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Size of the US Sales Financing industry

NAICS 522220, Sales Financing. 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)
$134 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
80,780
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
6,281
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,180
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$9.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 80,780 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 94,2092019-Q2: 94,2402019-Q3: 93,6982019-Q4: 94,5772020-Q1: 93,4682020-Q2: 89,5332020-Q3: 89,0762020-Q4: 90,3032021-Q1: 90,5982021-Q2: 90,4372021-Q3: 89,6392021-Q4: 91,2612022-Q1: 85,8602022-Q2: 87,0602022-Q3: 87,6762022-Q4: 87,7192023-Q1: 85,6962023-Q2: 85,4672023-Q3: 84,7752023-Q4: 84,6742024-Q1: 83,7962024-Q2: 84,0042024-Q3: 83,2682024-Q4: 82,6502025-Q1: 83,0982025-Q2: 82,8112025-Q3: 82,0042025-Q4: 82,1492026-Q1: 80,780NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q180,7802022
2025-Q482,1492022
2025-Q382,0042022
2025-Q282,8112022
2025-Q183,0982022
2024-Q482,6502022
2024-Q383,2682022
2024-Q284,0042022
2024-Q183,7962022
2023-Q484,6742022
2023-Q384,7752022
2023-Q285,4672022
2023-Q185,6962022
2022-Q487,7192022
2022-Q387,6762022
2022-Q287,0602022
2022-Q185,8602022
2021-Q491,2612017
2021-Q389,6392017
2021-Q290,4372017
2021-Q190,5982017
2020-Q490,3032017
2020-Q389,0762017
2020-Q289,5332017
2020-Q193,4682017
2019-Q494,5772017
2019-Q393,6982017
2019-Q294,2402017
2019-Q194,2092017

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 82,691 · 2023
2017: 96,7092018: 89,2672019: 92,8492020: 97,4692021: 99,3962022: 95,9122023: 82,691
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PeriodValue
202382,691
202295,912
202199,396
202097,469
201992,849
201889,267
201796,709

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 6,281 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,7682019-Q2: 5,8192019-Q3: 5,7982019-Q4: 5,8142020-Q1: 5,7992020-Q2: 5,7802020-Q3: 5,8502020-Q4: 5,8982021-Q1: 5,9682021-Q2: 6,0232021-Q3: 6,1202021-Q4: 6,2782022-Q1: 6,3032022-Q2: 6,3472022-Q3: 6,4062022-Q4: 6,4432023-Q1: 6,4242023-Q2: 6,4552023-Q3: 6,4982023-Q4: 6,5322024-Q1: 6,4642024-Q2: 6,4662024-Q3: 6,4372024-Q4: 6,4322025-Q1: 6,2912025-Q2: 6,2812025-Q3: 6,3202025-Q4: 6,3092026-Q1: 6,281NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16,2812022
2025-Q46,3092022
2025-Q36,3202022
2025-Q26,2812022
2025-Q16,2912022
2024-Q46,4322022
2024-Q36,4372022
2024-Q26,4662022
2024-Q16,4642022
2023-Q46,5322022
2023-Q36,4982022
2023-Q26,4552022
2023-Q16,4242022
2022-Q46,4432022
2022-Q36,4062022
2022-Q26,3472022
2022-Q16,3032022
2021-Q46,2782017
2021-Q36,1202017
2021-Q26,0232017
2021-Q15,9682017
2020-Q45,8982017
2020-Q35,8502017
2020-Q25,7802017
2020-Q15,7992017
2019-Q45,8142017
2019-Q35,7982017
2019-Q25,8192017
2019-Q15,7682017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,353 · 2023
2017: 4,1702018: 3,9352019: 3,9492020: 3,7562021: 3,7692022: 3,6372023: 3,353
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PeriodValue
20233,353
20223,637
20213,769
20203,756
20193,949
20183,935
20174,170

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.1 billion2019-Q2: $2.2 billion2019-Q3: $2.1 billion2019-Q4: $2.3 billion2020-Q1: $3.0 billion2020-Q2: $2.0 billion2020-Q3: $2.0 billion2020-Q4: $2.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.9 billion2021-Q2: $2.3 billion2021-Q3: $2.1 billion2021-Q4: $2.5 billion2022-Q1: $3.2 billion2022-Q2: $2.4 billion2022-Q3: $2.3 billion2022-Q4: $2.4 billion2023-Q1: $3.2 billion2023-Q2: $2.5 billion2023-Q3: $2.2 billion2023-Q4: $2.4 billion2024-Q1: $3.2 billion2024-Q2: $2.6 billion2024-Q3: $2.3 billion2024-Q4: $2.5 billion2025-Q1: $3.4 billion2025-Q2: $2.6 billion2025-Q3: $2.3 billion2025-Q4: $2.6 billion2026-Q1: $3.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.5 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.3 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.9 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$3.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q1$3.1 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $9.5 billion · 2023
2017: $9.5 billion2018: $8.3 billion2019: $9.1 billion2020: $9.4 billion2021: $10.5 billion2022: $11.0 billion2023: $9.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$9.5 billion
2022$11.0 billion
2021$10.5 billion
2020$9.4 billion
2019$9.1 billion
2018$8.3 billion
2017$9.5 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 Wages80,7802026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6,2812026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$9.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns82,69120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,35320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$10.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census102,78520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,34220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,18020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$134 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.