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Size of the US Museums industry

NAICS 712110, Museums. 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)
$13.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
100,478
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,447
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
5,065
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$4.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 100,478 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 97,8582019-Q2: 106,6542019-Q3: 100,3152019-Q4: 100,4632020-Q1: 97,1152020-Q2: 74,9882020-Q3: 70,8952020-Q4: 70,1102021-Q1: 69,7702021-Q2: 80,1082021-Q3: 81,4502021-Q4: 83,5972022-Q1: 83,7232022-Q2: 92,0462022-Q3: 90,6092022-Q4: 91,4072023-Q1: 93,3942023-Q2: 102,5632023-Q3: 98,5242023-Q4: 98,7112024-Q1: 98,1152024-Q2: 106,4162024-Q3: 100,9592024-Q4: 100,7822025-Q1: 99,8872025-Q2: 107,0562025-Q3: 101,7102025-Q4: 102,1212026-Q1: 100,478NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1100,4782022
2025-Q4102,1212022
2025-Q3101,7102022
2025-Q2107,0562022
2025-Q199,8872022
2024-Q4100,7822022
2024-Q3100,9592022
2024-Q2106,4162022
2024-Q198,1152022
2023-Q498,7112022
2023-Q398,5242022
2023-Q2102,5632022
2023-Q193,3942022
2022-Q491,4072022
2022-Q390,6092022
2022-Q292,0462022
2022-Q183,7232022
2021-Q483,5972017
2021-Q381,4502017
2021-Q280,1082017
2021-Q169,7702017
2020-Q470,1102017
2020-Q370,8952017
2020-Q274,9882017
2020-Q197,1152017
2019-Q4100,4632017
2019-Q3100,3152017
2019-Q2106,6542017
2019-Q197,8582017

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 91,534 · 2023
2017: 97,3512018: 96,6362019: 97,7752020: 97,6902021: 70,0462022: 84,9312023: 91,534
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PeriodValue
202391,534
202284,931
202170,046
202097,690
201997,775
201896,636
201797,351

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,447 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 4,5582019-Q2: 4,5952019-Q3: 4,6102019-Q4: 4,6332020-Q1: 4,6592020-Q2: 4,6662020-Q3: 4,7022020-Q4: 4,7272021-Q1: 4,7212021-Q2: 4,7732021-Q3: 4,8212021-Q4: 4,8672022-Q1: 4,9252022-Q2: 4,9712022-Q3: 5,0392022-Q4: 5,0642023-Q1: 5,1432023-Q2: 5,1852023-Q3: 5,2092023-Q4: 5,2292024-Q1: 5,2692024-Q2: 5,2952024-Q3: 5,3462024-Q4: 5,3592025-Q1: 5,3552025-Q2: 5,3792025-Q3: 5,3962025-Q4: 5,4342026-Q1: 5,447NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,4472022
2025-Q45,4342022
2025-Q35,3962022
2025-Q25,3792022
2025-Q15,3552022
2024-Q45,3592022
2024-Q35,3462022
2024-Q25,2952022
2024-Q15,2692022
2023-Q45,2292022
2023-Q35,2092022
2023-Q25,1852022
2023-Q15,1432022
2022-Q45,0642022
2022-Q35,0392022
2022-Q24,9712022
2022-Q14,9252022
2021-Q44,8672017
2021-Q34,8212017
2021-Q24,7732017
2021-Q14,7212017
2020-Q44,7272017
2020-Q34,7022017
2020-Q24,6662017
2020-Q14,6592017
2019-Q44,6332017
2019-Q34,6102017
2019-Q24,5952017
2019-Q14,5582017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 5,480 · 2023
2017: 5,2702018: 5,2842019: 5,2662020: 5,2102021: 5,2972022: 5,4422023: 5,480
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20235,480
20225,442
20215,297
20205,210
20195,266
20185,284
20175,270

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $956.4 million2019-Q2: $979.0 million2019-Q3: $1.0 billion2019-Q4: $1.0 billion2020-Q1: $1.0 billion2020-Q2: $858.5 million2020-Q3: $842.2 million2020-Q4: $869.8 million2021-Q1: $791.5 million2021-Q2: $862.7 million2021-Q3: $956.0 million2021-Q4: $1.0 billion2022-Q1: $931.8 million2022-Q2: $1.0 billion2022-Q3: $1.1 billion2022-Q4: $1.1 billion2023-Q1: $1.1 billion2023-Q2: $1.2 billion2023-Q3: $1.2 billion2023-Q4: $1.2 billion2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $1.3 billion2024-Q3: $1.3 billion2024-Q4: $1.3 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.4 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2022-Q1$931.8 million2022
2021-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2021-Q3$956.0 million2017
2021-Q2$862.7 million2017
2021-Q1$791.5 million2017
2020-Q4$869.8 million2017
2020-Q3$842.2 million2017
2020-Q2$858.5 million2017
2020-Q1$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.0 billion2017
2019-Q2$979.0 million2017
2019-Q1$956.4 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $4.3 billion · 2023
2017: $3.5 billion2018: $3.5 billion2019: $3.6 billion2020: $3.3 billion2021: $3.3 billion2022: $3.9 billion2023: $4.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$4.3 billion
2022$3.9 billion
2021$3.3 billion
2020$3.3 billion
2019$3.6 billion
2018$3.5 billion
2017$3.5 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 Wages100,4782026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,4472026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$4.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns91,53420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns5,48020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census91,24920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census5,22420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census5,06520222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$13.5 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.