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Size of the US Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing industry

NAICS 31211, Soft Drink and Ice 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)
$51.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
108,171
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,838
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
863
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 108,171 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 98,7202019-Q2: 104,0172019-Q3: 102,7082019-Q4: 101,2182020-Q1: 101,2832020-Q2: 102,4332020-Q3: 102,1222020-Q4: 101,0572021-Q1: 101,8622021-Q2: 106,1312021-Q3: 105,9962021-Q4: 105,8032022-Q1: 103,3552022-Q2: 108,6192022-Q3: 107,1632022-Q4: 107,2082023-Q1: 107,3332023-Q2: 113,0902023-Q3: 112,8012023-Q4: 110,0962024-Q1: 110,5242024-Q2: 113,6812024-Q3: 112,5622024-Q4: 109,7672025-Q1: 110,4682025-Q2: 114,3832025-Q3: 113,0162025-Q4: 109,9872026-Q1: 108,171NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1108,1712022
2025-Q4109,9872022
2025-Q3113,0162022
2025-Q2114,3832022
2025-Q1110,4682022
2024-Q4109,7672022
2024-Q3112,5622022
2024-Q2113,6812022
2024-Q1110,5242022
2023-Q4110,0962022
2023-Q3112,8012022
2023-Q2113,0902022
2023-Q1107,3332022
2022-Q4107,2082022
2022-Q3107,1632022
2022-Q2108,6192022
2022-Q1103,3552022
2021-Q4105,8032017
2021-Q3105,9962017
2021-Q2106,1312017
2021-Q1101,8622017
2020-Q4101,0572017
2020-Q3102,1222017
2020-Q2102,4332017
2020-Q1101,2832017
2019-Q4101,2182017
2019-Q3102,7082017
2019-Q2104,0172017
2019-Q198,7202017

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 89,441 · 2023
2017: 74,5582018: 79,7962019: 82,6162020: 88,6312021: 80,0212022: 84,6232023: 89,441
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PeriodValue
202389,441
202284,623
202180,021
202088,631
201982,616
201879,796
201774,558

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,838 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,0692019-Q2: 2,0822019-Q3: 2,0722019-Q4: 2,0922020-Q1: 2,1062020-Q2: 2,1182020-Q3: 2,1102020-Q4: 2,1422021-Q1: 2,1992021-Q2: 2,2162021-Q3: 2,2452021-Q4: 2,2582022-Q1: 2,3382022-Q2: 2,4222022-Q3: 2,4312022-Q4: 2,4722023-Q1: 2,5062023-Q2: 2,5382023-Q3: 2,6202023-Q4: 2,6542024-Q1: 2,6742024-Q2: 2,7242024-Q3: 2,7492024-Q4: 2,7622025-Q1: 2,7652025-Q2: 2,7872025-Q3: 2,8172025-Q4: 2,8102026-Q1: 2,838NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,8382022
2025-Q42,8102022
2025-Q32,8172022
2025-Q22,7872022
2025-Q12,7652022
2024-Q42,7622022
2024-Q32,7492022
2024-Q22,7242022
2024-Q12,6742022
2023-Q42,6542022
2023-Q32,6202022
2023-Q22,5382022
2023-Q12,5062022
2022-Q42,4722022
2022-Q32,4312022
2022-Q22,4222022
2022-Q12,3382022
2021-Q42,2582017
2021-Q32,2452017
2021-Q22,2162017
2021-Q12,1992017
2020-Q42,1422017
2020-Q32,1102017
2020-Q22,1182017
2020-Q12,1062017
2019-Q42,0922017
2019-Q32,0722017
2019-Q22,0822017
2019-Q12,0692017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,325 · 2023
2017: 1,2402018: 1,2692019: 1,2972020: 1,2892021: 1,2882022: 1,3002023: 1,325
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PeriodValue
20231,325
20221,300
20211,288
20201,289
20191,297
20181,269
20171,240

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

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

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.0 billion · 2023
2017: $4.0 billion2018: $4.4 billion2019: $4.6 billion2020: $4.8 billion2021: $5.0 billion2022: $5.4 billion2023: $6.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$6.0 billion
2022$5.4 billion
2021$5.0 billion
2020$4.8 billion
2019$4.6 billion
2018$4.4 billion
2017$4.0 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 Wages108,1712026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,8382026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns89,44120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,32520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census81,47320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,31320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census86320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$51.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
312111Soft Drink Manufacturing$41.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census81,2932026-Q1 · QCEW
312112Bottled Water Manufacturing$8.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census20,5562026-Q1 · QCEW
312113Ice Manufacturing$1.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census6,3222026-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.