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Size of the US Amusement Parks and Arcades industry

NAICS 7131, Amusement Parks and Arcades. 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)
$25.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$9.0 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
223,887
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,407
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
3,659
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$6.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $8.5 billion · 2026-Q2
2009-Q1: $3.1 billion2009-Q2: $3.0 billion2009-Q3: $3.0 billion2009-Q4: $2.8 billion2010-Q1: $2.7 billion2010-Q2: $2.8 billion2010-Q3: $3.0 billion2010-Q4: $3.2 billion2011-Q1: $3.4 billion2011-Q2: $3.5 billion2011-Q3: $3.6 billion2011-Q4: $3.6 billion2012-Q1: $3.4 billion2012-Q2: $3.6 billion2012-Q3: $3.5 billion2012-Q4: $3.8 billion2013-Q1: $3.8 billion2013-Q2: $3.8 billion2013-Q3: $3.9 billion2013-Q4: $3.8 billion2014-Q1: $4.0 billion2014-Q2: $4.1 billion2014-Q3: $4.2 billion2014-Q4: $4.4 billion2015-Q1: $4.5 billion2015-Q2: $4.5 billion2015-Q3: $4.7 billion2015-Q4: $4.8 billion2016-Q1: $4.8 billion2016-Q2: $4.8 billion2016-Q3: $5.0 billion2016-Q4: $5.2 billion2017-Q1: $5.1 billion2017-Q2: $5.3 billion2017-Q3: $5.4 billion2017-Q4: $5.6 billion2018-Q1: $5.7 billion2018-Q2: $5.6 billion2018-Q3: $5.9 billion2018-Q4: $5.9 billion2019-Q1: $6.0 billion2019-Q2: $6.1 billion2019-Q3: $6.2 billion2019-Q4: $6.1 billion2020-Q1: $5.0 billion2020-Q2: $997.0 million2020-Q3: $2.3 billion2020-Q4: $2.6 billion2021-Q1: $3.4 billion2021-Q2: $5.2 billion2021-Q3: $6.1 billion2021-Q4: $6.9 billion2022-Q1: $7.2 billion2022-Q2: $7.7 billion2022-Q3: $7.8 billion2022-Q4: $8.3 billion2023-Q1: $8.1 billion2023-Q2: $7.9 billion2023-Q3: $8.1 billion2023-Q4: $8.5 billion2024-Q1: $8.4 billion2024-Q2: $8.1 billion2024-Q3: $8.1 billion2024-Q4: $7.9 billion2025-Q1: $8.0 billion2025-Q2: $8.2 billion2025-Q3: $8.3 billion2025-Q4: $8.6 billion2026-Q1: $8.6 billion2026-Q2: $8.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-Q2$8.5 billion
2026-Q1$8.6 billion
2025-Q4$8.6 billion
2025-Q3$8.3 billion
2025-Q2$8.2 billion
2025-Q1$8.0 billion
2024-Q4$7.9 billion
2024-Q3$8.1 billion
2024-Q2$8.1 billion
2024-Q1$8.4 billion
2023-Q4$8.5 billion
2023-Q3$8.1 billion
2023-Q2$7.9 billion
2023-Q1$8.1 billion
2022-Q4$8.3 billion
2022-Q3$7.8 billion
2022-Q2$7.7 billion
2022-Q1$7.2 billion
2021-Q4$6.9 billion
2021-Q3$6.1 billion
2021-Q2$5.2 billion
2021-Q1$3.4 billion
2020-Q4$2.6 billion
2020-Q3$2.3 billion
2020-Q2$997.0 million
2020-Q1$5.0 billion
2019-Q4$6.1 billion
2019-Q3$6.2 billion
2019-Q2$6.1 billion
2019-Q1$6.0 billion
2018-Q4$5.9 billion
2018-Q3$5.9 billion
2018-Q2$5.6 billion
2018-Q1$5.7 billion
2017-Q4$5.6 billion
2017-Q3$5.4 billion
2017-Q2$5.3 billion
2017-Q1$5.1 billion
2016-Q4$5.2 billion
2016-Q3$5.0 billion
2016-Q2$4.8 billion
2016-Q1$4.8 billion
2015-Q4$4.8 billion
2015-Q3$4.7 billion
2015-Q2$4.5 billion
2015-Q1$4.5 billion
2014-Q4$4.4 billion
2014-Q3$4.2 billion
2014-Q2$4.1 billion
2014-Q1$4.0 billion
2013-Q4$3.8 billion
2013-Q3$3.9 billion
2013-Q2$3.8 billion
2013-Q1$3.8 billion
2012-Q4$3.8 billion
2012-Q3$3.5 billion
2012-Q2$3.6 billion
2012-Q1$3.4 billion
2011-Q4$3.6 billion
2011-Q3$3.6 billion
2011-Q2$3.5 billion
2011-Q1$3.4 billion
2010-Q4$3.2 billion
2010-Q3$3.0 billion
2010-Q2$2.8 billion
2010-Q1$2.7 billion
2009-Q4$2.8 billion
2009-Q3$3.0 billion
2009-Q2$3.0 billion
2009-Q1$3.1 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Amusement Parks and Arcades

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 223,887 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 196,8832019-Q2: 285,8392019-Q3: 239,9992019-Q4: 196,2312020-Q1: 191,6632020-Q2: 95,5772020-Q3: 124,0852020-Q4: 120,2372021-Q1: 114,7352021-Q2: 214,6262021-Q3: 214,0832021-Q4: 177,2102022-Q1: 182,2522022-Q2: 264,9912022-Q3: 232,4202022-Q4: 197,5242023-Q1: 203,8632023-Q2: 288,7172023-Q3: 253,8552023-Q4: 207,9882024-Q1: 218,7762024-Q2: 292,0242024-Q3: 259,5822024-Q4: 212,9272025-Q1: 220,4492025-Q2: 298,1842025-Q3: 260,6662025-Q4: 216,6852026-Q1: 223,887NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1223,8872022
2025-Q4216,6852022
2025-Q3260,6662022
2025-Q2298,1842022
2025-Q1220,4492022
2024-Q4212,9272022
2024-Q3259,5822022
2024-Q2292,0242022
2024-Q1218,7762022
2023-Q4207,9882022
2023-Q3253,8552022
2023-Q2288,7172022
2023-Q1203,8632022
2022-Q4197,5242022
2022-Q3232,4202022
2022-Q2264,9912022
2022-Q1182,2522022
2021-Q4177,2102017
2021-Q3214,0832017
2021-Q2214,6262017
2021-Q1114,7352017
2020-Q4120,2372017
2020-Q3124,0852017
2020-Q295,5772017
2020-Q1191,6632017
2019-Q4196,2312017
2019-Q3239,9992017
2019-Q2285,8392017
2019-Q1196,8832017

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 233,871 · 2023
2017: 213,1602018: 229,0742019: 239,9632020: 229,2822021: 178,6792022: 227,5872023: 233,871
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PeriodValue
2023233,871
2022227,587
2021178,679
2020229,282
2019239,963
2018229,074
2017213,160

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,407 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,5542019-Q2: 3,6692019-Q3: 3,7062019-Q4: 3,7932020-Q1: 3,7672020-Q2: 3,7122020-Q3: 3,7362020-Q4: 3,7512021-Q1: 3,6652021-Q2: 3,7442021-Q3: 3,7792021-Q4: 3,8052022-Q1: 3,8192022-Q2: 3,8782022-Q3: 3,9072022-Q4: 3,9352023-Q1: 3,9602023-Q2: 3,9822023-Q3: 4,0542023-Q4: 4,1012024-Q1: 4,0322024-Q2: 4,0912024-Q3: 4,1142024-Q4: 4,1642025-Q1: 4,1742025-Q2: 4,2552025-Q3: 4,3242025-Q4: 4,3972026-Q1: 4,407NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,4072022
2025-Q44,3972022
2025-Q34,3242022
2025-Q24,2552022
2025-Q14,1742022
2024-Q44,1642022
2024-Q34,1142022
2024-Q24,0912022
2024-Q14,0322022
2023-Q44,1012022
2023-Q34,0542022
2023-Q23,9822022
2023-Q13,9602022
2022-Q43,9352022
2022-Q33,9072022
2022-Q23,8782022
2022-Q13,8192022
2021-Q43,8052017
2021-Q33,7792017
2021-Q23,7442017
2021-Q13,6652017
2020-Q43,7512017
2020-Q33,7362017
2020-Q23,7122017
2020-Q13,7672017
2019-Q43,7932017
2019-Q33,7062017
2019-Q23,6692017
2019-Q13,5542017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 4,372 · 2023
2017: 4,3492018: 3,8802019: 3,9222020: 3,9172021: 3,8232022: 4,0792023: 4,372
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20234,372
20224,079
20213,823
20203,917
20193,922
20183,880
20174,349

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.6 billion2019-Q3: $1.7 billion2019-Q4: $1.7 billion2020-Q1: $1.5 billion2020-Q2: $737.5 million2020-Q3: $960.9 million2020-Q4: $1.3 billion2021-Q1: $876.5 million2021-Q2: $1.3 billion2021-Q3: $1.7 billion2021-Q4: $1.8 billion2022-Q1: $1.5 billion2022-Q2: $1.8 billion2022-Q3: $2.1 billion2022-Q4: $1.9 billion2023-Q1: $1.8 billion2023-Q2: $2.0 billion2023-Q3: $2.2 billion2023-Q4: $2.1 billion2024-Q1: $2.0 billion2024-Q2: $2.1 billion2024-Q3: $2.3 billion2024-Q4: $2.3 billion2025-Q1: $2.0 billion2025-Q2: $2.3 billion2025-Q3: $2.5 billion2025-Q4: $2.5 billion2026-Q1: $2.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.5 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.5 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.9 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.8 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.7 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$876.5 million2017
2020-Q4$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$960.9 million2017
2020-Q2$737.5 million2017
2020-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.7 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $6.8 billion · 2023
2017: $4.8 billion2018: $5.3 billion2019: $5.9 billion2020: $4.4 billion2021: $5.4 billion2022: $6.5 billion2023: $6.8 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$6.8 billion
2022$6.5 billion
2021$5.4 billion
2020$4.4 billion
2019$5.9 billion
2018$5.3 billion
2017$4.8 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 Wages223,8872026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,4072026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$6.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns233,87120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns4,37220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census247,50920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census4,31720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census3,65920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$25.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$9.0 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$8.5 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published

Breakdown

Industries within Amusement Parks and Arcades

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
71311Amusement and Theme Parks$19.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census189,4782026-Q1 · QCEW
71312Amusement Arcades$6.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census34,4092026-Q1 · QCEW

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.