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Size of the US Paint and Wallpaper Retailers industry

NAICS 44412, Paint and Wallpaper Retailers. 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)
$16.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$1.8 billion
2026-07 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Sales
$16.0 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
39,925
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
6,686
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,464
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

How it has changed

Sales · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $1.8 billion · 2026-07
2011-08: $853.0 million2011-09: $783.0 million2011-10: $732.0 million2011-11: $660.0 million2011-12: $564.0 million2012-01: $577.0 million2012-02: $615.0 million2012-03: $746.0 million2012-04: $747.0 million2012-05: $842.0 million2012-06: $860.0 million2012-07: $861.0 million2012-08: $918.0 million2012-09: $817.0 million2012-10: $805.0 million2012-11: $688.0 million2012-12: $565.0 million2013-01: $652.0 million2013-02: $617.0 million2013-03: $730.0 million2013-04: $824.0 million2013-05: $897.0 million2013-06: $854.0 million2013-07: $911.0 million2013-08: $925.0 million2013-09: $815.0 million2013-10: $827.0 million2013-11: $678.0 million2013-12: $590.0 million2014-01: $620.0 million2014-02: $614.0 million2014-03: $789.0 million2014-04: $887.0 million2014-05: $954.0 million2014-06: $964.0 million2014-07: $1.0 billion2014-08: $972.0 million2014-09: $955.0 million2014-10: $939.0 million2014-11: $718.0 million2014-12: $694.0 million2015-01: $679.0 million2015-02: $663.0 million2015-03: $852.0 million2015-04: $917.0 million2015-05: $938.0 million2015-06: $1.0 billion2015-07: $1.0 billion2015-08: $985.0 million2015-09: $970.0 million2015-10: $941.0 million2015-11: $760.0 million2015-12: $724.0 million2016-01: $670.0 million2016-02: $747.0 million2016-03: $921.0 million2016-04: $933.0 million2016-05: $972.0 million2016-06: $1.1 billion2016-07: $989.0 million2016-08: $1.1 billion2016-09: $988.0 million2016-10: $935.0 million2016-11: $837.0 million2016-12: $745.0 million2017-01: $739.0 million2017-02: $765.0 million2017-03: $968.0 million2017-04: $926.0 million2017-05: $1.1 billion2017-06: $1.1 billion2017-07: $1.0 billion2017-08: $1.1 billion2017-09: $1.0 billion2017-10: $1.0 billion2017-11: $890.0 million2017-12: $783.0 million2018-01: $797.0 million2018-02: $816.0 million2018-03: $987.0 million2018-04: $1.0 billion2018-05: $1.1 billion2018-06: $1.2 billion2018-07: $1.1 billion2018-08: $1.2 billion2018-09: $1.0 billion2018-10: $1.1 billion2018-11: $917.0 million2018-12: $798.0 million2019-01: $889.0 million2019-02: $837.0 million2019-03: $1.0 billion2019-04: $957.0 million2019-05: $1.2 billion2019-06: $1.1 billion2019-07: $1.2 billion2019-08: $1.2 billion2019-09: $1.1 billion2019-10: $1.2 billion2019-11: $942.0 million2019-12: $839.0 million2020-01: $944.0 million2020-02: $941.0 million2020-03: $1.1 billion2020-04: $980.0 million2020-05: $1.1 billion2020-06: $1.3 billion2020-07: $1.3 billion2020-08: $1.3 billion2020-09: $1.3 billion2020-10: $1.3 billion2020-11: $1.1 billion2020-12: $995.0 million2021-01: $972.0 million2021-02: $942.0 million2021-03: $1.3 billion2021-04: $1.3 billion2021-05: $1.3 billion2021-06: $1.4 billion2021-07: $1.3 billion2021-08: $1.3 billion2021-09: $1.3 billion2021-10: $1.3 billion2021-11: $1.2 billion2021-12: $1.1 billion2022-01: $1.0 billion2022-02: $1.1 billion2022-03: $1.4 billion2022-04: $1.4 billion2022-05: $1.5 billion2022-06: $1.6 billion2022-07: $1.4 billion2022-08: $1.6 billion2022-09: $1.5 billion2022-10: $1.5 billion2022-11: $1.3 billion2022-12: $1.1 billion2023-01: $1.2 billion2023-02: $1.2 billion2023-03: $1.5 billion2023-04: $1.4 billion2023-05: $1.7 billion2023-06: $1.6 billion2023-07: $1.5 billion2023-08: $1.7 billion2023-09: $1.5 billion2023-10: $1.5 billion2023-11: $1.3 billion2023-12: $1.1 billion2024-01: $1.1 billion2024-02: $1.2 billion2024-03: $1.4 billion2024-04: $1.5 billion2024-05: $1.6 billion2024-06: $1.6 billion2024-07: $1.6 billion2024-08: $1.6 billion2024-09: $1.5 billion2024-10: $1.6 billion2024-11: $1.2 billion2024-12: $1.1 billion2025-01: $1.2 billion2025-02: $1.2 billion2025-03: $1.5 billion2025-04: $1.6 billion2025-05: $1.6 billion2025-06: $1.7 billion2025-07: $1.7 billion2025-08: $1.7 billion2025-09: $1.7 billion2025-10: $1.7 billion2025-11: $1.3 billion2025-12: $1.2 billion2026-01: $1.2 billion2026-02: $1.3 billion2026-03: $1.6 billion2026-04: $1.7 billion2026-05: $1.7 billion2026-06: $1.9 billion2026-07: $1.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-07$1.8 billion
2026-06$1.9 billion
2026-05$1.7 billion
2026-04$1.7 billion
2026-03$1.6 billion
2026-02$1.3 billion
2026-01$1.2 billion
2025-12$1.2 billion
2025-11$1.3 billion
2025-10$1.7 billion
2025-09$1.7 billion
2025-08$1.7 billion
2025-07$1.7 billion
2025-06$1.7 billion
2025-05$1.6 billion
2025-04$1.6 billion
2025-03$1.5 billion
2025-02$1.2 billion
2025-01$1.2 billion
2024-12$1.1 billion
2024-11$1.2 billion
2024-10$1.6 billion
2024-09$1.5 billion
2024-08$1.6 billion
2024-07$1.6 billion
2024-06$1.6 billion
2024-05$1.6 billion
2024-04$1.5 billion
2024-03$1.4 billion
2024-02$1.2 billion
2024-01$1.1 billion
2023-12$1.1 billion
2023-11$1.3 billion
2023-10$1.5 billion
2023-09$1.5 billion
2023-08$1.7 billion
2023-07$1.5 billion
2023-06$1.6 billion
2023-05$1.7 billion
2023-04$1.4 billion
2023-03$1.5 billion
2023-02$1.2 billion
2023-01$1.2 billion
2022-12$1.1 billion
2022-11$1.3 billion
2022-10$1.5 billion
2022-09$1.5 billion
2022-08$1.6 billion
2022-07$1.4 billion
2022-06$1.6 billion
2022-05$1.5 billion
2022-04$1.4 billion
2022-03$1.4 billion
2022-02$1.1 billion
2022-01$1.0 billion
2021-12$1.1 billion
2021-11$1.2 billion
2021-10$1.3 billion
2021-09$1.3 billion
2021-08$1.3 billion
2021-07$1.3 billion
2021-06$1.4 billion
2021-05$1.3 billion
2021-04$1.3 billion
2021-03$1.3 billion
2021-02$942.0 million
2021-01$972.0 million
2020-12$995.0 million
2020-11$1.1 billion
2020-10$1.3 billion
2020-09$1.3 billion
2020-08$1.3 billion
2020-07$1.3 billion
2020-06$1.3 billion
2020-05$1.1 billion
2020-04$980.0 million
2020-03$1.1 billion
2020-02$941.0 million
2020-01$944.0 million
2019-12$839.0 million
2019-11$942.0 million
2019-10$1.2 billion
2019-09$1.1 billion
2019-08$1.2 billion
2019-07$1.2 billion
2019-06$1.1 billion
2019-05$1.2 billion
2019-04$957.0 million
2019-03$1.0 billion
2019-02$837.0 million
2019-01$889.0 million
2018-12$798.0 million
2018-11$917.0 million
2018-10$1.1 billion
2018-09$1.0 billion
2018-08$1.2 billion
2018-07$1.1 billion
2018-06$1.2 billion
2018-05$1.1 billion
2018-04$1.0 billion
2018-03$987.0 million
2018-02$816.0 million
2018-01$797.0 million
2017-12$783.0 million
2017-11$890.0 million
2017-10$1.0 billion
2017-09$1.0 billion
2017-08$1.1 billion
2017-07$1.0 billion
2017-06$1.1 billion
2017-05$1.1 billion
2017-04$926.0 million
2017-03$968.0 million
2017-02$765.0 million
2017-01$739.0 million
2016-12$745.0 million
2016-11$837.0 million
2016-10$935.0 million
2016-09$988.0 million
2016-08$1.1 billion
2016-07$989.0 million
2016-06$1.1 billion
2016-05$972.0 million
2016-04$933.0 million
2016-03$921.0 million
2016-02$747.0 million
2016-01$670.0 million
2015-12$724.0 million
2015-11$760.0 million
2015-10$941.0 million
2015-09$970.0 million
2015-08$985.0 million
2015-07$1.0 billion
2015-06$1.0 billion
2015-05$938.0 million
2015-04$917.0 million
2015-03$852.0 million
2015-02$663.0 million
2015-01$679.0 million
2014-12$694.0 million
2014-11$718.0 million
2014-10$939.0 million
2014-09$955.0 million
2014-08$972.0 million
2014-07$1.0 billion
2014-06$964.0 million
2014-05$954.0 million
2014-04$887.0 million
2014-03$789.0 million
2014-02$614.0 million
2014-01$620.0 million
2013-12$590.0 million
2013-11$678.0 million
2013-10$827.0 million
2013-09$815.0 million
2013-08$925.0 million
2013-07$911.0 million
2013-06$854.0 million
2013-05$897.0 million
2013-04$824.0 million
2013-03$730.0 million
2013-02$617.0 million
2013-01$652.0 million
2012-12$565.0 million
2012-11$688.0 million
2012-10$805.0 million
2012-09$817.0 million
2012-08$918.0 million
2012-07$861.0 million
2012-06$860.0 million
2012-05$842.0 million
2012-04$747.0 million
2012-03$746.0 million
2012-02$615.0 million
2012-01$577.0 million
2011-12$564.0 million
2011-11$660.0 million
2011-10$732.0 million
2011-09$783.0 million
2011-08$853.0 million

Last 15 years shown; published since 2001-01, all of it in the API. · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Paint and Wallpaper Stores

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $16.0 billion · 2022
1992: $4.6 billion1993: $5.0 billion1994: $5.6 billion1995: $6.3 billion1996: $6.9 billion1997: $7.6 billion1998: $8.4 billion1999: $8.6 billion2000: $8.7 billion2001: $8.5 billion2002: $8.0 billion2003: $8.4 billion2004: $8.8 billion2005: $9.7 billion2006: $10.2 billion2007: $10.1 billion2008: $9.3 billion2009: $7.9 billion2010: $7.9 billion2011: $8.3 billion2012: $9.0 billion2013: $9.3 billion2014: $10.1 billion2015: $10.5 billion2016: $10.9 billion2017: $11.4 billion2018: $12.1 billion2019: $12.4 billion2020: $13.5 billion2021: $14.5 billion2022: $16.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$16.0 billion
2021$14.5 billion
2020$13.5 billion
2019$12.4 billion
2018$12.1 billion
2017$11.4 billion
2016$10.9 billion
2015$10.5 billion
2014$10.1 billion
2013$9.3 billion
2012$9.0 billion
2011$8.3 billion
2010$7.9 billion
2009$7.9 billion
2008$9.3 billion
2007$10.1 billion
2006$10.2 billion
2005$9.7 billion
2004$8.8 billion
2003$8.4 billion
2002$8.0 billion
2001$8.5 billion
2000$8.7 billion
1999$8.6 billion
1998$8.4 billion
1997$7.6 billion
1996$6.9 billion
1995$6.3 billion
1994$5.6 billion
1993$5.0 billion
1992$4.6 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Paint and wallpaper stores

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 39,925 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 39,3032019-Q2: 40,3312019-Q3: 40,0582019-Q4: 40,7282020-Q1: 40,2672020-Q2: 38,4502020-Q3: 39,1532020-Q4: 40,2692021-Q1: 39,5652021-Q2: 40,0352021-Q3: 40,1042021-Q4: 39,7892022-Q1: 40,5362022-Q2: 41,6802022-Q3: 41,8712022-Q4: 42,7122023-Q1: 43,5812023-Q2: 42,6172023-Q3: 42,0612023-Q4: 42,2792024-Q1: 41,8492024-Q2: 42,0652024-Q3: 41,1422024-Q4: 41,0312025-Q1: 40,7562025-Q2: 41,1562025-Q3: 40,4412025-Q4: 40,2052026-Q1: 39,925NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q139,9252022
2025-Q440,2052022
2025-Q340,4412022
2025-Q241,1562022
2025-Q140,7562022
2024-Q441,0312022
2024-Q341,1422022
2024-Q242,0652022
2024-Q141,8492022
2023-Q442,2792022
2023-Q342,0612022
2023-Q242,6172022
2023-Q143,5812022
2022-Q442,7122022
2022-Q341,8712022
2022-Q241,6802022
2022-Q140,5362022
2021-Q439,7892017
2021-Q340,1042017
2021-Q240,0352017
2021-Q139,5652017
2020-Q440,2692017
2020-Q339,1532017
2020-Q238,4502017
2020-Q140,2672017
2019-Q440,7282017
2019-Q340,0582017
2019-Q240,3312017
2019-Q139,3032017

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 41,487 · 2023
2017: 35,4272018: 43,2552019: 42,6552020: 50,4682021: 31,6872022: 33,5262023: 41,487
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PeriodValue
202341,487
202233,526
202131,687
202050,468
201942,655
201843,255
201735,427

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,686 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,8382019-Q2: 6,7092019-Q3: 6,7722019-Q4: 6,7152020-Q1: 6,6522020-Q2: 6,6312020-Q3: 6,6672020-Q4: 6,6612021-Q1: 6,2432021-Q2: 6,2222021-Q3: 6,2252021-Q4: 6,2552022-Q1: 6,8992022-Q2: 6,7462022-Q3: 6,8262022-Q4: 6,8552023-Q1: 6,9232023-Q2: 6,8992023-Q3: 6,8932023-Q4: 6,8992024-Q1: 6,8512024-Q2: 6,7162024-Q3: 6,7152024-Q4: 6,7732025-Q1: 6,7072025-Q2: 6,7252025-Q3: 6,7082025-Q4: 6,7082026-Q1: 6,686NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16,6862022
2025-Q46,7082022
2025-Q36,7082022
2025-Q26,7252022
2025-Q16,7072022
2024-Q46,7732022
2024-Q36,7152022
2024-Q26,7162022
2024-Q16,8512022
2023-Q46,8992022
2023-Q36,8932022
2023-Q26,8992022
2023-Q16,9232022
2022-Q46,8552022
2022-Q36,8262022
2022-Q26,7462022
2022-Q16,8992022
2021-Q46,2552017
2021-Q36,2252017
2021-Q26,2222017
2021-Q16,2432017
2020-Q46,6612017
2020-Q36,6672017
2020-Q26,6312017
2020-Q16,6522017
2019-Q46,7152017
2019-Q36,7722017
2019-Q26,7092017
2019-Q16,8382017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 7,284 · 2023
2017: 7,0372018: 6,9422019: 6,9852020: 6,7982021: 6,6782022: 7,2442023: 7,284
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20237,284
20227,244
20216,678
20206,798
20196,985
20186,942
20177,037

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $671.0 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $499.3 million2019-Q2: $485.8 million2019-Q3: $463.6 million2019-Q4: $524.6 million2020-Q1: $537.1 million2020-Q2: $503.8 million2020-Q3: $484.6 million2020-Q4: $556.5 million2021-Q1: $585.2 million2021-Q2: $532.7 million2021-Q3: $533.0 million2021-Q4: $634.7 million2022-Q1: $558.3 million2022-Q2: $560.5 million2022-Q3: $575.3 million2022-Q4: $569.7 million2023-Q1: $687.1 million2023-Q2: $539.5 million2023-Q3: $586.3 million2023-Q4: $578.6 million2024-Q1: $655.2 million2024-Q2: $551.5 million2024-Q3: $620.2 million2024-Q4: $584.4 million2025-Q1: $665.4 million2025-Q2: $563.6 million2025-Q3: $632.5 million2025-Q4: $598.7 million2026-Q1: $671.0 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$671.0 million2022
2025-Q4$598.7 million2022
2025-Q3$632.5 million2022
2025-Q2$563.6 million2022
2025-Q1$665.4 million2022
2024-Q4$584.4 million2022
2024-Q3$620.2 million2022
2024-Q2$551.5 million2022
2024-Q1$655.2 million2022
2023-Q4$578.6 million2022
2023-Q3$586.3 million2022
2023-Q2$539.5 million2022
2023-Q1$687.1 million2022
2022-Q4$569.7 million2022
2022-Q3$575.3 million2022
2022-Q2$560.5 million2022
2022-Q1$558.3 million2022
2021-Q4$634.7 million2017
2021-Q3$533.0 million2017
2021-Q2$532.7 million2017
2021-Q1$585.2 million2017
2020-Q4$556.5 million2017
2020-Q3$484.6 million2017
2020-Q2$503.8 million2017
2020-Q1$537.1 million2017
2019-Q4$524.6 million2017
2019-Q3$463.6 million2017
2019-Q2$485.8 million2017
2019-Q1$499.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.3 billion · 2023
2017: $1.3 billion2018: $1.8 billion2019: $1.8 billion2020: $2.4 billion2021: $1.4 billion2022: $1.7 billion2023: $2.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.3 billion
2022$1.7 billion
2021$1.4 billion
2020$2.4 billion
2019$1.8 billion
2018$1.8 billion
2017$1.3 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 Wages39,9252026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6,6862026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$671.0 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$16.0 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns41,48720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns7,28420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census35,64820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census7,36420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,46420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$16.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$1.8 billion2026-072001-01–2026-07 · 307 published

Breakdown

Industries within Paint and Wallpaper Retailers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
444120Paint and Wallpaper Retailers$16.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census39,9252026-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.