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Size of the US Satellite Telecommunications industry

NAICS 517410, Satellite Telecommunications. 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)
$7.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
9,131
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,073
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
332
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 9,131 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8,4082019-Q2: 8,4422019-Q3: 8,5402019-Q4: 8,4362020-Q1: 8,8112020-Q2: 8,4142020-Q3: 8,3562020-Q4: 8,3132021-Q1: 8,4292021-Q2: 8,5032021-Q3: 8,6352021-Q4: 8,6812022-Q1: 8,8612022-Q2: 9,0302022-Q3: 9,1072022-Q4: 9,1912023-Q1: 9,3582023-Q2: 9,3532023-Q3: 9,1162023-Q4: 9,0112024-Q1: 8,5722024-Q2: 8,5752024-Q3: 8,7752024-Q4: 9,2402025-Q1: 9,3082025-Q2: 9,2932025-Q3: 9,3022025-Q4: 9,3482026-Q1: 9,131NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q19,1312022
2025-Q49,3482022
2025-Q39,3022022
2025-Q29,2932022
2025-Q19,3082022
2024-Q49,2402022
2024-Q38,7752022
2024-Q28,5752022
2024-Q18,5722022
2023-Q49,0112022
2023-Q39,1162022
2023-Q29,3532022
2023-Q19,3582022
2022-Q49,1912022
2022-Q39,1072022
2022-Q29,0302022
2022-Q18,8612022
2021-Q48,6812017
2021-Q38,6352017
2021-Q28,5032017
2021-Q18,4292017
2020-Q48,3132017
2020-Q38,3562017
2020-Q28,4142017
2020-Q18,8112017
2019-Q48,4362017
2019-Q38,5402017
2019-Q28,4422017
2019-Q18,4082017

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 9,919 · 2023
2017: 8,9632018: 8,2842019: 7,9322020: 7,8462021: 8,2192022: 8,6902023: 9,919
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PeriodValue
20239,919
20228,690
20218,219
20207,846
20197,932
20188,284
20178,963

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,073 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 8312019-Q2: 8292019-Q3: 8322019-Q4: 8302020-Q1: 8082020-Q2: 8102020-Q3: 8202020-Q4: 8492021-Q1: 8312021-Q2: 8402021-Q3: 8732021-Q4: 8892022-Q1: 9342022-Q2: 9482022-Q3: 9742022-Q4: 1,0022023-Q1: 1,0142023-Q2: 1,0032023-Q3: 1,0202023-Q4: 1,0272024-Q1: 1,0182024-Q2: 1,0272024-Q3: 1,0342024-Q4: 1,0412025-Q1: 1,0342025-Q2: 1,0342025-Q3: 1,0492025-Q4: 1,0702026-Q1: 1,073NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,0732022
2025-Q41,0702022
2025-Q31,0492022
2025-Q21,0342022
2025-Q11,0342022
2024-Q41,0412022
2024-Q31,0342022
2024-Q21,0272022
2024-Q11,0182022
2023-Q41,0272022
2023-Q31,0202022
2023-Q21,0032022
2023-Q11,0142022
2022-Q41,0022022
2022-Q39742022
2022-Q29482022
2022-Q19342022
2021-Q48892017
2021-Q38732017
2021-Q28402017
2021-Q18312017
2020-Q48492017
2020-Q38202017
2020-Q28102017
2020-Q18082017
2019-Q48302017
2019-Q38322017
2019-Q28292017
2019-Q18312017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 429 · 2023
2017: 4432018: 4102019: 4022020: 4292021: 4312022: 4602023: 429
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PeriodValue
2023429
2022460
2021431
2020429
2019402
2018410
2017443

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $392.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $227.0 million2019-Q2: $187.8 million2019-Q3: $196.3 million2019-Q4: $207.7 million2020-Q1: $245.4 million2020-Q2: $208.1 million2020-Q3: $205.1 million2020-Q4: $232.7 million2021-Q1: $242.0 million2021-Q2: $218.9 million2021-Q3: $240.6 million2021-Q4: $250.1 million2022-Q1: $271.3 million2022-Q2: $249.0 million2022-Q3: $264.3 million2022-Q4: $286.2 million2023-Q1: $319.1 million2023-Q2: $292.2 million2023-Q3: $269.4 million2023-Q4: $295.3 million2024-Q1: $315.2 million2024-Q2: $287.1 million2024-Q3: $274.2 million2024-Q4: $317.5 million2025-Q1: $363.2 million2025-Q2: $325.8 million2025-Q3: $314.1 million2025-Q4: $414.4 million2026-Q1: $392.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$392.4 million2022
2025-Q4$414.4 million2022
2025-Q3$314.1 million2022
2025-Q2$325.8 million2022
2025-Q1$363.2 million2022
2024-Q4$317.5 million2022
2024-Q3$274.2 million2022
2024-Q2$287.1 million2022
2024-Q1$315.2 million2022
2023-Q4$295.3 million2022
2023-Q3$269.4 million2022
2023-Q2$292.2 million2022
2023-Q1$319.1 million2022
2022-Q4$286.2 million2022
2022-Q3$264.3 million2022
2022-Q2$249.0 million2022
2022-Q1$271.3 million2022
2021-Q4$250.1 million2017
2021-Q3$240.6 million2017
2021-Q2$218.9 million2017
2021-Q1$242.0 million2017
2020-Q4$232.7 million2017
2020-Q3$205.1 million2017
2020-Q2$208.1 million2017
2020-Q1$245.4 million2017
2019-Q4$207.7 million2017
2019-Q3$196.3 million2017
2019-Q2$187.8 million2017
2019-Q1$227.0 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.5 billion · 2023
2017: $919.9 million2018: $963.2 million2019: $1.0 billion2020: $1.0 billion2021: $1.1 billion2022: $1.1 billion2023: $1.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.5 billion
2022$1.1 billion
2021$1.1 billion
2020$1.0 billion
2019$1.0 billion
2018$963.2 million
2017$919.9 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 Wages9,1312026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,0732026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$392.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns9,91920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns42920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census9,86220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census39120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census33220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$7.3 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.