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Size of the US Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores industry

NAICS 451120, Hobby, Toy, and Game 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)
$17.4 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
104,990
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
8,803
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
4,668
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 136,665 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 125,4642019-Q2: 122,4722019-Q3: 124,8222019-Q4: 148,3132020-Q1: 120,9742020-Q2: 91,3152020-Q3: 109,0012020-Q4: 131,8112021-Q1: 111,2532021-Q2: 111,0042021-Q3: 114,7962021-Q4: 136,665
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4136,665
2021-Q3114,796
2021-Q2111,004
2021-Q1111,253
2020-Q4131,811
2020-Q3109,001
2020-Q291,315
2020-Q1120,974
2019-Q4148,313
2019-Q3124,822
2019-Q2122,472
2019-Q1125,464

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 104,990 · 2023
2017: 144,3202018: 143,8902019: 108,1162020: 106,2032021: 102,0222022: 107,3112023: 104,990
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PeriodValue
2023104,990
2022107,311
2021102,022
2020106,203
2019108,116
2018143,890
2017144,320

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 10,583 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 10,9142019-Q2: 10,8892019-Q3: 10,9522019-Q4: 10,9412020-Q1: 10,8902020-Q2: 10,7622020-Q3: 10,5762020-Q4: 10,5402021-Q1: 10,5212021-Q2: 10,6012021-Q3: 10,5232021-Q4: 10,583
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PeriodValue
2021-Q410,583
2021-Q310,523
2021-Q210,601
2021-Q110,521
2020-Q410,540
2020-Q310,576
2020-Q210,762
2020-Q110,890
2019-Q410,941
2019-Q310,952
2019-Q210,889
2019-Q110,914

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 8,803 · 2023
2017: 8,5392018: 8,4662019: 7,8822020: 7,7942021: 7,9622022: 8,4712023: 8,803
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PeriodValue
20238,803
20228,471
20217,962
20207,794
20197,882
20188,466
20178,539

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $865.0 million · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $626.8 million2019-Q2: $613.0 million2019-Q3: $616.9 million2019-Q4: $713.8 million2020-Q1: $628.8 million2020-Q2: $413.0 million2020-Q3: $576.4 million2020-Q4: $763.4 million2021-Q1: $624.2 million2021-Q2: $660.8 million2021-Q3: $661.2 million2021-Q4: $865.0 million
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$865.0 million
2021-Q3$661.2 million
2021-Q2$660.8 million
2021-Q1$624.2 million
2020-Q4$763.4 million
2020-Q3$576.4 million
2020-Q2$413.0 million
2020-Q1$628.8 million
2019-Q4$713.8 million
2019-Q3$616.9 million
2019-Q2$613.0 million
2019-Q1$626.8 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.5 billion · 2023
2017: $2.2 billion2018: $2.3 billion2019: $2.0 billion2020: $2.0 billion2021: $2.3 billion2022: $2.6 billion2023: $2.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.5 billion
2022$2.6 billion
2021$2.3 billion
2020$2.0 billion
2019$2.0 billion
2018$2.3 billion
2017$2.2 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 Wages136,6652021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages10,5832021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$865.0 million2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns104,99020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns8,80320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.2 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census148,05920172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census8,50720172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,66820172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$17.4 billion20172017–2017 · 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.