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Size of the US Frozen Food Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31141, Frozen Food 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)
$43.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
92,388
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,274
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
649
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 92,388 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 89,0982019-Q2: 92,2882019-Q3: 95,7152019-Q4: 90,8452020-Q1: 90,2902020-Q2: 91,2582020-Q3: 93,8452020-Q4: 91,2092021-Q1: 91,6262021-Q2: 93,3472021-Q3: 94,1442021-Q4: 92,4782022-Q1: 92,2112022-Q2: 94,1452022-Q3: 97,9672022-Q4: 94,5932023-Q1: 93,1692023-Q2: 95,3042023-Q3: 97,6052023-Q4: 94,1542024-Q1: 92,9932024-Q2: 96,3532024-Q3: 97,4412024-Q4: 93,3802025-Q1: 94,1942025-Q2: 96,8302025-Q3: 97,4112025-Q4: 94,1162026-Q1: 92,388NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q192,3882022
2025-Q494,1162022
2025-Q397,4112022
2025-Q296,8302022
2025-Q194,1942022
2024-Q493,3802022
2024-Q397,4412022
2024-Q296,3532022
2024-Q192,9932022
2023-Q494,1542022
2023-Q397,6052022
2023-Q295,3042022
2023-Q193,1692022
2022-Q494,5932022
2022-Q397,9672022
2022-Q294,1452022
2022-Q192,2112022
2021-Q492,4782017
2021-Q394,1442017
2021-Q293,3472017
2021-Q191,6262017
2020-Q491,2092017
2020-Q393,8452017
2020-Q291,2582017
2020-Q190,2902017
2019-Q490,8452017
2019-Q395,7152017
2019-Q292,2882017
2019-Q189,0982017

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 93,063 · 2023
2017: 89,1432018: 88,9452019: 92,1262020: 87,6112021: 89,9532022: 88,9852023: 93,063
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PeriodValue
202393,063
202288,985
202189,953
202087,611
201992,126
201888,945
201789,143

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,274 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8882019-Q2: 8922019-Q3: 8962019-Q4: 9112020-Q1: 9082020-Q2: 9182020-Q3: 9222020-Q4: 9372021-Q1: 9492021-Q2: 9822021-Q3: 1,0122021-Q4: 1,0222022-Q1: 1,0672022-Q2: 1,0832022-Q3: 1,0752022-Q4: 1,0902023-Q1: 1,1102023-Q2: 1,1322023-Q3: 1,1502023-Q4: 1,1672024-Q1: 1,1902024-Q2: 1,2032024-Q3: 1,2082024-Q4: 1,2222025-Q1: 1,2522025-Q2: 1,2692025-Q3: 1,2622025-Q4: 1,2612026-Q1: 1,274NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,2742022
2025-Q41,2612022
2025-Q31,2622022
2025-Q21,2692022
2025-Q11,2522022
2024-Q41,2222022
2024-Q31,2082022
2024-Q21,2032022
2024-Q11,1902022
2023-Q41,1672022
2023-Q31,1502022
2023-Q21,1322022
2023-Q11,1102022
2022-Q41,0902022
2022-Q31,0752022
2022-Q21,0832022
2022-Q11,0672022
2021-Q41,0222017
2021-Q31,0122017
2021-Q29822017
2021-Q19492017
2020-Q49372017
2020-Q39222017
2020-Q29182017
2020-Q19082017
2019-Q49112017
2019-Q38962017
2019-Q28922017
2019-Q18882017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 793 · 2023
2017: 7072018: 7042019: 7022020: 6882021: 7272022: 7662023: 793
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PeriodValue
2023793
2022766
2021727
2020688
2019702
2018704
2017707

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.1 billion2019-Q2: $1.1 billion2019-Q3: $1.2 billion2019-Q4: $1.2 billion2020-Q1: $1.1 billion2020-Q2: $1.2 billion2020-Q3: $1.2 billion2020-Q4: $1.4 billion2021-Q1: $1.1 billion2021-Q2: $1.2 billion2021-Q3: $1.3 billion2021-Q4: $1.4 billion2022-Q1: $1.2 billion2022-Q2: $1.3 billion2022-Q3: $1.5 billion2022-Q4: $1.4 billion2023-Q1: $1.4 billion2023-Q2: $1.3 billion2023-Q3: $1.5 billion2023-Q4: $1.5 billion2024-Q1: $1.4 billion2024-Q2: $1.4 billion2024-Q3: $1.5 billion2024-Q4: $1.5 billion2025-Q1: $1.5 billion2025-Q2: $1.5 billion2025-Q3: $1.5 billion2025-Q4: $1.6 billion2026-Q1: $1.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.1 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.0 billion · 2023
2017: $3.9 billion2018: $4.1 billion2019: $4.1 billion2020: $4.2 billion2021: $4.5 billion2022: $4.7 billion2023: $5.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.0 billion
2022$4.7 billion
2021$4.5 billion
2020$4.2 billion
2019$4.1 billion
2018$4.1 billion
2017$3.9 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 Wages92,3882026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,2742026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns93,06320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns79320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$4.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census95,15720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census82620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census64920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$43.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Frozen Food Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
311411Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing$18.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census26,7112026-Q1 · QCEW
311412Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing$25.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census65,6772026-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.