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Size of the US Gasoline Stations industry

NAICS 447, Gasoline Stations. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$475 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$65.9 billion
2026-07 · Monthly Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Sales
$722 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
1,016,960
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
109,174
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
66,212
2017 · Economic Census

Over time

How it has changed

Sales, seasonally adjusted · Monthly Retail Trade SurveyLatest $60.5 billion · 2026-07
2011-08: $45.0 billion2011-09: $45.0 billion2011-10: $44.7 billion2011-11: $45.5 billion2011-12: $45.2 billion2012-01: $45.6 billion2012-02: $47.0 billion2012-03: $47.4 billion2012-04: $46.8 billion2012-05: $45.6 billion2012-06: $43.6 billion2012-07: $43.3 billion2012-08: $46.3 billion2012-09: $47.0 billion2012-10: $47.9 billion2012-11: $46.8 billion2012-12: $46.0 billion2013-01: $46.0 billion2013-02: $49.0 billion2013-03: $47.6 billion2013-04: $46.0 billion2013-05: $45.5 billion2013-06: $45.8 billion2013-07: $45.9 billion2013-08: $45.5 billion2013-09: $45.6 billion2013-10: $44.9 billion2013-11: $44.6 billion2013-12: $46.5 billion2014-01: $47.0 billion2014-02: $47.4 billion2014-03: $46.8 billion2014-04: $47.0 billion2014-05: $46.7 billion2014-06: $45.6 billion2014-07: $45.7 billion2014-08: $45.8 billion2014-09: $45.3 billion2014-10: $44.4 billion2014-11: $43.5 billion2014-12: $40.4 billion2015-01: $36.5 billion2015-02: $37.8 billion2015-03: $38.3 billion2015-04: $37.7 billion2015-05: $39.2 billion2015-06: $39.7 billion2015-07: $40.2 billion2015-08: $39.1 billion2015-09: $36.8 billion2015-10: $36.5 billion2015-11: $36.0 billion2015-12: $35.8 billion2016-01: $34.5 billion2016-02: $32.8 billion2016-03: $34.1 billion2016-04: $35.1 billion2016-05: $35.9 billion2016-06: $37.0 billion2016-07: $36.7 billion2016-08: $35.8 billion2016-09: $36.8 billion2016-10: $37.8 billion2016-11: $37.4 billion2016-12: $39.3 billion2017-01: $39.8 billion2017-02: $40.1 billion2017-03: $39.8 billion2017-04: $39.6 billion2017-05: $38.0 billion2017-06: $37.4 billion2017-07: $37.4 billion2017-08: $38.5 billion2017-09: $40.7 billion2017-10: $40.7 billion2017-11: $41.7 billion2017-12: $42.6 billion2018-01: $42.8 billion2018-02: $43.1 billion2018-03: $42.8 billion2018-04: $43.0 billion2018-05: $44.0 billion2018-06: $43.7 billion2018-07: $43.9 billion2018-08: $44.6 billion2018-09: $44.1 billion2018-10: $45.8 billion2018-11: $43.4 billion2018-12: $41.0 billion2019-01: $39.8 billion2019-02: $41.4 billion2019-03: $43.2 billion2019-04: $44.4 billion2019-05: $43.8 billion2019-06: $42.2 billion2019-07: $42.7 billion2019-08: $42.8 billion2019-09: $42.5 billion2019-10: $42.9 billion2019-11: $42.8 billion2019-12: $44.0 billion2020-01: $43.2 billion2020-02: $41.4 billion2020-03: $34.9 billion2020-04: $26.9 billion2020-05: $30.0 billion2020-06: $33.8 billion2020-07: $35.4 billion2020-08: $36.3 billion2020-09: $36.7 billion2020-10: $36.5 billion2020-11: $35.5 billion2020-12: $38.8 billion2021-01: $40.8 billion2021-02: $41.6 billion2021-03: $46.3 billion2021-04: $44.9 billion2021-05: $45.4 billion2021-06: $46.6 billion2021-07: $47.3 billion2021-08: $48.5 billion2021-09: $50.6 billion2021-10: $51.8 billion2021-11: $52.8 billion2021-12: $54.2 billion2022-01: $53.4 billion2022-02: $55.7 billion2022-03: $63.0 billion2022-04: $63.4 billion2022-05: $66.4 billion2022-06: $68.0 billion2022-07: $65.8 billion2022-08: $60.9 billion2022-09: $59.2 billion2022-10: $60.4 billion2022-11: $59.4 billion2022-12: $56.2 billion2023-01: $56.1 billion2023-02: $54.8 billion2023-03: $54.6 billion2023-04: $54.0 billion2023-05: $52.6 billion2023-06: $51.9 billion2023-07: $52.1 billion2023-08: $55.8 billion2023-09: $57.5 billion2023-10: $55.6 billion2023-11: $53.7 billion2023-12: $53.0 billion2024-01: $51.9 billion2024-02: $52.8 billion2024-03: $53.8 billion2024-04: $54.6 billion2024-05: $53.4 billion2024-06: $52.7 billion2024-07: $52.7 billion2024-08: $52.1 billion2024-09: $51.2 billion2024-10: $51.3 billion2024-11: $51.2 billion2024-12: $52.1 billion2025-01: $53.2 billion2025-02: $52.7 billion2025-03: $51.3 billion2025-04: $50.9 billion2025-05: $50.3 billion2025-06: $50.7 billion2025-07: $51.6 billion2025-08: $51.5 billion2025-09: $52.8 billion2025-10: $52.1 billion2025-11: $52.7 billion2025-12: $52.9 billion2026-01: $51.8 billion2026-02: $52.7 billion2026-03: $60.1 billion2026-04: $62.4 billion2026-05: $64.1 billion2026-06: $60.6 billion2026-07: $60.5 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-07$60.5 billion
2026-06$60.6 billion
2026-05$64.1 billion
2026-04$62.4 billion
2026-03$60.1 billion
2026-02$52.7 billion
2026-01$51.8 billion
2025-12$52.9 billion
2025-11$52.7 billion
2025-10$52.1 billion
2025-09$52.8 billion
2025-08$51.5 billion
2025-07$51.6 billion
2025-06$50.7 billion
2025-05$50.3 billion
2025-04$50.9 billion
2025-03$51.3 billion
2025-02$52.7 billion
2025-01$53.2 billion
2024-12$52.1 billion
2024-11$51.2 billion
2024-10$51.3 billion
2024-09$51.2 billion
2024-08$52.1 billion
2024-07$52.7 billion
2024-06$52.7 billion
2024-05$53.4 billion
2024-04$54.6 billion
2024-03$53.8 billion
2024-02$52.8 billion
2024-01$51.9 billion
2023-12$53.0 billion
2023-11$53.7 billion
2023-10$55.6 billion
2023-09$57.5 billion
2023-08$55.8 billion
2023-07$52.1 billion
2023-06$51.9 billion
2023-05$52.6 billion
2023-04$54.0 billion
2023-03$54.6 billion
2023-02$54.8 billion
2023-01$56.1 billion
2022-12$56.2 billion
2022-11$59.4 billion
2022-10$60.4 billion
2022-09$59.2 billion
2022-08$60.9 billion
2022-07$65.8 billion
2022-06$68.0 billion
2022-05$66.4 billion
2022-04$63.4 billion
2022-03$63.0 billion
2022-02$55.7 billion
2022-01$53.4 billion
2021-12$54.2 billion
2021-11$52.8 billion
2021-10$51.8 billion
2021-09$50.6 billion
2021-08$48.5 billion
2021-07$47.3 billion
2021-06$46.6 billion
2021-05$45.4 billion
2021-04$44.9 billion
2021-03$46.3 billion
2021-02$41.6 billion
2021-01$40.8 billion
2020-12$38.8 billion
2020-11$35.5 billion
2020-10$36.5 billion
2020-09$36.7 billion
2020-08$36.3 billion
2020-07$35.4 billion
2020-06$33.8 billion
2020-05$30.0 billion
2020-04$26.9 billion
2020-03$34.9 billion
2020-02$41.4 billion
2020-01$43.2 billion
2019-12$44.0 billion
2019-11$42.8 billion
2019-10$42.9 billion
2019-09$42.5 billion
2019-08$42.8 billion
2019-07$42.7 billion
2019-06$42.2 billion
2019-05$43.8 billion
2019-04$44.4 billion
2019-03$43.2 billion
2019-02$41.4 billion
2019-01$39.8 billion
2018-12$41.0 billion
2018-11$43.4 billion
2018-10$45.8 billion
2018-09$44.1 billion
2018-08$44.6 billion
2018-07$43.9 billion
2018-06$43.7 billion
2018-05$44.0 billion
2018-04$43.0 billion
2018-03$42.8 billion
2018-02$43.1 billion
2018-01$42.8 billion
2017-12$42.6 billion
2017-11$41.7 billion
2017-10$40.7 billion
2017-09$40.7 billion
2017-08$38.5 billion
2017-07$37.4 billion
2017-06$37.4 billion
2017-05$38.0 billion
2017-04$39.6 billion
2017-03$39.8 billion
2017-02$40.1 billion
2017-01$39.8 billion
2016-12$39.3 billion
2016-11$37.4 billion
2016-10$37.8 billion
2016-09$36.8 billion
2016-08$35.8 billion
2016-07$36.7 billion
2016-06$37.0 billion
2016-05$35.9 billion
2016-04$35.1 billion
2016-03$34.1 billion
2016-02$32.8 billion
2016-01$34.5 billion
2015-12$35.8 billion
2015-11$36.0 billion
2015-10$36.5 billion
2015-09$36.8 billion
2015-08$39.1 billion
2015-07$40.2 billion
2015-06$39.7 billion
2015-05$39.2 billion
2015-04$37.7 billion
2015-03$38.3 billion
2015-02$37.8 billion
2015-01$36.5 billion
2014-12$40.4 billion
2014-11$43.5 billion
2014-10$44.4 billion
2014-09$45.3 billion
2014-08$45.8 billion
2014-07$45.7 billion
2014-06$45.6 billion
2014-05$46.7 billion
2014-04$47.0 billion
2014-03$46.8 billion
2014-02$47.4 billion
2014-01$47.0 billion
2013-12$46.5 billion
2013-11$44.6 billion
2013-10$44.9 billion
2013-09$45.6 billion
2013-08$45.5 billion
2013-07$45.9 billion
2013-06$45.8 billion
2013-05$45.5 billion
2013-04$46.0 billion
2013-03$47.6 billion
2013-02$49.0 billion
2013-01$46.0 billion
2012-12$46.0 billion
2012-11$46.8 billion
2012-10$47.9 billion
2012-09$47.0 billion
2012-08$46.3 billion
2012-07$43.3 billion
2012-06$43.6 billion
2012-05$45.6 billion
2012-04$46.8 billion
2012-03$47.4 billion
2012-02$47.0 billion
2012-01$45.6 billion
2011-12$45.2 billion
2011-11$45.5 billion
2011-10$44.7 billion
2011-09$45.0 billion
2011-08$45.0 billion

Last 15 years shown; published since 1992-01, 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: Gasoline Stations

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $722 billion · 2022
1992: $154 billion1993: $160 billion1994: $169 billion1995: $179 billion1996: $193 billion1997: $198 billion1998: $190 billion1999: $211 billion2000: $248 billion2001: $250 billion2002: $249 billion2003: $274 billion2004: $323 billion2005: $378 billion2006: $421 billion2007: $450 billion2008: $502 billion2009: $390 billion2010: $447 billion2011: $532 billion2012: $554 billion2013: $553 billion2014: $546 billion2015: $454 billion2016: $435 billion2017: $475 billion2018: $521 billion2019: $509 billion2020: $424 billion2021: $564 billion2022: $722 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$722 billion
2021$564 billion
2020$424 billion
2019$509 billion
2018$521 billion
2017$475 billion
2016$435 billion
2015$454 billion
2014$546 billion
2013$553 billion
2012$554 billion
2011$532 billion
2010$447 billion
2009$390 billion
2008$502 billion
2007$450 billion
2006$421 billion
2005$378 billion
2004$323 billion
2003$274 billion
2002$249 billion
2001$250 billion
2000$248 billion
1999$211 billion
1998$190 billion
1997$198 billion
1996$193 billion
1995$179 billion
1994$169 billion
1993$160 billion
1992$154 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Gasoline stations

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 939,533 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 925,2882019-Q2: 949,1772019-Q3: 949,5902019-Q4: 946,5102020-Q1: 935,1022020-Q2: 909,6152020-Q3: 922,3112020-Q4: 934,9032021-Q1: 917,8442021-Q2: 940,7532021-Q3: 939,5322021-Q4: 939,533
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4939,533
2021-Q3939,532
2021-Q2940,753
2021-Q1917,844
2020-Q4934,903
2020-Q3922,311
2020-Q2909,615
2020-Q1935,102
2019-Q4946,510
2019-Q3949,590
2019-Q2949,177
2019-Q1925,288

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 1,016,960 · 2023
2017: 943,9172018: 974,1562019: 994,3342020: 994,4152021: 976,5032022: 988,2792023: 1,016,960
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20231,016,960
2022988,279
2021976,503
2020994,415
2019994,334
2018974,156
2017943,917

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 108,679 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 106,1052019-Q2: 106,2582019-Q3: 106,6792019-Q4: 106,9672020-Q1: 106,5862020-Q2: 106,5942020-Q3: 106,9542020-Q4: 107,4252021-Q1: 107,7252021-Q2: 107,8842021-Q3: 108,3042021-Q4: 108,679
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4108,679
2021-Q3108,304
2021-Q2107,884
2021-Q1107,725
2020-Q4107,425
2020-Q3106,954
2020-Q2106,594
2020-Q1106,586
2019-Q4106,967
2019-Q3106,679
2019-Q2106,258
2019-Q1106,105

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 109,174 · 2023
2017: 112,8662018: 112,6622019: 112,6302020: 111,7522021: 110,9252022: 109,2432023: 109,174
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023109,174
2022109,243
2021110,925
2020111,752
2019112,630
2018112,662
2017112,866

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $6.9 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $5.2 billion2019-Q2: $5.4 billion2019-Q3: $5.6 billion2019-Q4: $5.8 billion2020-Q1: $5.5 billion2020-Q2: $5.6 billion2020-Q3: $5.8 billion2020-Q4: $6.3 billion2021-Q1: $5.7 billion2021-Q2: $6.0 billion2021-Q3: $6.4 billion2021-Q4: $6.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$6.9 billion
2021-Q3$6.4 billion
2021-Q2$6.0 billion
2021-Q1$5.7 billion
2020-Q4$6.3 billion
2020-Q3$5.8 billion
2020-Q2$5.6 billion
2020-Q1$5.5 billion
2019-Q4$5.8 billion
2019-Q3$5.6 billion
2019-Q2$5.4 billion
2019-Q1$5.2 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $29.7 billion · 2023
2017: $19.5 billion2018: $20.0 billion2019: $21.3 billion2020: $22.7 billion2021: $24.3 billion2022: $27.0 billion2023: $29.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$29.7 billion
2022$27.0 billion
2021$24.3 billion
2020$22.7 billion
2019$21.3 billion
2018$20.0 billion
2017$19.5 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 Wages939,5332021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages108,6792021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$6.9 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$722 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$29.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,016,96020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns109,17420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$19.3 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census942,73520172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census115,36920172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census66,21220172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$475 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$65.9 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published
Sales, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsMonthly Retail Trade Survey$60.5 billion2026-071992-01–2026-07 · 415 published

Breakdown

Industries within Gasoline Stations

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
4471Gasoline Stations$475 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census1,016,9602023 · CBP

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.