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Size of the US Convenience Retailers industry

NAICS 445131, Convenience 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)
$38.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
163,804
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
35,658
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
29,905
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 163,804 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 168,7552022-Q2: 174,0222022-Q3: 172,2352022-Q4: 169,2162023-Q1: 167,2432023-Q2: 171,3292023-Q3: 170,1282023-Q4: 167,9372024-Q1: 164,3882024-Q2: 167,2732024-Q3: 165,8122024-Q4: 163,2132025-Q1: 164,3912025-Q2: 167,7032025-Q3: 167,0272025-Q4: 166,4712026-Q1: 163,804
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1163,804
2025-Q4166,471
2025-Q3167,027
2025-Q2167,703
2025-Q1164,391
2024-Q4163,213
2024-Q3165,812
2024-Q2167,273
2024-Q1164,388
2023-Q4167,937
2023-Q3170,128
2023-Q2171,329
2023-Q1167,243
2022-Q4169,216
2022-Q3172,235
2022-Q2174,022
2022-Q1168,755

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 35,658 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 34,5552022-Q2: 34,6782022-Q3: 34,9582022-Q4: 35,1602023-Q1: 35,2012023-Q2: 35,3382023-Q3: 35,3662023-Q4: 35,3382024-Q1: 34,8672024-Q2: 35,1252024-Q3: 35,1872024-Q4: 35,3292025-Q1: 35,4332025-Q2: 35,6352025-Q3: 35,8552025-Q4: 35,9232026-Q1: 35,658
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q135,658
2025-Q435,923
2025-Q335,855
2025-Q235,635
2025-Q135,433
2024-Q435,329
2024-Q335,187
2024-Q235,125
2024-Q134,867
2023-Q435,338
2023-Q335,366
2023-Q235,338
2023-Q135,201
2022-Q435,160
2022-Q334,958
2022-Q234,678
2022-Q134,555

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $1.1 billion2022-Q2: $1.2 billion2022-Q3: $1.2 billion2022-Q4: $1.2 billion2023-Q1: $1.2 billion2023-Q2: $1.2 billion2023-Q3: $1.2 billion2023-Q4: $1.2 billion2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $1.2 billion2024-Q3: $1.2 billion2024-Q4: $1.2 billion2025-Q1: $1.2 billion2025-Q2: $1.2 billion2025-Q3: $1.3 billion2025-Q4: $1.3 billion2026-Q1: $1.2 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$1.2 billion
2025-Q4$1.3 billion
2025-Q3$1.3 billion
2025-Q2$1.2 billion
2025-Q1$1.2 billion
2024-Q4$1.2 billion
2024-Q3$1.2 billion
2024-Q2$1.2 billion
2024-Q1$1.2 billion
2023-Q4$1.2 billion
2023-Q3$1.2 billion
2023-Q2$1.2 billion
2023-Q1$1.2 billion
2022-Q4$1.2 billion
2022-Q3$1.2 billion
2022-Q2$1.2 billion
2022-Q1$1.1 billion

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

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages163,8042026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages35,6582026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.2 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.5 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census151,33920222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census32,31120222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census29,90520222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$38.8 billion20222022–2022 · 1 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.