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Size of the US Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42391, Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 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)
$67.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
62,525
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
9,266
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
4,234
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 62,525 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 54,7322019-Q2: 56,5942019-Q3: 55,6952019-Q4: 55,8722020-Q1: 56,7202020-Q2: 55,3592020-Q3: 56,6872020-Q4: 58,4752021-Q1: 60,4272021-Q2: 62,8992021-Q3: 62,3652021-Q4: 63,8212022-Q1: 65,1742022-Q2: 66,6472022-Q3: 65,7472022-Q4: 65,5742023-Q1: 65,1332023-Q2: 66,8932023-Q3: 65,2892023-Q4: 64,8932024-Q1: 63,4522024-Q2: 65,4662024-Q3: 63,8252024-Q4: 63,7022025-Q1: 63,6172025-Q2: 65,2072025-Q3: 63,6132025-Q4: 63,5492026-Q1: 62,525NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q162,5252022
2025-Q463,5492022
2025-Q363,6132022
2025-Q265,2072022
2025-Q163,6172022
2024-Q463,7022022
2024-Q363,8252022
2024-Q265,4662022
2024-Q163,4522022
2023-Q464,8932022
2023-Q365,2892022
2023-Q266,8932022
2023-Q165,1332022
2022-Q465,5742022
2022-Q365,7472022
2022-Q266,6472022
2022-Q165,1742022
2021-Q463,8212017
2021-Q362,3652017
2021-Q262,8992017
2021-Q160,4272017
2020-Q458,4752017
2020-Q356,6872017
2020-Q255,3592017
2020-Q156,7202017
2019-Q455,8722017
2019-Q355,6952017
2019-Q256,5942017
2019-Q154,7322017

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 69,851 · 2023
2017: 60,1332018: 61,2102019: 61,3832020: 62,0422021: 64,2082022: 71,7302023: 69,851
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PeriodValue
202369,851
202271,730
202164,208
202062,042
201961,383
201861,210
201760,133

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 9,266 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,8712019-Q2: 6,9572019-Q3: 7,0192019-Q4: 7,0662020-Q1: 7,0982020-Q2: 7,1632020-Q3: 7,2402020-Q4: 7,3462021-Q1: 7,4192021-Q2: 7,5442021-Q3: 7,6972021-Q4: 7,8382022-Q1: 8,2182022-Q2: 8,3622022-Q3: 8,5002022-Q4: 8,5882023-Q1: 8,6762023-Q2: 8,7202023-Q3: 8,8112023-Q4: 8,8902024-Q1: 8,9012024-Q2: 9,0062024-Q3: 9,1042024-Q4: 9,1392025-Q1: 9,1502025-Q2: 9,1812025-Q3: 9,2352025-Q4: 9,2752026-Q1: 9,266NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q19,2662022
2025-Q49,2752022
2025-Q39,2352022
2025-Q29,1812022
2025-Q19,1502022
2024-Q49,1392022
2024-Q39,1042022
2024-Q29,0062022
2024-Q18,9012022
2023-Q48,8902022
2023-Q38,8112022
2023-Q28,7202022
2023-Q18,6762022
2022-Q48,5882022
2022-Q38,5002022
2022-Q28,3622022
2022-Q18,2182022
2021-Q47,8382017
2021-Q37,6972017
2021-Q27,5442017
2021-Q17,4192017
2020-Q47,3462017
2020-Q37,2402017
2020-Q27,1632017
2020-Q17,0982017
2019-Q47,0662017
2019-Q37,0192017
2019-Q26,9572017
2019-Q16,8712017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 5,355 · 2023
2017: 5,3932018: 5,3352019: 5,3152020: 5,2732021: 5,3772022: 5,4042023: 5,355
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PeriodValue
20235,355
20225,404
20215,377
20205,273
20195,315
20185,335
20175,393

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.4 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $901.2 million2019-Q2: $883.6 million2019-Q3: $881.3 million2019-Q4: $968.7 million2020-Q1: $965.7 million2020-Q2: $890.7 million2020-Q3: $940.3 million2020-Q4: $1.2 billion2021-Q1: $1.1 billion2021-Q2: $1.1 billion2021-Q3: $1.1 billion2021-Q4: $1.4 billion2022-Q1: $1.3 billion2022-Q2: $1.2 billion2022-Q3: $1.2 billion2022-Q4: $1.3 billion2023-Q1: $1.4 billion2023-Q2: $1.2 billion2023-Q3: $1.2 billion2023-Q4: $1.3 billion2024-Q1: $1.3 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.2 billion2024-Q4: $1.3 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.2 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.4 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$940.3 million2017
2020-Q2$890.7 million2017
2020-Q1$965.7 million2017
2019-Q4$968.7 million2017
2019-Q3$881.3 million2017
2019-Q2$883.6 million2017
2019-Q1$901.2 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.3 billion · 2023
2017: $3.5 billion2018: $3.7 billion2019: $4.0 billion2020: $4.2 billion2021: $4.7 billion2022: $5.5 billion2023: $5.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.3 billion
2022$5.5 billion
2021$4.7 billion
2020$4.2 billion
2019$4.0 billion
2018$3.7 billion
2017$3.5 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 Wages62,5252026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages9,2662026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.4 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns69,85120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5,35520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census73,24920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,01620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,23420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$67.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423910Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$67.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census62,5252026-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.