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Size of the US Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters industry

NAICS 512132, Drive-In Motion Picture Theaters. 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)
$100.3 million
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
843
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
203
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
176
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$34.5 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 843 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,1912019-Q2: 2,8502019-Q3: 2,3452019-Q4: 1,1622020-Q1: 1,0662020-Q2: 2,4892020-Q3: 2,3492020-Q4: 1,4232021-Q1: 1,1412021-Q2: 2,7932021-Q3: 2,3122021-Q4: 1,2892022-Q1: 1,0522022-Q2: 2,4582022-Q3: 2,0842022-Q4: 1,2012023-Q1: 9562023-Q2: 2,5082023-Q3: 2,0392023-Q4: 1,0912024-Q1: 9452024-Q2: 2,3662024-Q3: 2,0812024-Q4: 1,2102025-Q1: 9212025-Q2: 2,3442025-Q3: 1,9062025-Q4: 1,0522026-Q1: 843NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q18432022
2025-Q41,0522022
2025-Q31,9062022
2025-Q22,3442022
2025-Q19212022
2024-Q41,2102022
2024-Q32,0812022
2024-Q22,3662022
2024-Q19452022
2023-Q41,0912022
2023-Q32,0392022
2023-Q22,5082022
2023-Q19562022
2022-Q41,2012022
2022-Q32,0842022
2022-Q22,4582022
2022-Q11,0522022
2021-Q41,2892017
2021-Q32,3122017
2021-Q22,7932017
2021-Q11,1412017
2020-Q41,4232017
2020-Q32,3492017
2020-Q22,4892017
2020-Q11,0662017
2019-Q41,1622017
2019-Q32,3452017
2019-Q22,8502017
2019-Q11,1912017

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 773 · 2023
2017: 1,2472018: 1,2562019: 1,0922020: 9472021: 9912022: 9912023: 773
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PeriodValue
2023773
2022991
2021991
2020947
20191,092
20181,256
20171,247

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 203 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2122019-Q2: 2132019-Q3: 2092019-Q4: 2092020-Q1: 2072020-Q2: 2082020-Q3: 2162020-Q4: 2222021-Q1: 2182021-Q2: 2242021-Q3: 2302021-Q4: 2222022-Q1: 2192022-Q2: 2222022-Q3: 2242022-Q4: 2192023-Q1: 2152023-Q2: 2192023-Q3: 2182023-Q4: 2182024-Q1: 2052024-Q2: 2082024-Q3: 2092024-Q4: 2042025-Q1: 1992025-Q2: 2042025-Q3: 2032025-Q4: 2022026-Q1: 203NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12032022
2025-Q42022022
2025-Q32032022
2025-Q22042022
2025-Q11992022
2024-Q42042022
2024-Q32092022
2024-Q22082022
2024-Q12052022
2023-Q42182022
2023-Q32182022
2023-Q22192022
2023-Q12152022
2022-Q42192022
2022-Q32242022
2022-Q22222022
2022-Q12192022
2021-Q42222017
2021-Q32302017
2021-Q22242017
2021-Q12182017
2020-Q42222017
2020-Q32162017
2020-Q22082017
2020-Q12072017
2019-Q42092017
2019-Q32092017
2019-Q22132017
2019-Q12122017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 290 · 2023
2017: 1962018: 2022019: 2152020: 2032021: 2262022: 2322023: 290
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PeriodValue
2023290
2022232
2021226
2020203
2019215
2018202
2017196

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.0 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.9 million2019-Q2: $6.7 million2019-Q3: $8.5 million2019-Q4: $5.3 million2020-Q1: $3.9 million2020-Q2: $4.1 million2020-Q3: $7.7 million2020-Q4: $6.5 million2021-Q1: $4.1 million2021-Q2: $6.6 million2021-Q3: $8.7 million2021-Q4: $6.6 million2022-Q1: $5.2 million2022-Q2: $7.1 million2022-Q3: $8.1 million2022-Q4: $5.5 million2023-Q1: $3.9 million2023-Q2: $7.0 million2023-Q3: $7.7 million2023-Q4: $5.3 million2024-Q1: $3.7 million2024-Q2: $6.6 million2024-Q3: $8.4 million2024-Q4: $6.1 million2025-Q1: $6.4 million2025-Q2: $9.2 million2025-Q3: $8.0 million2025-Q4: $5.6 million2026-Q1: $4.0 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$4.0 million2022
2025-Q4$5.6 million2022
2025-Q3$8.0 million2022
2025-Q2$9.2 million2022
2025-Q1$6.4 million2022
2024-Q4$6.1 million2022
2024-Q3$8.4 million2022
2024-Q2$6.6 million2022
2024-Q1$3.7 million2022
2023-Q4$5.3 million2022
2023-Q3$7.7 million2022
2023-Q2$7.0 million2022
2023-Q1$3.9 million2022
2022-Q4$5.5 million2022
2022-Q3$8.1 million2022
2022-Q2$7.1 million2022
2022-Q1$5.2 million2022
2021-Q4$6.6 million2017
2021-Q3$8.7 million2017
2021-Q2$6.6 million2017
2021-Q1$4.1 million2017
2020-Q4$6.5 million2017
2020-Q3$7.7 million2017
2020-Q2$4.1 million2017
2020-Q1$3.9 million2017
2019-Q4$5.3 million2017
2019-Q3$8.5 million2017
2019-Q2$6.7 million2017
2019-Q1$3.9 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $34.5 million · 2023
2017: $23.5 million2018: $26.5 million2019: $24.5 million2020: $20.8 million2021: $22.0 million2022: $32.7 million2023: $34.5 million
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PeriodValue
2023$34.5 million
2022$32.7 million
2021$22.0 million
2020$20.8 million
2019$24.5 million
2018$26.5 million
2017$23.5 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 Wages8432026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2032026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.0 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$34.5 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns77320232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns29020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$19.5 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,01320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census18620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census17620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$100.3 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.