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Size of the US Sporting Goods Retailers industry

NAICS 459110, Sporting Goods 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)
$81.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
284,055
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
24,472
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
17,834
2022 · Economic Census

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 284,055 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 293,8002022-Q2: 300,5452022-Q3: 297,2442022-Q4: 319,1712023-Q1: 293,0102023-Q2: 302,2812023-Q3: 295,5642023-Q4: 317,6282024-Q1: 292,3892024-Q2: 295,5272024-Q3: 288,5102024-Q4: 312,4562025-Q1: 287,2712025-Q2: 291,1452025-Q3: 284,6382025-Q4: 308,0282026-Q1: 284,055
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1284,055
2025-Q4308,028
2025-Q3284,638
2025-Q2291,145
2025-Q1287,271
2024-Q4312,456
2024-Q3288,510
2024-Q2295,527
2024-Q1292,389
2023-Q4317,628
2023-Q3295,564
2023-Q2302,281
2023-Q1293,010
2022-Q4319,171
2022-Q3297,244
2022-Q2300,545
2022-Q1293,800

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 24,472 · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: 24,3162022-Q2: 24,4962022-Q3: 24,7332022-Q4: 24,8752023-Q1: 24,8662023-Q2: 24,9212023-Q3: 25,0682023-Q4: 25,1702024-Q1: 24,9392024-Q2: 24,9992024-Q3: 25,0022024-Q4: 24,9062025-Q1: 24,5262025-Q2: 24,4272025-Q3: 24,4782025-Q4: 24,4702026-Q1: 24,472
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q124,472
2025-Q424,470
2025-Q324,478
2025-Q224,427
2025-Q124,526
2024-Q424,906
2024-Q325,002
2024-Q224,999
2024-Q124,939
2023-Q425,170
2023-Q325,068
2023-Q224,921
2023-Q124,866
2022-Q424,875
2022-Q324,733
2022-Q224,496
2022-Q124,316

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 $2.6 billion · 2026-Q1
2022-Q1: $2.3 billion2022-Q2: $2.4 billion2022-Q3: $2.5 billion2022-Q4: $2.5 billion2023-Q1: $2.5 billion2023-Q2: $2.3 billion2023-Q3: $2.5 billion2023-Q4: $2.5 billion2024-Q1: $2.5 billion2024-Q2: $2.4 billion2024-Q3: $2.5 billion2024-Q4: $2.5 billion2025-Q1: $2.5 billion2025-Q2: $2.4 billion2025-Q3: $2.5 billion2025-Q4: $2.6 billion2026-Q1: $2.6 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q1$2.6 billion
2025-Q4$2.6 billion
2025-Q3$2.5 billion
2025-Q2$2.4 billion
2025-Q1$2.5 billion
2024-Q4$2.5 billion
2024-Q3$2.5 billion
2024-Q2$2.4 billion
2024-Q1$2.5 billion
2023-Q4$2.5 billion
2023-Q3$2.5 billion
2023-Q2$2.3 billion
2023-Q1$2.5 billion
2022-Q4$2.5 billion
2022-Q3$2.5 billion
2022-Q2$2.4 billion
2022-Q1$2.3 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 Wages284,0552026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages24,4722026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.6 billion2026-Q12022-Q1–2026-Q1 · 17 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$9.1 billion20222022–2022 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census285,16720222022–2022 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census22,89420222022–2022 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census17,83420222022–2022 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$81.7 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.