5512025-Q2: 5522025-Q3: 5602025-Q4: 5602026-Q1: 562NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15622022
2025-Q45602022
2025-Q35602022
2025-Q25522022
2025-Q15512022
2024-Q45652022
2024-Q35602022
2024-Q25592022
2024-Q15512022
2023-Q45502022
2023-Q35442022
2023-Q25412022
2023-Q15402022
2022-Q45472022
2022-Q35402022
2022-Q25312022
2022-Q15212022
2021-Q45182017
2021-Q35152017
2021-Q25082017
2021-Q15002017
2020-Q44922017
2020-Q34912017
2020-Q24932017
2020-Q14812017
2019-Q44792017
2019-Q34792017
2019-Q24762017
2019-Q14722017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 464 · 2023
2017: 4602018: 4592019: 4692020: 4762021: 4612022: 4762023: 464
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023464
2022476
2021461
2020476
2019469
2018459
2017460

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $418.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $322.2 million2019-Q2: $308.9 million2019-Q3: $320.2 million2019-Q4: $336.5 million2020-Q1: $330.1 million2020-Q2: $330.1 million2020-Q3: $355.7 million2020-Q4: $380.7 million2021-Q1: $326.9 million2021-Q2: $343.6 million2021-Q3: $364.1 million2021-Q4: $397.9 million2022-Q1: $348.0 million2022-Q2: $365.3 million2022-Q3: $417.0 million2022-Q4: $396.8 million2023-Q1: $386.9 million2023-Q2: $386.9 million2023-Q3: $420.9 million2023-Q4: $418.8 million2024-Q1: $413.7 million2024-Q2: $404.5 million2024-Q3: $435.1 million2024-Q4: $439.1 million2025-Q1: $427.1 million2025-Q2: $422.7 million2025-Q3: $455.3 million2025-Q4: $446.9 million2026-Q1: $418.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$418.4 million2022
2025-Q4$446.9 million2022
2025-Q3$455.3 million2022
2025-Q2$422.7 million2022
2025-Q1$427.1 million2022
2024-Q4$439.1 million2022
2024-Q3$435.1 million2022
2024-Q2$404.5 million2022
2024-Q1$413.7 million2022
2023-Q4$418.8 million2022
2023-Q3$420.9 million2022
2023-Q2$386.9 million2022
2023-Q1$386.9 million2022
2022-Q4$396.8 million2022
2022-Q3$417.0 million2022
2022-Q2$365.3 million2022
2022-Q1$348.0 million2022
2021-Q4$397.9 million2017
2021-Q3$364.1 million2017
2021-Q2$343.6 million2017
2021-Q1$326.9 million2017
2020-Q4$380.7 million2017
2020-Q3$355.7 million2017
2020-Q2$330.1 million2017
2020-Q1$330.1 million2017
2019-Q4$336.5 million2017
2019-Q3$320.2 million2017
2019-Q2$308.9 million2017
2019-Q1$322.2 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.4 billion · 2023
2017: $1.1 billion2018: $1.1 billion2019: $1.2 billion2020: $1.2 billion2021: $1.2 billion2022: $1.4 billion2023: $1.4 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$1.4 billion
2022$1.4 billion
2021$1.2 billion
2020$1.2 billion
2019$1.2 billion
2018$1.1 billion
2017$1.1 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 Wages20,7122026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5622026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$418.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns22,15920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns46420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census21,72020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census51620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census33920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$24.1 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Flour Milling and Malt Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311211Flour Milling$18.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census14,2202026-Q1 · QCEW
311212Rice Milling$4.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census5,4232026-Q1 · QCEW
311213Malt Manufacturing$995.5 millionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census1,0692026-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.