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Size of the US Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores industry

NAICS 4511, Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores. 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)
$70.1 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$85.5 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
419,984
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
36,008
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
26,699
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$11.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $85.5 billion · 2022
1992: $31.4 billion1993: $33.2 billion1994: $36.6 billion1995: $38.4 billion1996: $40.6 billion1997: $41.4 billion1998: $43.4 billion1999: $46.1 billion2000: $49.0 billion2001: $49.8 billion2002: $50.1 billion2003: $50.4 billion2004: $52.4 billion2005: $54.3 billion2006: $57.5 billion2007: $59.8 billion2008: $59.8 billion2009: $58.2 billion2010: $59.3 billion2011: $61.1 billion2012: $64.8 billion2013: $67.4 billion2014: $68.6 billion2015: $71.0 billion2016: $72.2 billion2017: $70.1 billion2018: $66.0 billion2019: $65.3 billion2020: $71.5 billion2021: $86.4 billion2022: $85.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$85.5 billion
2021$86.4 billion
2020$71.5 billion
2019$65.3 billion
2018$66.0 billion
2017$70.1 billion
2016$72.2 billion
2015$71.0 billion
2014$68.6 billion
2013$67.4 billion
2012$64.8 billion
2011$61.1 billion
2010$59.3 billion
2009$58.2 billion
2008$59.8 billion
2007$59.8 billion
2006$57.5 billion
2005$54.3 billion
2004$52.4 billion
2003$50.4 billion
2002$50.1 billion
2001$49.8 billion
2000$49.0 billion
1999$46.1 billion
1998$43.4 billion
1997$41.4 billion
1996$40.6 billion
1995$38.4 billion
1994$36.6 billion
1993$33.2 billion
1992$31.4 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument stores

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 506,249 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 460,6422019-Q2: 460,1032019-Q3: 459,5602019-Q4: 508,1332020-Q1: 450,1612020-Q2: 379,5972020-Q3: 431,5342020-Q4: 491,4682021-Q1: 447,5552021-Q2: 458,2582021-Q3: 453,0102021-Q4: 506,249
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4506,249
2021-Q3453,010
2021-Q2458,258
2021-Q1447,555
2020-Q4491,468
2020-Q3431,534
2020-Q2379,597
2020-Q1450,161
2019-Q4508,133
2019-Q3459,560
2019-Q2460,103
2019-Q1460,642

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 419,984 · 2023
2017: 452,4992018: 456,2962019: 413,2772020: 402,6382021: 403,0892022: 422,5172023: 419,984
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PeriodValue
2023419,984
2022422,517
2021403,089
2020402,638
2019413,277
2018456,296
2017452,499

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 41,163 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 41,5502019-Q2: 41,4332019-Q3: 41,5382019-Q4: 41,6492020-Q1: 41,2092020-Q2: 40,8312020-Q3: 40,8292020-Q4: 40,8942021-Q1: 40,5912021-Q2: 40,8652021-Q3: 40,8732021-Q4: 41,163
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q441,163
2021-Q340,873
2021-Q240,865
2021-Q140,591
2020-Q440,894
2020-Q340,829
2020-Q240,831
2020-Q141,209
2019-Q441,649
2019-Q341,538
2019-Q241,433
2019-Q141,550

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 36,008 · 2023
2017: 37,5972018: 36,8452019: 35,5982020: 34,6502021: 34,8112022: 36,0422023: 36,008
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202336,008
202236,042
202134,811
202034,650
201935,598
201836,845
201737,597

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.7 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $2.6 billion2019-Q2: $2.7 billion2019-Q3: $2.7 billion2019-Q4: $3.0 billion2020-Q1: $2.7 billion2020-Q2: $2.2 billion2020-Q3: $2.7 billion2020-Q4: $3.4 billion2021-Q1: $2.8 billion2021-Q2: $3.2 billion2021-Q3: $3.1 billion2021-Q4: $3.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$3.7 billion
2021-Q3$3.1 billion
2021-Q2$3.2 billion
2021-Q1$2.8 billion
2020-Q4$3.4 billion
2020-Q3$2.7 billion
2020-Q2$2.2 billion
2020-Q1$2.7 billion
2019-Q4$3.0 billion
2019-Q3$2.7 billion
2019-Q2$2.7 billion
2019-Q1$2.6 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $11.4 billion · 2023
2017: $8.8 billion2018: $8.9 billion2019: $8.7 billion2020: $8.9 billion2021: $10.2 billion2022: $11.9 billion2023: $11.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$11.4 billion
2022$11.9 billion
2021$10.2 billion
2020$8.9 billion
2019$8.7 billion
2018$8.9 billion
2017$8.8 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 Wages506,2492021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages41,1632021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.7 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$85.5 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$11.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns419,98420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns36,00820232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$8.7 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census450,54020172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census37,54920172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census26,69920172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$70.1 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
45111Sporting Goods Stores$44.5 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census252,3382023 · CBP
45112Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores$17.4 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census104,9902023 · CBP
45113Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores$3.6 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census34,4372023 · CBP
45114Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores$4.5 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census28,2192023 · 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.