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NAICS 541921, Photography Studios, Portrait. 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)
$4.1 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
35,620
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
12,336
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
9,186
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 35,620 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 36,7692019-Q2: 37,6532019-Q3: 42,5572019-Q4: 46,1672020-Q1: 34,5342020-Q2: 17,8922020-Q3: 26,7202020-Q4: 32,3692021-Q1: 26,7552021-Q2: 28,7762021-Q3: 33,7082021-Q4: 39,5752022-Q1: 32,4662022-Q2: 33,9882022-Q3: 38,5162022-Q4: 42,0862023-Q1: 35,0102023-Q2: 34,4992023-Q3: 39,5322023-Q4: 42,2982024-Q1: 37,5682024-Q2: 33,6232024-Q3: 39,5932024-Q4: 41,9722025-Q1: 34,4322025-Q2: 32,5882025-Q3: 38,7652025-Q4: 41,9992026-Q1: 35,620NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q135,6202022
2025-Q441,9992022
2025-Q338,7652022
2025-Q232,5882022
2025-Q134,4322022
2024-Q441,9722022
2024-Q339,5932022
2024-Q233,6232022
2024-Q137,5682022
2023-Q442,2982022
2023-Q339,5322022
2023-Q234,4992022
2023-Q135,0102022
2022-Q442,0862022
2022-Q338,5162022
2022-Q233,9882022
2022-Q132,4662022
2021-Q439,5752017
2021-Q333,7082017
2021-Q228,7762017
2021-Q126,7552017
2020-Q432,3692017
2020-Q326,7202017
2020-Q217,8922017
2020-Q134,5342017
2019-Q446,1672017
2019-Q342,5572017
2019-Q237,6532017
2019-Q136,7692017

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 37,479 · 2023
2017: 47,3542018: 48,9062019: 48,6722020: 44,4872021: 32,4912022: 36,5212023: 37,479
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202337,479
202236,521
202132,491
202044,487
201948,672
201848,906
201747,354

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 12,336 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9,9852019-Q2: 10,0702019-Q3: 10,1332019-Q4: 10,3252020-Q1: 10,2142020-Q2: 10,1222020-Q3: 10,1772020-Q4: 10,3662021-Q1: 10,1752021-Q2: 10,4312021-Q3: 10,6472021-Q4: 10,8582022-Q1: 10,8862022-Q2: 11,0032022-Q3: 11,1602022-Q4: 11,3922023-Q1: 11,4672023-Q2: 11,6352023-Q3: 11,7632023-Q4: 11,9412024-Q1: 11,9862024-Q2: 12,1312024-Q3: 12,1572024-Q4: 12,2832025-Q1: 12,0982025-Q2: 12,1222025-Q3: 12,1432025-Q4: 12,3472026-Q1: 12,336NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q112,3362022
2025-Q412,3472022
2025-Q312,1432022
2025-Q212,1222022
2025-Q112,0982022
2024-Q412,2832022
2024-Q312,1572022
2024-Q212,1312022
2024-Q111,9862022
2023-Q411,9412022
2023-Q311,7632022
2023-Q211,6352022
2023-Q111,4672022
2022-Q411,3922022
2022-Q311,1602022
2022-Q211,0032022
2022-Q110,8862022
2021-Q410,8582017
2021-Q310,6472017
2021-Q210,4312017
2021-Q110,1752017
2020-Q410,3662017
2020-Q310,1772017
2020-Q210,1222017
2020-Q110,2142017
2019-Q410,3252017
2019-Q310,1332017
2019-Q210,0702017
2019-Q19,9852017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 11,483 · 2023
2017: 10,2962018: 9,8952019: 10,3412020: 10,5142021: 10,6222022: 11,1152023: 11,483
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202311,483
202211,115
202110,622
202010,514
201910,341
20189,895
201710,296

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $289.0 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $233.4 million2019-Q2: $269.8 million2019-Q3: $274.0 million2019-Q4: $354.3 million2020-Q1: $224.2 million2020-Q2: $141.2 million2020-Q3: $178.4 million2020-Q4: $267.2 million2021-Q1: $179.7 million2021-Q2: $229.0 million2021-Q3: $248.6 million2021-Q4: $368.1 million2022-Q1: $248.4 million2022-Q2: $290.2 million2022-Q3: $318.9 million2022-Q4: $395.3 million2023-Q1: $284.2 million2023-Q2: $297.7 million2023-Q3: $318.1 million2023-Q4: $397.3 million2024-Q1: $292.3 million2024-Q2: $299.9 million2024-Q3: $321.8 million2024-Q4: $406.1 million2025-Q1: $286.0 million2025-Q2: $313.1 million2025-Q3: $320.5 million2025-Q4: $409.4 million2026-Q1: $289.0 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$289.0 million2022
2025-Q4$409.4 million2022
2025-Q3$320.5 million2022
2025-Q2$313.1 million2022
2025-Q1$286.0 million2022
2024-Q4$406.1 million2022
2024-Q3$321.8 million2022
2024-Q2$299.9 million2022
2024-Q1$292.3 million2022
2023-Q4$397.3 million2022
2023-Q3$318.1 million2022
2023-Q2$297.7 million2022
2023-Q1$284.2 million2022
2022-Q4$395.3 million2022
2022-Q3$318.9 million2022
2022-Q2$290.2 million2022
2022-Q1$248.4 million2022
2021-Q4$368.1 million2017
2021-Q3$248.6 million2017
2021-Q2$229.0 million2017
2021-Q1$179.7 million2017
2020-Q4$267.2 million2017
2020-Q3$178.4 million2017
2020-Q2$141.2 million2017
2020-Q1$224.2 million2017
2019-Q4$354.3 million2017
2019-Q3$274.0 million2017
2019-Q2$269.8 million2017
2019-Q1$233.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.3 billion · 2023
2017: $1.2 billion2018: $1.2 billion2019: $1.2 billion2020: $994.5 million2021: $1.1 billion2022: $1.2 billion2023: $1.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$1.3 billion
2022$1.2 billion
2021$1.1 billion
2020$994.5 million
2019$1.2 billion
2018$1.2 billion
2017$1.2 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 Wages35,6202026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages12,3362026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$289.0 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns37,47920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns11,48320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census37,70120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census10,84920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census9,18620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$4.1 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.