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Size of the US Inland Water Passenger Transportation industry

NAICS 483212, Inland Water Passenger Transportation. 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)
$680.9 million
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
3,888
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
285
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
267
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$228.2 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 3,888 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,7432019-Q2: 5,0182019-Q3: 4,7882019-Q4: 3,8532020-Q1: 3,8772020-Q2: 3,0382020-Q3: 3,2972020-Q4: 2,8402021-Q1: 2,7662021-Q2: 4,1222021-Q3: 4,1342021-Q4: 3,3422022-Q1: 3,2972022-Q2: 4,6242022-Q3: 4,4942022-Q4: 3,6342023-Q1: 3,5822023-Q2: 5,1412023-Q3: 4,6712023-Q4: 3,7932024-Q1: 3,8272024-Q2: 5,1232024-Q3: 4,7562024-Q4: 3,9632025-Q1: 3,7952025-Q2: 5,0372025-Q3: 4,8392025-Q4: 4,0572026-Q1: 3,888NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13,8882022
2025-Q44,0572022
2025-Q34,8392022
2025-Q25,0372022
2025-Q13,7952022
2024-Q43,9632022
2024-Q34,7562022
2024-Q25,1232022
2024-Q13,8272022
2023-Q43,7932022
2023-Q34,6712022
2023-Q25,1412022
2023-Q13,5822022
2022-Q43,6342022
2022-Q34,4942022
2022-Q24,6242022
2022-Q13,2972022
2021-Q43,3422017
2021-Q34,1342017
2021-Q24,1222017
2021-Q12,7662017
2020-Q42,8402017
2020-Q33,2972017
2020-Q23,0382017
2020-Q13,8772017
2019-Q43,8532017
2019-Q34,7882017
2019-Q25,0182017
2019-Q13,7432017

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 3,378 · 2023
2017: 3,0002018: 3,0942019: 3,3042020: 3,3922021: 2,8222022: 3,2252023: 3,378
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PeriodValue
20233,378
20223,225
20212,822
20203,392
20193,304
20183,094
20173,000

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 285 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2332019-Q2: 2382019-Q3: 2402019-Q4: 2372020-Q1: 2352020-Q2: 2372020-Q3: 2352020-Q4: 2372021-Q1: 2422021-Q2: 2492021-Q3: 2522021-Q4: 2552022-Q1: 2522022-Q2: 2542022-Q3: 2572022-Q4: 2542023-Q1: 2692023-Q2: 2752023-Q3: 2692023-Q4: 2682024-Q1: 2742024-Q2: 2852024-Q3: 2852024-Q4: 2912025-Q1: 2862025-Q2: 2862025-Q3: 2852025-Q4: 2842026-Q1: 285NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12852022
2025-Q42842022
2025-Q32852022
2025-Q22862022
2025-Q12862022
2024-Q42912022
2024-Q32852022
2024-Q22852022
2024-Q12742022
2023-Q42682022
2023-Q32692022
2023-Q22752022
2023-Q12692022
2022-Q42542022
2022-Q32572022
2022-Q22542022
2022-Q12522022
2021-Q42552017
2021-Q32522017
2021-Q22492017
2021-Q12422017
2020-Q42372017
2020-Q32352017
2020-Q22372017
2020-Q12352017
2019-Q42372017
2019-Q32402017
2019-Q22382017
2019-Q12332017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 299 · 2023
2017: 2782018: 2712019: 2812020: 2982021: 3092022: 3032023: 299
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PeriodValue
2023299
2022303
2021309
2020298
2019281
2018271
2017278

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $68.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $50.1 million2019-Q2: $56.1 million2019-Q3: $64.6 million2019-Q4: $61.8 million2020-Q1: $51.7 million2020-Q2: $37.1 million2020-Q3: $44.3 million2020-Q4: $45.7 million2021-Q1: $36.2 million2021-Q2: $45.2 million2021-Q3: $58.1 million2021-Q4: $66.2 million2022-Q1: $52.4 million2022-Q2: $59.3 million2022-Q3: $69.1 million2022-Q4: $66.1 million2023-Q1: $58.8 million2023-Q2: $68.5 million2023-Q3: $75.7 million2023-Q4: $74.2 million2024-Q1: $61.9 million2024-Q2: $70.6 million2024-Q3: $76.9 million2024-Q4: $76.6 million2025-Q1: $68.8 million2025-Q2: $77.2 million2025-Q3: $84.1 million2025-Q4: $90.2 million2026-Q1: $68.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$68.9 million2022
2025-Q4$90.2 million2022
2025-Q3$84.1 million2022
2025-Q2$77.2 million2022
2025-Q1$68.8 million2022
2024-Q4$76.6 million2022
2024-Q3$76.9 million2022
2024-Q2$70.6 million2022
2024-Q1$61.9 million2022
2023-Q4$74.2 million2022
2023-Q3$75.7 million2022
2023-Q2$68.5 million2022
2023-Q1$58.8 million2022
2022-Q4$66.1 million2022
2022-Q3$69.1 million2022
2022-Q2$59.3 million2022
2022-Q1$52.4 million2022
2021-Q4$66.2 million2017
2021-Q3$58.1 million2017
2021-Q2$45.2 million2017
2021-Q1$36.2 million2017
2020-Q4$45.7 million2017
2020-Q3$44.3 million2017
2020-Q2$37.1 million2017
2020-Q1$51.7 million2017
2019-Q4$61.8 million2017
2019-Q3$64.6 million2017
2019-Q2$56.1 million2017
2019-Q1$50.1 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $228.2 million · 2023
2017: $173.3 million2018: $173.1 million2019: $186.3 million2020: $162.6 million2021: $177.4 million2022: $198.2 million2023: $228.2 million
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PeriodValue
2023$228.2 million
2022$198.2 million
2021$177.4 million
2020$162.6 million
2019$186.3 million
2018$173.1 million
2017$173.3 million

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 Wages3,8882026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2852026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$68.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$228.2 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns3,37820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns29920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$209.7 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census3,45720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census29720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census26720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$680.9 million20222017–2022 · 2 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.