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Size of the US Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers industry

NAICS 4539, Other Miscellaneous Store 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. 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)
$62.5 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Sales
$103 billion
2022 · Annual Retail Trade Survey
Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars
Employment
380,781
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
62,076
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
36,796
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$14.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Sales · Annual Retail Trade SurveyLatest $103 billion · 2022
1992: $16.6 billion1993: $19.9 billion1994: $24.0 billion1995: $27.5 billion1996: $31.2 billion1997: $33.9 billion1998: $37.8 billion1999: $40.4 billion2000: $40.5 billion2001: $39.9 billion2002: $39.8 billion2003: $39.9 billion2004: $41.5 billion2005: $43.7 billion2006: $47.1 billion2007: $49.4 billion2008: $47.3 billion2009: $43.6 billion2010: $45.2 billion2011: $48.0 billion2012: $48.4 billion2013: $50.3 billion2014: $53.2 billion2015: $56.4 billion2016: $59.8 billion2017: $62.5 billion2018: $67.3 billion2019: $70.7 billion2020: $76.1 billion2021: $94.2 billion2022: $103 billion
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PeriodValue
2022$103 billion
2021$94.2 billion
2020$76.1 billion
2019$70.7 billion
2018$67.3 billion
2017$62.5 billion
2016$59.8 billion
2015$56.4 billion
2014$53.2 billion
2013$50.3 billion
2012$48.4 billion
2011$48.0 billion
2010$45.2 billion
2009$43.6 billion
2008$47.3 billion
2007$49.4 billion
2006$47.1 billion
2005$43.7 billion
2004$41.5 billion
2003$39.9 billion
2002$39.8 billion
2001$39.9 billion
2000$40.5 billion
1999$40.4 billion
1998$37.8 billion
1997$33.9 billion
1996$31.2 billion
1995$27.5 billion
1994$24.0 billion
1993$19.9 billion
1992$16.6 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Retail Trade Survey · Employer firms by kind of business, current dollars · Agency label: Other miscellaneous store retailers

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 410,442 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 351,3152019-Q2: 373,1242019-Q3: 367,3242019-Q4: 369,7912020-Q1: 359,1782020-Q2: 326,7642020-Q3: 348,3142020-Q4: 364,2382021-Q1: 364,9672021-Q2: 395,2632021-Q3: 396,6992021-Q4: 410,442
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4410,442
2021-Q3396,699
2021-Q2395,263
2021-Q1364,967
2020-Q4364,238
2020-Q3348,314
2020-Q2326,764
2020-Q1359,178
2019-Q4369,791
2019-Q3367,324
2019-Q2373,124
2019-Q1351,315

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 380,781 · 2023
2017: 284,3382018: 295,6092019: 308,8372020: 323,4642021: 325,7152022: 359,6842023: 380,781
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PeriodValue
2023380,781
2022359,684
2021325,715
2020323,464
2019308,837
2018295,609
2017284,338

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 61,543 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 55,2972019-Q2: 56,2472019-Q3: 57,0082019-Q4: 57,4282020-Q1: 57,3132020-Q2: 57,1842020-Q3: 57,6092020-Q4: 58,2622021-Q1: 58,7472021-Q2: 59,0672021-Q3: 59,9612021-Q4: 61,543
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q461,543
2021-Q359,961
2021-Q259,067
2021-Q158,747
2020-Q458,262
2020-Q357,609
2020-Q257,184
2020-Q157,313
2019-Q457,428
2019-Q357,008
2019-Q256,247
2019-Q155,297

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 62,076 · 2023
2017: 48,8892018: 49,8582019: 51,1972020: 51,8392021: 53,5902022: 58,1622023: 62,076
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202362,076
202258,162
202153,590
202051,839
201951,197
201849,858
201748,889

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.4 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $2.8 billion2019-Q2: $2.9 billion2019-Q3: $3.0 billion2019-Q4: $3.2 billion2020-Q1: $3.0 billion2020-Q2: $2.7 billion2020-Q3: $3.1 billion2020-Q4: $3.6 billion2021-Q1: $3.1 billion2021-Q2: $3.6 billion2021-Q3: $3.8 billion2021-Q4: $4.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$4.4 billion
2021-Q3$3.8 billion
2021-Q2$3.6 billion
2021-Q1$3.1 billion
2020-Q4$3.6 billion
2020-Q3$3.1 billion
2020-Q2$2.7 billion
2020-Q1$3.0 billion
2019-Q4$3.2 billion
2019-Q3$3.0 billion
2019-Q2$2.9 billion
2019-Q1$2.8 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $14.5 billion · 2023
2017: $8.0 billion2018: $8.5 billion2019: $9.3 billion2020: $10.5 billion2021: $11.9 billion2022: $13.7 billion2023: $14.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$14.5 billion
2022$13.7 billion
2021$11.9 billion
2020$10.5 billion
2019$9.3 billion
2018$8.5 billion
2017$8.0 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 Wages410,4422021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages61,5432021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.4 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
SalesEmployer firms by kind of business, current dollarsAnnual Retail Trade Survey$103 billion20221992–2022 · 31 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$14.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns380,78120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns62,07620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$7.9 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census293,64520172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census48,71220172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census36,79620172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$62.5 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
45391Pet and Pet Supplies Stores$18.4 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census122,1022023 · CBP
45392Art Dealers$9.8 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census17,1202023 · CBP
45393Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers$5.5 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census10,2162023 · CBP
45399All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers$28.8 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census231,3432023 · 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.