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Size of the US Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal industry

NAICS 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal. 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)
$9.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
45,488
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,509
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
321
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 45,488 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 36,1552019-Q2: 36,6422019-Q3: 36,7552019-Q4: 38,1572020-Q1: 37,3342020-Q2: 36,2052020-Q3: 36,3832020-Q4: 37,0902021-Q1: 37,2782021-Q2: 37,6042021-Q3: 37,6722021-Q4: 37,9912022-Q1: 37,0732022-Q2: 37,5942022-Q3: 38,0202022-Q4: 38,5702023-Q1: 40,9182023-Q2: 41,6602023-Q3: 41,7472023-Q4: 43,1682024-Q1: 42,6722024-Q2: 43,4902024-Q3: 43,1952024-Q4: 44,0472025-Q1: 44,0162025-Q2: 44,1122025-Q3: 43,9422025-Q4: 44,5102026-Q1: 45,488NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q145,4882022
2025-Q444,5102022
2025-Q343,9422022
2025-Q244,1122022
2025-Q144,0162022
2024-Q444,0472022
2024-Q343,1952022
2024-Q243,4902022
2024-Q142,6722022
2023-Q443,1682022
2023-Q341,7472022
2023-Q241,6602022
2023-Q140,9182022
2022-Q438,5702022
2022-Q338,0202022
2022-Q237,5942022
2022-Q137,0732022
2021-Q437,9912017
2021-Q337,6722017
2021-Q237,6042017
2021-Q137,2782017
2020-Q437,0902017
2020-Q336,3832017
2020-Q236,2052017
2020-Q137,3342017
2019-Q438,1572017
2019-Q336,7552017
2019-Q236,6422017
2019-Q136,1552017

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 29,880 · 2023
2017: 34,3412018: 34,3692019: 34,0472020: 34,6232021: 32,8402022: 29,9272023: 29,880
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202329,880
202229,927
202132,840
202034,623
201934,047
201834,369
201734,341

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,509 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,1272019-Q2: 1,1202019-Q3: 1,1282019-Q4: 1,1292020-Q1: 1,1272020-Q2: 1,1472020-Q3: 1,1692020-Q4: 1,1722021-Q1: 1,1772021-Q2: 1,1912021-Q3: 1,1972021-Q4: 1,2112022-Q1: 1,2332022-Q2: 1,2512022-Q3: 1,2582022-Q4: 1,2622023-Q1: 1,3532023-Q2: 1,3392023-Q3: 1,3502023-Q4: 1,3832024-Q1: 1,4022024-Q2: 1,4112024-Q3: 1,4232024-Q4: 1,4342025-Q1: 1,4542025-Q2: 1,4582025-Q3: 1,4842025-Q4: 1,4972026-Q1: 1,509NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,5092022
2025-Q41,4972022
2025-Q31,4842022
2025-Q21,4582022
2025-Q11,4542022
2024-Q41,4342022
2024-Q31,4232022
2024-Q21,4112022
2024-Q11,4022022
2023-Q41,3832022
2023-Q31,3502022
2023-Q21,3392022
2023-Q11,3532022
2022-Q41,2622022
2022-Q31,2582022
2022-Q21,2512022
2022-Q11,2332022
2021-Q41,2112017
2021-Q31,1972017
2021-Q21,1912017
2021-Q11,1772017
2020-Q41,1722017
2020-Q31,1692017
2020-Q21,1472017
2020-Q11,1272017
2019-Q41,1292017
2019-Q31,1282017
2019-Q21,1202017
2019-Q11,1272017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 994 · 2023
2017: 8732018: 8412019: 8122020: 8362021: 9612022: 9282023: 994
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PeriodValue
2023994
2022928
2021961
2020836
2019812
2018841
2017873

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $744.4 million2019-Q2: $711.6 million2019-Q3: $698.3 million2019-Q4: $738.1 million2020-Q1: $783.4 million2020-Q2: $692.8 million2020-Q3: $718.3 million2020-Q4: $782.6 million2021-Q1: $799.2 million2021-Q2: $769.5 million2021-Q3: $774.5 million2021-Q4: $841.3 million2022-Q1: $812.2 million2022-Q2: $813.6 million2022-Q3: $855.5 million2022-Q4: $835.1 million2023-Q1: $1.0 billion2023-Q2: $908.4 million2023-Q3: $944.1 million2023-Q4: $966.9 million2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $982.1 million2024-Q3: $1.0 billion2024-Q4: $1.1 billion2025-Q1: $1.2 billion2025-Q2: $1.0 billion2025-Q3: $1.1 billion2025-Q4: $1.1 billion2026-Q1: $1.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$982.1 million2022
2024-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$966.9 million2022
2023-Q3$944.1 million2022
2023-Q2$908.4 million2022
2023-Q1$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$835.1 million2022
2022-Q3$855.5 million2022
2022-Q2$813.6 million2022
2022-Q1$812.2 million2022
2021-Q4$841.3 million2017
2021-Q3$774.5 million2017
2021-Q2$769.5 million2017
2021-Q1$799.2 million2017
2020-Q4$782.6 million2017
2020-Q3$718.3 million2017
2020-Q2$692.8 million2017
2020-Q1$783.4 million2017
2019-Q4$738.1 million2017
2019-Q3$698.3 million2017
2019-Q2$711.6 million2017
2019-Q1$744.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.7 billion · 2023
2017: $2.4 billion2018: $2.4 billion2019: $2.5 billion2020: $2.6 billion2021: $2.5 billion2022: $2.5 billion2023: $2.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.7 billion
2022$2.5 billion
2021$2.5 billion
2020$2.6 billion
2019$2.5 billion
2018$2.4 billion
2017$2.4 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 Wages45,4882026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,5092026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns29,88020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns99420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census32,08420222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census93820222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census32120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$9.0 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.