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Size of the US Industrial Design Services industry

NAICS 541420, Industrial Design Services. 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)
$4.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
19,493
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,793
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,680
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 19,493 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 19,0462019-Q2: 18,8812019-Q3: 18,5832019-Q4: 18,9022020-Q1: 18,4632020-Q2: 18,0272020-Q3: 18,2102020-Q4: 19,1902021-Q1: 19,5142021-Q2: 21,1102021-Q3: 22,7102021-Q4: 24,9842022-Q1: 17,7802022-Q2: 18,1992022-Q3: 18,3272022-Q4: 18,5932023-Q1: 18,8252023-Q2: 19,2072023-Q3: 19,2902023-Q4: 19,1282024-Q1: 18,4522024-Q2: 20,1832024-Q3: 20,0582024-Q4: 19,8652025-Q1: 19,4152025-Q2: 19,4792025-Q3: 19,2572025-Q4: 19,6262026-Q1: 19,493NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q119,4932022
2025-Q419,6262022
2025-Q319,2572022
2025-Q219,4792022
2025-Q119,4152022
2024-Q419,8652022
2024-Q320,0582022
2024-Q220,1832022
2024-Q118,4522022
2023-Q419,1282022
2023-Q319,2902022
2023-Q219,2072022
2023-Q118,8252022
2022-Q418,5932022
2022-Q318,3272022
2022-Q218,1992022
2022-Q117,7802022
2021-Q424,9842017
2021-Q322,7102017
2021-Q221,1102017
2021-Q119,5142017
2020-Q419,1902017
2020-Q318,2102017
2020-Q218,0272017
2020-Q118,4632017
2019-Q418,9022017
2019-Q318,5832017
2019-Q218,8812017
2019-Q119,0462017

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 14,360 · 2023
2017: 12,0502018: 14,1632019: 13,3992020: 13,7452021: 12,1132022: 12,4462023: 14,360
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PeriodValue
202314,360
202212,446
202112,113
202013,745
201913,399
201814,163
201712,050

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,793 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,3952019-Q2: 2,4172019-Q3: 2,4182019-Q4: 2,4432020-Q1: 2,4342020-Q2: 2,4432020-Q3: 2,4892020-Q4: 2,5402021-Q1: 2,5182021-Q2: 2,5552021-Q3: 2,6012021-Q4: 2,6382022-Q1: 2,6522022-Q2: 2,7092022-Q3: 2,7722022-Q4: 2,8142023-Q1: 2,8042023-Q2: 2,8482023-Q3: 2,8692023-Q4: 2,8912024-Q1: 2,8532024-Q2: 2,8652024-Q3: 2,8822024-Q4: 2,8952025-Q1: 2,7652025-Q2: 2,7492025-Q3: 2,7612025-Q4: 2,8022026-Q1: 2,793NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,7932022
2025-Q42,8022022
2025-Q32,7612022
2025-Q22,7492022
2025-Q12,7652022
2024-Q42,8952022
2024-Q32,8822022
2024-Q22,8652022
2024-Q12,8532022
2023-Q42,8912022
2023-Q32,8692022
2023-Q22,8482022
2023-Q12,8042022
2022-Q42,8142022
2022-Q32,7722022
2022-Q22,7092022
2022-Q12,6522022
2021-Q42,6382017
2021-Q32,6012017
2021-Q22,5552017
2021-Q12,5182017
2020-Q42,5402017
2020-Q32,4892017
2020-Q22,4432017
2020-Q12,4342017
2019-Q42,4432017
2019-Q32,4182017
2019-Q22,4172017
2019-Q12,3952017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,591 · 2023
2017: 1,5912018: 1,6012019: 1,5862020: 1,6102021: 1,6322022: 1,6312023: 1,591
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PeriodValue
20231,591
20221,631
20211,632
20201,610
20191,586
20181,601
20171,591

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $823.8 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $520.5 million2019-Q2: $440.6 million2019-Q3: $437.9 million2019-Q4: $483.0 million2020-Q1: $530.2 million2020-Q2: $406.1 million2020-Q3: $431.8 million2020-Q4: $559.2 million2021-Q1: $573.3 million2021-Q2: $588.6 million2021-Q3: $570.7 million2021-Q4: $756.8 million2022-Q1: $527.7 million2022-Q2: $479.8 million2022-Q3: $495.1 million2022-Q4: $533.9 million2023-Q1: $635.4 million2023-Q2: $548.0 million2023-Q3: $563.1 million2023-Q4: $572.6 million2024-Q1: $662.4 million2024-Q2: $611.4 million2024-Q3: $586.4 million2024-Q4: $641.2 million2025-Q1: $722.2 million2025-Q2: $612.2 million2025-Q3: $601.0 million2025-Q4: $661.5 million2026-Q1: $823.8 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$823.8 million2022
2025-Q4$661.5 million2022
2025-Q3$601.0 million2022
2025-Q2$612.2 million2022
2025-Q1$722.2 million2022
2024-Q4$641.2 million2022
2024-Q3$586.4 million2022
2024-Q2$611.4 million2022
2024-Q1$662.4 million2022
2023-Q4$572.6 million2022
2023-Q3$563.1 million2022
2023-Q2$548.0 million2022
2023-Q1$635.4 million2022
2022-Q4$533.9 million2022
2022-Q3$495.1 million2022
2022-Q2$479.8 million2022
2022-Q1$527.7 million2022
2021-Q4$756.8 million2017
2021-Q3$570.7 million2017
2021-Q2$588.6 million2017
2021-Q1$573.3 million2017
2020-Q4$559.2 million2017
2020-Q3$431.8 million2017
2020-Q2$406.1 million2017
2020-Q1$530.2 million2017
2019-Q4$483.0 million2017
2019-Q3$437.9 million2017
2019-Q2$440.6 million2017
2019-Q1$520.5 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.6 billion · 2023
2017: $1.1 billion2018: $1.2 billion2019: $1.2 billion2020: $1.3 billion2021: $1.3 billion2022: $1.3 billion2023: $1.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.6 billion
2022$1.3 billion
2021$1.3 billion
2020$1.3 billion
2019$1.2 billion
2018$1.2 billion
2017$1.1 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 Wages19,4932026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,7932026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$823.8 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns14,36020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,59120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census18,45320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,70320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,68020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$4.0 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.