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Size of the US Marine Cargo Handling industry

NAICS 488320, Marine Cargo Handling. 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)
$10.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
59,837
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
878
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
270
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 59,837 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 64,9392019-Q2: 62,0952019-Q3: 62,5902019-Q4: 64,4352020-Q1: 59,1222020-Q2: 51,3552020-Q3: 56,3002020-Q4: 60,3062021-Q1: 60,7302021-Q2: 63,0532021-Q3: 61,6012021-Q4: 68,0412022-Q1: 66,0422022-Q2: 66,7902022-Q3: 67,5112022-Q4: 66,2492023-Q1: 62,7112023-Q2: 62,2622023-Q3: 60,9612023-Q4: 65,5662024-Q1: 62,3742024-Q2: 60,7522024-Q3: 62,1922024-Q4: 65,4452025-Q1: 62,8792025-Q2: 60,7832025-Q3: 61,4502025-Q4: 61,0092026-Q1: 59,837NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q159,8372022
2025-Q461,0092022
2025-Q361,4502022
2025-Q260,7832022
2025-Q162,8792022
2024-Q465,4452022
2024-Q362,1922022
2024-Q260,7522022
2024-Q162,3742022
2023-Q465,5662022
2023-Q360,9612022
2023-Q262,2622022
2023-Q162,7112022
2022-Q466,2492022
2022-Q367,5112022
2022-Q266,7902022
2022-Q166,0422022
2021-Q468,0412017
2021-Q361,6012017
2021-Q263,0532017
2021-Q160,7302017
2020-Q460,3062017
2020-Q356,3002017
2020-Q251,3552017
2020-Q159,1222017
2019-Q464,4352017
2019-Q362,5902017
2019-Q262,0952017
2019-Q164,9392017

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 66,890 · 2023
2017: 58,6632018: 62,7292019: 67,7242020: 66,9982021: 61,7632022: 69,1582023: 66,890
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PeriodValue
202366,890
202269,158
202161,763
202066,998
201967,724
201862,729
201758,663

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 878 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7822019-Q2: 7872019-Q3: 7812019-Q4: 7872020-Q1: 7842020-Q2: 7822020-Q3: 7762020-Q4: 7812021-Q1: 7902021-Q2: 7782021-Q3: 7842021-Q4: 8102022-Q1: 8232022-Q2: 8192022-Q3: 8262022-Q4: 8332023-Q1: 8222023-Q2: 8272023-Q3: 8392023-Q4: 8452024-Q1: 8172024-Q2: 8272024-Q3: 8232024-Q4: 8242025-Q1: 8032025-Q2: 8072025-Q3: 8142025-Q4: 8142026-Q1: 878NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q18782022
2025-Q48142022
2025-Q38142022
2025-Q28072022
2025-Q18032022
2024-Q48242022
2024-Q38232022
2024-Q28272022
2024-Q18172022
2023-Q48452022
2023-Q38392022
2023-Q28272022
2023-Q18222022
2022-Q48332022
2022-Q38262022
2022-Q28192022
2022-Q18232022
2021-Q48102017
2021-Q37842017
2021-Q27782017
2021-Q17902017
2020-Q47812017
2020-Q37762017
2020-Q27822017
2020-Q17842017
2019-Q47872017
2019-Q37812017
2019-Q27872017
2019-Q17822017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 485 · 2023
2017: 4802018: 4642019: 4712020: 4672021: 4812022: 4752023: 485
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PeriodValue
2023485
2022475
2021481
2020467
2019471
2018464
2017480

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.2 billion2019-Q3: $1.3 billion2019-Q4: $1.3 billion2020-Q1: $1.3 billion2020-Q2: $1.1 billion2020-Q3: $1.2 billion2020-Q4: $1.5 billion2021-Q1: $1.4 billion2021-Q2: $1.4 billion2021-Q3: $1.4 billion2021-Q4: $1.6 billion2022-Q1: $1.6 billion2022-Q2: $1.6 billion2022-Q3: $1.6 billion2022-Q4: $1.5 billion2023-Q1: $1.5 billion2023-Q2: $1.4 billion2023-Q3: $1.4 billion2023-Q4: $1.9 billion2024-Q1: $1.5 billion2024-Q2: $1.5 billion2024-Q3: $1.6 billion2024-Q4: $1.7 billion2025-Q1: $1.7 billion2025-Q2: $1.8 billion2025-Q3: $1.7 billion2025-Q4: $1.7 billion2026-Q1: $1.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.8 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.0 billion · 2023
2017: $4.5 billion2018: $4.8 billion2019: $4.9 billion2020: $4.8 billion2021: $5.4 billion2022: $6.0 billion2023: $6.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$6.0 billion
2022$6.0 billion
2021$5.4 billion
2020$4.8 billion
2019$4.9 billion
2018$4.8 billion
2017$4.5 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 Wages59,8372026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages8782026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns66,89020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns48520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census42,04720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census46420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census27020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$10.6 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.