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Size of the US Septic Tank and Related Services industry

NAICS 562991, Septic Tank and Related 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)
$6.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
34,768
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,789
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,821
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 34,768 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 27,6232019-Q2: 29,7802019-Q3: 29,6542019-Q4: 28,6612020-Q1: 28,3562020-Q2: 28,7752020-Q3: 29,1372020-Q4: 29,3412021-Q1: 29,3312021-Q2: 31,1252021-Q3: 31,6402021-Q4: 31,5162022-Q1: 31,2372022-Q2: 33,0902022-Q3: 33,5762022-Q4: 33,0432023-Q1: 32,5402023-Q2: 34,0552023-Q3: 33,9302023-Q4: 33,5522024-Q1: 33,4002024-Q2: 35,1802024-Q3: 35,1922024-Q4: 34,3092025-Q1: 34,2642025-Q2: 36,0852025-Q3: 35,9842025-Q4: 35,1722026-Q1: 34,768NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q134,7682022
2025-Q435,1722022
2025-Q335,9842022
2025-Q236,0852022
2025-Q134,2642022
2024-Q434,3092022
2024-Q335,1922022
2024-Q235,1802022
2024-Q133,4002022
2023-Q433,5522022
2023-Q333,9302022
2023-Q234,0552022
2023-Q132,5402022
2022-Q433,0432022
2022-Q333,5762022
2022-Q233,0902022
2022-Q131,2372022
2021-Q431,5162017
2021-Q331,6402017
2021-Q231,1252017
2021-Q129,3312017
2020-Q429,3412017
2020-Q329,1372017
2020-Q228,7752017
2020-Q128,3562017
2019-Q428,6612017
2019-Q329,6542017
2019-Q229,7802017
2019-Q127,6232017

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 32,666 · 2023
2017: 23,3182018: 26,2072019: 26,6932020: 27,9832021: 29,6282022: 31,9892023: 32,666
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PeriodValue
202332,666
202231,989
202129,628
202027,983
201926,693
201826,207
201723,318

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,789 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,7722019-Q2: 3,8102019-Q3: 3,8542019-Q4: 3,8692020-Q1: 3,8922020-Q2: 3,9232020-Q3: 3,9602020-Q4: 3,9722021-Q1: 4,0202021-Q2: 4,0792021-Q3: 4,1282021-Q4: 4,1852022-Q1: 4,2162022-Q2: 4,2542022-Q3: 4,3172022-Q4: 4,3612023-Q1: 4,3662023-Q2: 4,4002023-Q3: 4,4392023-Q4: 4,4702024-Q1: 4,5052024-Q2: 4,5412024-Q3: 4,5622024-Q4: 4,5812025-Q1: 4,6332025-Q2: 4,6572025-Q3: 4,7102025-Q4: 4,7242026-Q1: 4,789NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,7892022
2025-Q44,7242022
2025-Q34,7102022
2025-Q24,6572022
2025-Q14,6332022
2024-Q44,5812022
2024-Q34,5622022
2024-Q24,5412022
2024-Q14,5052022
2023-Q44,4702022
2023-Q34,4392022
2023-Q24,4002022
2023-Q14,3662022
2022-Q44,3612022
2022-Q34,3172022
2022-Q24,2542022
2022-Q14,2162022
2021-Q44,1852017
2021-Q34,1282017
2021-Q24,0792017
2021-Q14,0202017
2020-Q43,9722017
2020-Q33,9602017
2020-Q23,9232017
2020-Q13,8922017
2019-Q43,8692017
2019-Q33,8542017
2019-Q23,8102017
2019-Q13,7722017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 4,054 · 2023
2017: 3,5452018: 3,6122019: 3,6852020: 3,7712021: 3,8992022: 3,9972023: 4,054
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PeriodValue
20234,054
20223,997
20213,899
20203,771
20193,685
20183,612
20173,545

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $549.7 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $325.2 million2019-Q2: $352.7 million2019-Q3: $378.4 million2019-Q4: $386.0 million2020-Q1: $341.4 million2020-Q2: $345.1 million2020-Q3: $376.4 million2020-Q4: $428.9 million2021-Q1: $367.6 million2021-Q2: $404.1 million2021-Q3: $440.1 million2021-Q4: $666.3 million2022-Q1: $410.0 million2022-Q2: $458.0 million2022-Q3: $517.4 million2022-Q4: $526.0 million2023-Q1: $464.6 million2023-Q2: $501.1 million2023-Q3: $522.7 million2023-Q4: $546.7 million2024-Q1: $493.9 million2024-Q2: $530.5 million2024-Q3: $563.0 million2024-Q4: $600.5 million2025-Q1: $531.0 million2025-Q2: $574.6 million2025-Q3: $601.5 million2025-Q4: $635.2 million2026-Q1: $549.7 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$549.7 million2022
2025-Q4$635.2 million2022
2025-Q3$601.5 million2022
2025-Q2$574.6 million2022
2025-Q1$531.0 million2022
2024-Q4$600.5 million2022
2024-Q3$563.0 million2022
2024-Q2$530.5 million2022
2024-Q1$493.9 million2022
2023-Q4$546.7 million2022
2023-Q3$522.7 million2022
2023-Q2$501.1 million2022
2023-Q1$464.6 million2022
2022-Q4$526.0 million2022
2022-Q3$517.4 million2022
2022-Q2$458.0 million2022
2022-Q1$410.0 million2022
2021-Q4$666.3 million2017
2021-Q3$440.1 million2017
2021-Q2$404.1 million2017
2021-Q1$367.6 million2017
2020-Q4$428.9 million2017
2020-Q3$376.4 million2017
2020-Q2$345.1 million2017
2020-Q1$341.4 million2017
2019-Q4$386.0 million2017
2019-Q3$378.4 million2017
2019-Q2$352.7 million2017
2019-Q1$325.2 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.0 billion · 2023
2017: $1.1 billion2018: $1.2 billion2019: $1.3 billion2020: $1.4 billion2021: $1.6 billion2022: $1.9 billion2023: $2.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.0 billion
2022$1.9 billion
2021$1.6 billion
2020$1.4 billion
2019$1.3 billion
2018$1.2 billion
2017$1.1 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 Wages34,7682026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,7892026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$549.7 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns32,66620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns4,05420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census37,30820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,99120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,82120222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$6.3 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.