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NAICS 561431, Private Mail Centers. 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)
$5.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
35,159
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,862
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
4,663
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.2 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 35,159 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 29,2172019-Q2: 30,4512019-Q3: 30,8632019-Q4: 33,5752020-Q1: 32,4742020-Q2: 32,3052020-Q3: 33,2952020-Q4: 36,7832021-Q1: 33,3282021-Q2: 33,2672021-Q3: 32,9772021-Q4: 35,8312022-Q1: 35,1532022-Q2: 34,8692022-Q3: 35,0812022-Q4: 37,0612023-Q1: 36,1822023-Q2: 35,8502023-Q3: 35,4552023-Q4: 37,5802024-Q1: 35,9312024-Q2: 35,4442024-Q3: 35,0502024-Q4: 36,5182025-Q1: 34,9842025-Q2: 34,2032025-Q3: 34,1322025-Q4: 36,0262026-Q1: 35,159NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q135,1592022
2025-Q436,0262022
2025-Q334,1322022
2025-Q234,2032022
2025-Q134,9842022
2024-Q436,5182022
2024-Q335,0502022
2024-Q235,4442022
2024-Q135,9312022
2023-Q437,5802022
2023-Q335,4552022
2023-Q235,8502022
2023-Q136,1822022
2022-Q437,0612022
2022-Q335,0812022
2022-Q234,8692022
2022-Q135,1532022
2021-Q435,8312017
2021-Q332,9772017
2021-Q233,2672017
2021-Q133,3282017
2020-Q436,7832017
2020-Q333,2952017
2020-Q232,3052017
2020-Q132,4742017
2019-Q433,5752017
2019-Q330,8632017
2019-Q230,4512017
2019-Q129,2172017

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 39,175 · 2023
2017: 22,1102018: 22,6082019: 23,6182020: 24,7312021: 27,0802022: 28,2182023: 39,175
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PeriodValue
202339,175
202228,218
202127,080
202024,731
201923,618
201822,608
201722,110

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,862 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5,3402019-Q2: 5,3492019-Q3: 5,3782019-Q4: 5,3922020-Q1: 5,3842020-Q2: 5,3672020-Q3: 5,3982020-Q4: 5,4662021-Q1: 5,4512021-Q2: 5,4832021-Q3: 5,4852021-Q4: 5,5472022-Q1: 5,5512022-Q2: 5,5972022-Q3: 5,6122022-Q4: 5,6382023-Q1: 5,6162023-Q2: 5,6252023-Q3: 5,6572023-Q4: 5,6682024-Q1: 5,6682024-Q2: 5,6372024-Q3: 5,6522024-Q4: 5,6812025-Q1: 5,7632025-Q2: 5,7852025-Q3: 5,8212025-Q4: 5,8732026-Q1: 5,862NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,8622022
2025-Q45,8732022
2025-Q35,8212022
2025-Q25,7852022
2025-Q15,7632022
2024-Q45,6812022
2024-Q35,6522022
2024-Q25,6372022
2024-Q15,6682022
2023-Q45,6682022
2023-Q35,6572022
2023-Q25,6252022
2023-Q15,6162022
2022-Q45,6382022
2022-Q35,6122022
2022-Q25,5972022
2022-Q15,5512022
2021-Q45,5472017
2021-Q35,4852017
2021-Q25,4832017
2021-Q15,4512017
2020-Q45,4662017
2020-Q35,3982017
2020-Q25,3672017
2020-Q15,3842017
2019-Q45,3922017
2019-Q35,3782017
2019-Q25,3492017
2019-Q15,3402017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 7,614 · 2023
2017: 4,8452018: 4,9062019: 5,1552020: 5,1132021: 5,3022022: 5,6042023: 7,614
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PeriodValue
20237,614
20225,604
20215,302
20205,113
20195,155
20184,906
20174,845

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $297.6 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $204.6 million2019-Q2: $204.4 million2019-Q3: $204.8 million2019-Q4: $239.1 million2020-Q1: $227.6 million2020-Q2: $225.5 million2020-Q3: $237.3 million2020-Q4: $288.8 million2021-Q1: $244.7 million2021-Q2: $258.7 million2021-Q3: $258.9 million2021-Q4: $308.3 million2022-Q1: $275.7 million2022-Q2: $283.9 million2022-Q3: $303.7 million2022-Q4: $319.6 million2023-Q1: $312.3 million2023-Q2: $301.9 million2023-Q3: $302.8 million2023-Q4: $326.8 million2024-Q1: $309.0 million2024-Q2: $298.9 million2024-Q3: $302.6 million2024-Q4: $322.7 million2025-Q1: $292.9 million2025-Q2: $282.9 million2025-Q3: $288.8 million2025-Q4: $317.0 million2026-Q1: $297.6 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$297.6 million2022
2025-Q4$317.0 million2022
2025-Q3$288.8 million2022
2025-Q2$282.9 million2022
2025-Q1$292.9 million2022
2024-Q4$322.7 million2022
2024-Q3$302.6 million2022
2024-Q2$298.9 million2022
2024-Q1$309.0 million2022
2023-Q4$326.8 million2022
2023-Q3$302.8 million2022
2023-Q2$301.9 million2022
2023-Q1$312.3 million2022
2022-Q4$319.6 million2022
2022-Q3$303.7 million2022
2022-Q2$283.9 million2022
2022-Q1$275.7 million2022
2021-Q4$308.3 million2017
2021-Q3$258.9 million2017
2021-Q2$258.7 million2017
2021-Q1$244.7 million2017
2020-Q4$288.8 million2017
2020-Q3$237.3 million2017
2020-Q2$225.5 million2017
2020-Q1$227.6 million2017
2019-Q4$239.1 million2017
2019-Q3$204.8 million2017
2019-Q2$204.4 million2017
2019-Q1$204.6 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.2 billion · 2023
2017: $545.5 million2018: $578.1 million2019: $632.5 million2020: $696.7 million2021: $776.5 million2022: $828.5 million2023: $1.2 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.2 billion
2022$828.5 million
2021$776.5 million
2020$696.7 million
2019$632.5 million
2018$578.1 million
2017$545.5 million

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 Wages35,1592026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,8622026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$297.6 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.2 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns39,17520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns7,61420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census40,06120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census7,75520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,66320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$5.2 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.