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Size of the US Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers industry

NAICS 531210, Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers. 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)
$179 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
324,321
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
159,989
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
150,558
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$31.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 324,321 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 323,8332019-Q2: 335,9172019-Q3: 335,6402019-Q4: 351,6992020-Q1: 329,4922020-Q2: 322,1482020-Q3: 328,5752020-Q4: 352,5602021-Q1: 341,2012021-Q2: 355,0792021-Q3: 359,8282021-Q4: 386,3092022-Q1: 364,9622022-Q2: 378,3312022-Q3: 374,0282022-Q4: 384,8472023-Q1: 351,7292023-Q2: 355,9152023-Q3: 350,7302023-Q4: 365,7342024-Q1: 339,7242024-Q2: 345,4972024-Q3: 343,3032024-Q4: 360,5182025-Q1: 330,6262025-Q2: 336,4072025-Q3: 332,7672025-Q4: 353,9072026-Q1: 324,321NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1324,3212022
2025-Q4353,9072022
2025-Q3332,7672022
2025-Q2336,4072022
2025-Q1330,6262022
2024-Q4360,5182022
2024-Q3343,3032022
2024-Q2345,4972022
2024-Q1339,7242022
2023-Q4365,7342022
2023-Q3350,7302022
2023-Q2355,9152022
2023-Q1351,7292022
2022-Q4384,8472022
2022-Q3374,0282022
2022-Q2378,3312022
2022-Q1364,9622022
2021-Q4386,3092017
2021-Q3359,8282017
2021-Q2355,0792017
2021-Q1341,2012017
2020-Q4352,5602017
2020-Q3328,5752017
2020-Q2322,1482017
2020-Q1329,4922017
2019-Q4351,6992017
2019-Q3335,6402017
2019-Q2335,9172017
2019-Q1323,8332017

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 395,264 · 2023
2017: 324,1102018: 341,6932019: 349,2432020: 362,2072021: 383,4712022: 416,5302023: 395,264
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PeriodValue
2023395,264
2022416,530
2021383,471
2020362,207
2019349,243
2018341,693
2017324,110

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 159,989 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 124,0242019-Q2: 125,8502019-Q3: 127,6692019-Q4: 131,3932020-Q1: 131,6232020-Q2: 133,4142020-Q3: 135,8992020-Q4: 140,8962021-Q1: 141,3562021-Q2: 143,6682021-Q3: 147,4512021-Q4: 153,0732022-Q1: 153,7122022-Q2: 156,0712022-Q3: 158,2162022-Q4: 162,6052023-Q1: 161,3282023-Q2: 161,6932023-Q3: 162,7572023-Q4: 164,9612024-Q1: 161,2172024-Q2: 160,8482024-Q3: 160,6682024-Q4: 162,3462025-Q1: 157,5182025-Q2: 157,8752025-Q3: 158,4082025-Q4: 160,9542026-Q1: 159,989NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1159,9892022
2025-Q4160,9542022
2025-Q3158,4082022
2025-Q2157,8752022
2025-Q1157,5182022
2024-Q4162,3462022
2024-Q3160,6682022
2024-Q2160,8482022
2024-Q1161,2172022
2023-Q4164,9612022
2023-Q3162,7572022
2023-Q2161,6932022
2023-Q1161,3282022
2022-Q4162,6052022
2022-Q3158,2162022
2022-Q2156,0712022
2022-Q1153,7122022
2021-Q4153,0732017
2021-Q3147,4512017
2021-Q2143,6682017
2021-Q1141,3562017
2020-Q4140,8962017
2020-Q3135,8992017
2020-Q2133,4142017
2020-Q1131,6232017
2019-Q4131,3932017
2019-Q3127,6692017
2019-Q2125,8502017
2019-Q1124,0242017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 163,894 · 2023
2017: 122,1542018: 130,8102019: 136,5122020: 146,6212021: 158,9022022: 165,5852023: 163,894
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PeriodValue
2023163,894
2022165,585
2021158,902
2020146,621
2019136,512
2018130,810
2017122,154

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $8.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $6.2 billion2019-Q2: $5.5 billion2019-Q3: $5.7 billion2019-Q4: $7.5 billion2020-Q1: $6.5 billion2020-Q2: $5.3 billion2020-Q3: $5.7 billion2020-Q4: $8.2 billion2021-Q1: $6.8 billion2021-Q2: $6.7 billion2021-Q3: $7.1 billion2021-Q4: $10.4 billion2022-Q1: $8.2 billion2022-Q2: $7.5 billion2022-Q3: $7.7 billion2022-Q4: $9.7 billion2023-Q1: $7.8 billion2023-Q2: $6.7 billion2023-Q3: $6.9 billion2023-Q4: $8.8 billion2024-Q1: $7.9 billion2024-Q2: $6.7 billion2024-Q3: $7.0 billion2024-Q4: $9.2 billion2025-Q1: $7.9 billion2025-Q2: $6.8 billion2025-Q3: $7.0 billion2025-Q4: $9.4 billion2026-Q1: $8.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$8.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$9.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$7.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$6.8 billion2022
2025-Q1$7.9 billion2022
2024-Q4$9.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$7.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$6.7 billion2022
2024-Q1$7.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$8.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$6.9 billion2022
2023-Q2$6.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$7.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$9.7 billion2022
2022-Q3$7.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$7.5 billion2022
2022-Q1$8.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$10.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$7.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$6.7 billion2017
2021-Q1$6.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$8.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$5.7 billion2017
2020-Q2$5.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$6.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$7.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$5.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$5.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$6.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $31.3 billion · 2023
2017: $20.8 billion2018: $21.8 billion2019: $24.1 billion2020: $25.7 billion2021: $31.5 billion2022: $34.3 billion2023: $31.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$31.3 billion
2022$34.3 billion
2021$31.5 billion
2020$25.7 billion
2019$24.1 billion
2018$21.8 billion
2017$20.8 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 Wages324,3212026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages159,9892026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$8.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$31.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns395,26420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns163,89420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$31.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census441,36920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census165,41320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census150,55820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$179 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.