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NAICS 562119, Other Waste Collection. 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)
$3.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
17,916
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,633
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,486
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$895.4 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 17,916 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 12,4642019-Q2: 13,1942019-Q3: 13,2802019-Q4: 13,1352020-Q1: 13,1182020-Q2: 13,5132020-Q3: 14,1402020-Q4: 14,6002021-Q1: 13,8592021-Q2: 14,5682021-Q3: 15,9212021-Q4: 15,5962022-Q1: 15,0702022-Q2: 15,7492022-Q3: 16,2002022-Q4: 16,8182023-Q1: 16,6902023-Q2: 17,1742023-Q3: 17,2832023-Q4: 16,9902024-Q1: 17,0172024-Q2: 17,9512024-Q3: 18,4712024-Q4: 19,1062025-Q1: 17,6642025-Q2: 18,0732025-Q3: 18,3972025-Q4: 18,1552026-Q1: 17,916NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q117,9162022
2025-Q418,1552022
2025-Q318,3972022
2025-Q218,0732022
2025-Q117,6642022
2024-Q419,1062022
2024-Q318,4712022
2024-Q217,9512022
2024-Q117,0172022
2023-Q416,9902022
2023-Q317,2832022
2023-Q217,1742022
2023-Q116,6902022
2022-Q416,8182022
2022-Q316,2002022
2022-Q215,7492022
2022-Q115,0702022
2021-Q415,5962017
2021-Q315,9212017
2021-Q214,5682017
2021-Q113,8592017
2020-Q414,6002017
2020-Q314,1402017
2020-Q213,5132017
2020-Q113,1182017
2019-Q413,1352017
2019-Q313,2802017
2019-Q213,1942017
2019-Q112,4642017

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 14,188 · 2023
2017: 7,0842018: 6,9372019: 7,9732020: 8,7252021: 10,2762022: 11,3602023: 14,188
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PeriodValue
202314,188
202211,360
202110,276
20208,725
20197,973
20186,937
20177,084

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,633 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,5522019-Q2: 1,5962019-Q3: 1,6362019-Q4: 1,6582020-Q1: 1,6652020-Q2: 1,7092020-Q3: 1,7732020-Q4: 1,8372021-Q1: 1,8852021-Q2: 1,9542021-Q3: 2,0122021-Q4: 2,0442022-Q1: 2,0992022-Q2: 2,1522022-Q3: 2,1912022-Q4: 2,2292023-Q1: 2,3042023-Q2: 2,3332023-Q3: 2,3862023-Q4: 2,4072024-Q1: 2,3992024-Q2: 2,4242024-Q3: 2,4452024-Q4: 2,4712025-Q1: 2,4942025-Q2: 2,5052025-Q3: 2,5562025-Q4: 2,5822026-Q1: 2,633NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,6332022
2025-Q42,5822022
2025-Q32,5562022
2025-Q22,5052022
2025-Q12,4942022
2024-Q42,4712022
2024-Q32,4452022
2024-Q22,4242022
2024-Q12,3992022
2023-Q42,4072022
2023-Q32,3862022
2023-Q22,3332022
2023-Q12,3042022
2022-Q42,2292022
2022-Q32,1912022
2022-Q22,1522022
2022-Q12,0992022
2021-Q42,0442017
2021-Q32,0122017
2021-Q21,9542017
2021-Q11,8852017
2020-Q41,8372017
2020-Q31,7732017
2020-Q21,7092017
2020-Q11,6652017
2019-Q41,6582017
2019-Q31,6362017
2019-Q21,5962017
2019-Q11,5522017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,571 · 2023
2017: 8322018: 9022019: 9672020: 1,0902021: 1,2772022: 1,4582023: 1,571
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20231,571
20221,458
20211,277
20201,090
2019967
2018902
2017832

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $276.6 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $146.1 million2019-Q2: $156.9 million2019-Q3: $161.2 million2019-Q4: $170.9 million2020-Q1: $157.3 million2020-Q2: $154.0 million2020-Q3: $168.9 million2020-Q4: $201.9 million2021-Q1: $163.7 million2021-Q2: $183.7 million2021-Q3: $193.2 million2021-Q4: $237.0 million2022-Q1: $190.4 million2022-Q2: $212.2 million2022-Q3: $234.5 million2022-Q4: $247.5 million2023-Q1: $240.1 million2023-Q2: $247.8 million2023-Q3: $250.7 million2023-Q4: $267.9 million2024-Q1: $244.0 million2024-Q2: $260.2 million2024-Q3: $273.5 million2024-Q4: $305.4 million2025-Q1: $273.3 million2025-Q2: $283.0 million2025-Q3: $287.6 million2025-Q4: $304.9 million2026-Q1: $276.6 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$276.6 million2022
2025-Q4$304.9 million2022
2025-Q3$287.6 million2022
2025-Q2$283.0 million2022
2025-Q1$273.3 million2022
2024-Q4$305.4 million2022
2024-Q3$273.5 million2022
2024-Q2$260.2 million2022
2024-Q1$244.0 million2022
2023-Q4$267.9 million2022
2023-Q3$250.7 million2022
2023-Q2$247.8 million2022
2023-Q1$240.1 million2022
2022-Q4$247.5 million2022
2022-Q3$234.5 million2022
2022-Q2$212.2 million2022
2022-Q1$190.4 million2022
2021-Q4$237.0 million2017
2021-Q3$193.2 million2017
2021-Q2$183.7 million2017
2021-Q1$163.7 million2017
2020-Q4$201.9 million2017
2020-Q3$168.9 million2017
2020-Q2$154.0 million2017
2020-Q1$157.3 million2017
2019-Q4$170.9 million2017
2019-Q3$161.2 million2017
2019-Q2$156.9 million2017
2019-Q1$146.1 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $895.4 million · 2023
2017: $364.2 million2018: $367.0 million2019: $429.0 million2020: $434.2 million2021: $523.6 million2022: $675.5 million2023: $895.4 million
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PeriodValue
2023$895.4 million
2022$675.5 million
2021$523.6 million
2020$434.2 million
2019$429.0 million
2018$367.0 million
2017$364.2 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 Wages17,9162026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,6332026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$276.6 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$895.4 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns14,18820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,57120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$836.6 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census17,43220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,55120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,48620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$3.6 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.