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Size of the US Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing industry

NAICS 321920, Wood Container and Pallet 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)
$18.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
59,956
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
3,115
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,516
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 59,956 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 61,7772019-Q2: 61,5462019-Q3: 61,9052019-Q4: 62,8582020-Q1: 62,2192020-Q2: 59,4642020-Q3: 58,7482020-Q4: 60,3432021-Q1: 60,8212021-Q2: 60,3832021-Q3: 60,4442021-Q4: 62,6092022-Q1: 62,9202022-Q2: 63,4912022-Q3: 63,8562022-Q4: 65,0022023-Q1: 64,7752023-Q2: 64,4692023-Q3: 63,8972023-Q4: 64,3302024-Q1: 64,6482024-Q2: 64,7142024-Q3: 64,1922024-Q4: 63,8352025-Q1: 63,0322025-Q2: 62,2902025-Q3: 61,3642025-Q4: 60,6912026-Q1: 59,956NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q159,9562022
2025-Q460,6912022
2025-Q361,3642022
2025-Q262,2902022
2025-Q163,0322022
2024-Q463,8352022
2024-Q364,1922022
2024-Q264,7142022
2024-Q164,6482022
2023-Q464,3302022
2023-Q363,8972022
2023-Q264,4692022
2023-Q164,7752022
2022-Q465,0022022
2022-Q363,8562022
2022-Q263,4912022
2022-Q162,9202022
2021-Q462,6092017
2021-Q360,4442017
2021-Q260,3832017
2021-Q160,8212017
2020-Q460,3432017
2020-Q358,7482017
2020-Q259,4642017
2020-Q162,2192017
2019-Q462,8582017
2019-Q361,9052017
2019-Q261,5462017
2019-Q161,7772017

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 60,890 · 2023
2017: 57,7202018: 56,9882019: 57,7332020: 57,5092021: 57,0632022: 59,6882023: 60,890
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PeriodValue
202360,890
202259,688
202157,063
202057,509
201957,733
201856,988
201757,720

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,115 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,9252019-Q2: 2,9212019-Q3: 2,9432019-Q4: 2,9602020-Q1: 2,9752020-Q2: 2,9622020-Q3: 2,9722020-Q4: 2,9782021-Q1: 2,9902021-Q2: 3,0092021-Q3: 3,0202021-Q4: 3,0432022-Q1: 3,0912022-Q2: 3,0972022-Q3: 3,1072022-Q4: 3,1042023-Q1: 3,1692023-Q2: 3,1512023-Q3: 3,1732023-Q4: 3,1722024-Q1: 3,1722024-Q2: 3,1812024-Q3: 3,1772024-Q4: 3,1762025-Q1: 3,1622025-Q2: 3,1542025-Q3: 3,1342025-Q4: 3,1232026-Q1: 3,115NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,1152022
2025-Q43,1232022
2025-Q33,1342022
2025-Q23,1542022
2025-Q13,1622022
2024-Q43,1762022
2024-Q33,1772022
2024-Q23,1812022
2024-Q13,1722022
2023-Q43,1722022
2023-Q33,1732022
2023-Q23,1512022
2023-Q13,1692022
2022-Q43,1042022
2022-Q33,1072022
2022-Q23,0972022
2022-Q13,0912022
2021-Q43,0432017
2021-Q33,0202017
2021-Q23,0092017
2021-Q12,9902017
2020-Q42,9782017
2020-Q32,9722017
2020-Q22,9622017
2020-Q12,9752017
2019-Q42,9602017
2019-Q32,9432017
2019-Q22,9212017
2019-Q12,9252017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,793 · 2023
2017: 2,7142018: 2,6762019: 2,6892020: 2,7122021: 2,7372022: 2,7672023: 2,793
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20232,793
20222,767
20212,737
20202,712
20192,689
20182,676
20172,714

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $792.3 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $583.4 million2019-Q2: $611.5 million2019-Q3: $617.3 million2019-Q4: $688.7 million2020-Q1: $616.9 million2020-Q2: $603.1 million2020-Q3: $620.0 million2020-Q4: $748.0 million2021-Q1: $613.3 million2021-Q2: $678.7 million2021-Q3: $711.7 million2021-Q4: $848.0 million2022-Q1: $719.9 million2022-Q2: $781.5 million2022-Q3: $853.5 million2022-Q4: $902.2 million2023-Q1: $818.0 million2023-Q2: $815.2 million2023-Q3: $819.2 million2023-Q4: $904.4 million2024-Q1: $833.2 million2024-Q2: $842.7 million2024-Q3: $856.0 million2024-Q4: $911.1 million2025-Q1: $821.5 million2025-Q2: $828.2 million2025-Q3: $824.9 million2025-Q4: $892.6 million2026-Q1: $792.3 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$792.3 million2022
2025-Q4$892.6 million2022
2025-Q3$824.9 million2022
2025-Q2$828.2 million2022
2025-Q1$821.5 million2022
2024-Q4$911.1 million2022
2024-Q3$856.0 million2022
2024-Q2$842.7 million2022
2024-Q1$833.2 million2022
2023-Q4$904.4 million2022
2023-Q3$819.2 million2022
2023-Q2$815.2 million2022
2023-Q1$818.0 million2022
2022-Q4$902.2 million2022
2022-Q3$853.5 million2022
2022-Q2$781.5 million2022
2022-Q1$719.9 million2022
2021-Q4$848.0 million2017
2021-Q3$711.7 million2017
2021-Q2$678.7 million2017
2021-Q1$613.3 million2017
2020-Q4$748.0 million2017
2020-Q3$620.0 million2017
2020-Q2$603.1 million2017
2020-Q1$616.9 million2017
2019-Q4$688.7 million2017
2019-Q3$617.3 million2017
2019-Q2$611.5 million2017
2019-Q1$583.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.0 billion · 2023
2017: $1.9 billion2018: $2.0 billion2019: $2.1 billion2020: $2.2 billion2021: $2.5 billion2022: $2.9 billion2023: $3.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.0 billion
2022$2.9 billion
2021$2.5 billion
2020$2.2 billion
2019$2.1 billion
2018$2.0 billion
2017$1.9 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 Wages59,9562026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3,1152026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$792.3 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns60,89020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,79320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census64,96320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,93320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,51620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$18.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

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.