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Size of the US Port and Harbor Operations industry

NAICS 488310, Port and Harbor Operations. 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)
$4.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
9,680
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
328
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
263
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 9,680 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,8212019-Q2: 7,3272019-Q3: 6,9112019-Q4: 6,9262020-Q1: 7,1202020-Q2: 6,1782020-Q3: 5,9902020-Q4: 6,1642021-Q1: 6,1062021-Q2: 6,5532021-Q3: 6,4732021-Q4: 6,5502022-Q1: 7,1572022-Q2: 7,7452022-Q3: 8,0982022-Q4: 7,7532023-Q1: 7,8572023-Q2: 8,3022023-Q3: 8,1252023-Q4: 7,8612024-Q1: 9,6762024-Q2: 10,1732024-Q3: 10,0892024-Q4: 9,6952025-Q1: 9,9642025-Q2: 10,5522025-Q3: 10,3232025-Q4: 9,6802026-Q1: 9,680NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q19,6802022
2025-Q49,6802022
2025-Q310,3232022
2025-Q210,5522022
2025-Q19,9642022
2024-Q49,6952022
2024-Q310,0892022
2024-Q210,1732022
2024-Q19,6762022
2023-Q47,8612022
2023-Q38,1252022
2023-Q28,3022022
2023-Q17,8572022
2022-Q47,7532022
2022-Q38,0982022
2022-Q27,7452022
2022-Q17,1572022
2021-Q46,5502017
2021-Q36,4732017
2021-Q26,5532017
2021-Q16,1062017
2020-Q46,1642017
2020-Q35,9902017
2020-Q26,1782017
2020-Q17,1202017
2019-Q46,9262017
2019-Q36,9112017
2019-Q27,3272017
2019-Q16,8212017

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 13,933 · 2023
2017: 9,0052018: 11,1192019: 12,5322020: 12,3912021: 12,6532022: 13,3272023: 13,933
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PeriodValue
202313,933
202213,327
202112,653
202012,391
201912,532
201811,119
20179,005

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 328 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3142019-Q2: 3162019-Q3: 3202019-Q4: 3162020-Q1: 3172020-Q2: 3222020-Q3: 3202020-Q4: 3202021-Q1: 3192021-Q2: 3172021-Q3: 3172021-Q4: 3202022-Q1: 3192022-Q2: 3032022-Q3: 3052022-Q4: 3172023-Q1: 3212023-Q2: 3252023-Q3: 3302023-Q4: 3282024-Q1: 3302024-Q2: 3272024-Q3: 3262024-Q4: 3272025-Q1: 3462025-Q2: 3452025-Q3: 3472025-Q4: 3362026-Q1: 328NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q13282022
2025-Q43362022
2025-Q33472022
2025-Q23452022
2025-Q13462022
2024-Q43272022
2024-Q33262022
2024-Q23272022
2024-Q13302022
2023-Q43282022
2023-Q33302022
2023-Q23252022
2023-Q13212022
2022-Q43172022
2022-Q33052022
2022-Q23032022
2022-Q13192022
2021-Q43202017
2021-Q33172017
2021-Q23172017
2021-Q13192017
2020-Q43202017
2020-Q33202017
2020-Q23222017
2020-Q13172017
2019-Q43162017
2019-Q33202017
2019-Q23162017
2019-Q13142017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 326 · 2023
2017: 3352018: 3542019: 3502020: 3522021: 3492022: 3462023: 326
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PeriodValue
2023326
2022346
2021349
2020352
2019350
2018354
2017335

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $310.2 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $131.1 million2019-Q2: $124.9 million2019-Q3: $121.2 million2019-Q4: $136.3 million2020-Q1: $137.7 million2020-Q2: $115.7 million2020-Q3: $109.8 million2020-Q4: $129.0 million2021-Q1: $120.7 million2021-Q2: $120.8 million2021-Q3: $122.5 million2021-Q4: $146.7 million2022-Q1: $150.4 million2022-Q2: $145.2 million2022-Q3: $148.8 million2022-Q4: $158.4 million2023-Q1: $158.8 million2023-Q2: $147.5 million2023-Q3: $150.2 million2023-Q4: $167.6 million2024-Q1: $255.0 million2024-Q2: $249.1 million2024-Q3: $251.4 million2024-Q4: $261.5 million2025-Q1: $280.7 million2025-Q2: $326.0 million2025-Q3: $333.5 million2025-Q4: $323.5 million2026-Q1: $310.2 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$310.2 million2022
2025-Q4$323.5 million2022
2025-Q3$333.5 million2022
2025-Q2$326.0 million2022
2025-Q1$280.7 million2022
2024-Q4$261.5 million2022
2024-Q3$251.4 million2022
2024-Q2$249.1 million2022
2024-Q1$255.0 million2022
2023-Q4$167.6 million2022
2023-Q3$150.2 million2022
2023-Q2$147.5 million2022
2023-Q1$158.8 million2022
2022-Q4$158.4 million2022
2022-Q3$148.8 million2022
2022-Q2$145.2 million2022
2022-Q1$150.4 million2022
2021-Q4$146.7 million2017
2021-Q3$122.5 million2017
2021-Q2$120.8 million2017
2021-Q1$120.7 million2017
2020-Q4$129.0 million2017
2020-Q3$109.8 million2017
2020-Q2$115.7 million2017
2020-Q1$137.7 million2017
2019-Q4$136.3 million2017
2019-Q3$121.2 million2017
2019-Q2$124.9 million2017
2019-Q1$131.1 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.1 billion · 2023
2017: $503.2 million2018: $733.5 million2019: $810.7 million2020: $812.9 million2021: $911.8 million2022: $994.2 million2023: $1.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.1 billion
2022$994.2 million
2021$911.8 million
2020$812.9 million
2019$810.7 million
2018$733.5 million
2017$503.2 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 Wages9,6802026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages3282026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$310.2 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns13,93320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns32620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census13,51120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census32920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census26320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$4.4 billion20222017–2022 · 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.