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Size of the US Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services industry

NAICS 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting 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)
$26.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
157,587
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
20,161
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
8,668
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$7.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 157,587 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 131,1972019-Q2: 133,6882019-Q3: 135,1222019-Q4: 138,2482020-Q1: 134,3792020-Q2: 130,3652020-Q3: 132,9982020-Q4: 139,8322021-Q1: 139,9132021-Q2: 142,1372021-Q3: 145,7462021-Q4: 155,1112022-Q1: 154,9592022-Q2: 156,8352022-Q3: 161,1112022-Q4: 165,9552023-Q1: 163,5942023-Q2: 163,2312023-Q3: 162,7962023-Q4: 166,0252024-Q1: 161,8302024-Q2: 161,8402024-Q3: 160,8012024-Q4: 165,1102025-Q1: 160,3472025-Q2: 159,3912025-Q3: 158,0952025-Q4: 165,3412026-Q1: 157,587NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1157,5872022
2025-Q4165,3412022
2025-Q3158,0952022
2025-Q2159,3912022
2025-Q1160,3472022
2024-Q4165,1102022
2024-Q3160,8012022
2024-Q2161,8402022
2024-Q1161,8302022
2023-Q4166,0252022
2023-Q3162,7962022
2023-Q2163,2312022
2023-Q1163,5942022
2022-Q4165,9552022
2022-Q3161,1112022
2022-Q2156,8352022
2022-Q1154,9592022
2021-Q4155,1112017
2021-Q3145,7462017
2021-Q2142,1372017
2021-Q1139,9132017
2020-Q4139,8322017
2020-Q3132,9982017
2020-Q2130,3652017
2020-Q1134,3792017
2019-Q4138,2482017
2019-Q3135,1222017
2019-Q2133,6882017
2019-Q1131,1972017

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 97,017 · 2023
2017: 74,2102018: 81,1012019: 80,8622020: 84,4802021: 87,6142022: 98,6792023: 97,017
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PeriodValue
202397,017
202298,679
202187,614
202084,480
201980,862
201881,101
201774,210

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 20,161 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 14,9782019-Q2: 15,0942019-Q3: 15,2232019-Q4: 15,4462020-Q1: 15,3412020-Q2: 15,4872020-Q3: 15,7802020-Q4: 16,0722021-Q1: 16,2862021-Q2: 16,6102021-Q3: 17,1062021-Q4: 17,5882022-Q1: 17,9062022-Q2: 18,3172022-Q3: 18,7432022-Q4: 19,0362023-Q1: 19,2302023-Q2: 19,4312023-Q3: 19,7752023-Q4: 20,0502024-Q1: 19,8612024-Q2: 19,9882024-Q3: 20,0422024-Q4: 20,1932025-Q1: 19,8152025-Q2: 19,9082025-Q3: 20,0372025-Q4: 20,2612026-Q1: 20,161NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q120,1612022
2025-Q420,2612022
2025-Q320,0372022
2025-Q219,9082022
2025-Q119,8152022
2024-Q420,1932022
2024-Q320,0422022
2024-Q219,9882022
2024-Q119,8612022
2023-Q420,0502022
2023-Q319,7752022
2023-Q219,4312022
2023-Q119,2302022
2022-Q419,0362022
2022-Q318,7432022
2022-Q218,3172022
2022-Q117,9062022
2021-Q417,5882017
2021-Q317,1062017
2021-Q216,6102017
2021-Q116,2862017
2020-Q416,0722017
2020-Q315,7802017
2020-Q215,4872017
2020-Q115,3412017
2019-Q415,4462017
2019-Q315,2232017
2019-Q215,0942017
2019-Q114,9782017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 8,360 · 2023
2017: 8,3312018: 8,1232019: 8,3682020: 8,3752021: 8,7402022: 8,6762023: 8,360
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PeriodValue
20238,360
20228,676
20218,740
20208,375
20198,368
20188,123
20178,331

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.9 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.6 billion2019-Q2: $2.5 billion2019-Q3: $2.5 billion2019-Q4: $2.7 billion2020-Q1: $2.7 billion2020-Q2: $2.5 billion2020-Q3: $2.5 billion2020-Q4: $2.9 billion2021-Q1: $2.9 billion2021-Q2: $2.8 billion2021-Q3: $2.9 billion2021-Q4: $3.5 billion2022-Q1: $3.3 billion2022-Q2: $3.3 billion2022-Q3: $3.5 billion2022-Q4: $3.7 billion2023-Q1: $3.8 billion2023-Q2: $3.6 billion2023-Q3: $3.4 billion2023-Q4: $3.8 billion2024-Q1: $3.8 billion2024-Q2: $3.7 billion2024-Q3: $3.4 billion2024-Q4: $3.8 billion2025-Q1: $3.9 billion2025-Q2: $3.7 billion2025-Q3: $3.5 billion2025-Q4: $3.9 billion2026-Q1: $3.9 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.9 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.9 billion2022
2025-Q3$3.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.9 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.8 billion2022
2024-Q3$3.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.7 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.8 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$3.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$3.6 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$3.7 billion2022
2022-Q3$3.5 billion2022
2022-Q2$3.3 billion2022
2022-Q1$3.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$3.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.8 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.9 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.9 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.5 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.7 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.7 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.6 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $7.1 billion · 2023
2017: $4.9 billion2018: $5.2 billion2019: $5.2 billion2020: $5.4 billion2021: $6.1 billion2022: $7.2 billion2023: $7.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$7.1 billion
2022$7.2 billion
2021$6.1 billion
2020$5.4 billion
2019$5.2 billion
2018$5.2 billion
2017$4.9 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 Wages157,5872026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages20,1612026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.9 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$7.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns97,01720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns8,36020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census103,19220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census9,63720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census8,66820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$26.0 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.