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Size of the US Automotive Repair and Maintenance industry

NAICS 8111, Automotive Repair and Maintenance. 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)
$158 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$51.2 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
1,026,617
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
176,086
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
148,957
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$48.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $49.6 billion · 2026-Q2
2009-Q1: $19.9 billion2009-Q2: $19.6 billion2009-Q3: $19.9 billion2009-Q4: $19.9 billion2010-Q1: $20.5 billion2010-Q2: $20.4 billion2010-Q3: $20.3 billion2010-Q4: $20.8 billion2011-Q1: $20.8 billion2011-Q2: $21.6 billion2011-Q3: $22.0 billion2011-Q4: $22.7 billion2012-Q1: $22.1 billion2012-Q2: $22.9 billion2012-Q3: $23.1 billion2012-Q4: $22.7 billion2013-Q1: $23.1 billion2013-Q2: $23.5 billion2013-Q3: $24.0 billion2013-Q4: $23.7 billion2014-Q1: $24.7 billion2014-Q2: $24.8 billion2014-Q3: $25.3 billion2014-Q4: $25.5 billion2015-Q1: $25.6 billion2015-Q2: $26.2 billion2015-Q3: $26.0 billion2015-Q4: $26.5 billion2016-Q1: $27.2 billion2016-Q2: $27.3 billion2016-Q3: $28.0 billion2016-Q4: $28.3 billion2017-Q1: $28.0 billion2017-Q2: $28.3 billion2017-Q3: $28.7 billion2017-Q4: $30.3 billion2018-Q1: $31.2 billion2018-Q2: withheld (S)2018-Q3: withheld (S)2018-Q4: $30.1 billion2019-Q1: $30.5 billion2019-Q2: $31.7 billion2019-Q3: $32.5 billion2019-Q4: $32.7 billion2020-Q1: $32.2 billion2020-Q2: $26.3 billion2020-Q3: $31.8 billion2020-Q4: $31.4 billion2021-Q1: $32.1 billion2021-Q2: $34.5 billion2021-Q3: $37.3 billion2021-Q4: $38.0 billion2022-Q1: $38.6 billion2022-Q2: $40.1 billion2022-Q3: $41.0 billion2022-Q4: $41.0 billion2023-Q1: $42.9 billion2023-Q2: $41.8 billion2023-Q3: $42.9 billion2023-Q4: $43.3 billion2024-Q1: $41.8 billion2024-Q2: $43.9 billion2024-Q3: $43.2 billion2024-Q4: $44.0 billion2025-Q1: $45.4 billion2025-Q2: $46.5 billion2025-Q3: $48.3 billion2025-Q4: $49.5 billion2026-Q1: $49.1 billion2026-Q2: $49.6 billion

Withheld by the agency: 2018-Q2, 2018-Q3. Gaps are left as gaps.

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PeriodValue
2026-Q2$49.6 billion
2026-Q1$49.1 billion
2025-Q4$49.5 billion
2025-Q3$48.3 billion
2025-Q2$46.5 billion
2025-Q1$45.4 billion
2024-Q4$44.0 billion
2024-Q3$43.2 billion
2024-Q2$43.9 billion
2024-Q1$41.8 billion
2023-Q4$43.3 billion
2023-Q3$42.9 billion
2023-Q2$41.8 billion
2023-Q1$42.9 billion
2022-Q4$41.0 billion
2022-Q3$41.0 billion
2022-Q2$40.1 billion
2022-Q1$38.6 billion
2021-Q4$38.0 billion
2021-Q3$37.3 billion
2021-Q2$34.5 billion
2021-Q1$32.1 billion
2020-Q4$31.4 billion
2020-Q3$31.8 billion
2020-Q2$26.3 billion
2020-Q1$32.2 billion
2019-Q4$32.7 billion
2019-Q3$32.5 billion
2019-Q2$31.7 billion
2019-Q1$30.5 billion
2018-Q4$30.1 billion
2018-Q3Withheld (S)
2018-Q2Withheld (S)
2018-Q1$31.2 billion
2017-Q4$30.3 billion
2017-Q3$28.7 billion
2017-Q2$28.3 billion
2017-Q1$28.0 billion
2016-Q4$28.3 billion
2016-Q3$28.0 billion
2016-Q2$27.3 billion
2016-Q1$27.2 billion
2015-Q4$26.5 billion
2015-Q3$26.0 billion
2015-Q2$26.2 billion
2015-Q1$25.6 billion
2014-Q4$25.5 billion
2014-Q3$25.3 billion
2014-Q2$24.8 billion
2014-Q1$24.7 billion
2013-Q4$23.7 billion
2013-Q3$24.0 billion
2013-Q2$23.5 billion
2013-Q1$23.1 billion
2012-Q4$22.7 billion
2012-Q3$23.1 billion
2012-Q2$22.9 billion
2012-Q1$22.1 billion
2011-Q4$22.7 billion
2011-Q3$22.0 billion
2011-Q2$21.6 billion
2011-Q1$20.8 billion
2010-Q4$20.8 billion
2010-Q3$20.3 billion
2010-Q2$20.4 billion
2010-Q1$20.5 billion
2009-Q4$19.9 billion
2009-Q3$19.9 billion
2009-Q2$19.6 billion
2009-Q1$19.9 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Automotive Repair and Maintenance

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,026,617 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 938,7382019-Q2: 951,5112019-Q3: 947,3872019-Q4: 943,5652020-Q1: 938,9192020-Q2: 866,5212020-Q3: 889,8902020-Q4: 899,9432021-Q1: 916,9242021-Q2: 937,8932021-Q3: 937,6482021-Q4: 953,6892022-Q1: 960,5562022-Q2: 982,2232022-Q3: 981,4912022-Q4: 984,1442023-Q1: 998,9002023-Q2: 1,021,7942023-Q3: 1,020,9052023-Q4: 1,022,3672024-Q1: 1,029,1462024-Q2: 1,040,8022024-Q3: 1,031,4392024-Q4: 1,028,3622025-Q1: 1,033,7982025-Q2: 1,038,7882025-Q3: 1,030,2532025-Q4: 1,026,1332026-Q1: 1,026,617NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,026,6172022
2025-Q41,026,1332022
2025-Q31,030,2532022
2025-Q21,038,7882022
2025-Q11,033,7982022
2024-Q41,028,3622022
2024-Q31,031,4392022
2024-Q21,040,8022022
2024-Q11,029,1462022
2023-Q41,022,3672022
2023-Q31,020,9052022
2023-Q21,021,7942022
2023-Q1998,9002022
2022-Q4984,1442022
2022-Q3981,4912022
2022-Q2982,2232022
2022-Q1960,5562022
2021-Q4953,6892017
2021-Q3937,6482017
2021-Q2937,8932017
2021-Q1916,9242017
2020-Q4899,9432017
2020-Q3889,8902017
2020-Q2866,5212017
2020-Q1938,9192017
2019-Q4943,5652017
2019-Q3947,3872017
2019-Q2951,5112017
2019-Q1938,7382017

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 992,292 · 2023
2017: 909,9402018: 925,9392019: 929,5732020: 923,2082021: 904,2722022: 958,9132023: 992,292
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PeriodValue
2023992,292
2022958,913
2021904,272
2020923,208
2019929,573
2018925,939
2017909,940

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 176,086 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 162,0402019-Q2: 162,7812019-Q3: 163,5522019-Q4: 163,9032020-Q1: 163,5462020-Q2: 163,2032020-Q3: 164,4442020-Q4: 165,3482021-Q1: 165,3702021-Q2: 166,5072021-Q3: 168,0152021-Q4: 168,9922022-Q1: 169,2012022-Q2: 170,2532022-Q3: 171,2122022-Q4: 171,6412023-Q1: 172,1672023-Q2: 172,6102023-Q3: 173,5732023-Q4: 174,1692024-Q1: 173,6612024-Q2: 174,4912024-Q3: 174,7782024-Q4: 174,9922025-Q1: 173,5722025-Q2: 174,4612025-Q3: 175,2042025-Q4: 175,9262026-Q1: 176,086NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1176,0862022
2025-Q4175,9262022
2025-Q3175,2042022
2025-Q2174,4612022
2025-Q1173,5722022
2024-Q4174,9922022
2024-Q3174,7782022
2024-Q2174,4912022
2024-Q1173,6612022
2023-Q4174,1692022
2023-Q3173,5732022
2023-Q2172,6102022
2023-Q1172,1672022
2022-Q4171,6412022
2022-Q3171,2122022
2022-Q2170,2532022
2022-Q1169,2012022
2021-Q4168,9922017
2021-Q3168,0152017
2021-Q2166,5072017
2021-Q1165,3702017
2020-Q4165,3482017
2020-Q3164,4442017
2020-Q2163,2032017
2020-Q1163,5462017
2019-Q4163,9032017
2019-Q3163,5522017
2019-Q2162,7812017
2019-Q1162,0402017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 169,572 · 2023
2017: 162,5642018: 162,2852019: 162,0622020: 161,7142021: 165,0422022: 167,8842023: 169,572
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PeriodValue
2023169,572
2022167,884
2021165,042
2020161,714
2019162,062
2018162,285
2017162,564

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $14.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $9.4 billion2019-Q2: $9.7 billion2019-Q3: $9.8 billion2019-Q4: $10.3 billion2020-Q1: $9.8 billion2020-Q2: $8.5 billion2020-Q3: $9.6 billion2020-Q4: $10.6 billion2021-Q1: $9.4 billion2021-Q2: $10.5 billion2021-Q3: $10.9 billion2021-Q4: $12.1 billion2022-Q1: $10.7 billion2022-Q2: $11.8 billion2022-Q3: $12.8 billion2022-Q4: $12.8 billion2023-Q1: $12.5 billion2023-Q2: $13.0 billion2023-Q3: $13.3 billion2023-Q4: $13.9 billion2024-Q1: $13.6 billion2024-Q2: $13.8 billion2024-Q3: $13.9 billion2024-Q4: $14.6 billion2025-Q1: $13.8 billion2025-Q2: $14.2 billion2025-Q3: $14.3 billion2025-Q4: $15.1 billion2026-Q1: $14.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$14.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$15.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$14.3 billion2022
2025-Q2$14.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$13.8 billion2022
2024-Q4$14.6 billion2022
2024-Q3$13.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$13.8 billion2022
2024-Q1$13.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$13.9 billion2022
2023-Q3$13.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$13.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$12.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$12.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$12.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$11.8 billion2022
2022-Q1$10.7 billion2022
2021-Q4$12.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$10.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$10.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$9.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$10.6 billion2017
2020-Q3$9.6 billion2017
2020-Q2$8.5 billion2017
2020-Q1$9.8 billion2017
2019-Q4$10.3 billion2017
2019-Q3$9.8 billion2017
2019-Q2$9.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$9.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $48.7 billion · 2023
2017: $33.3 billion2018: $34.8 billion2019: $36.5 billion2020: $35.9 billion2021: $39.4 billion2022: $44.2 billion2023: $48.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$48.7 billion
2022$44.2 billion
2021$39.4 billion
2020$35.9 billion
2019$36.5 billion
2018$34.8 billion
2017$33.3 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 Wages1,026,6172026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages176,0862026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$14.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$48.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns992,29220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns169,57220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$43.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census968,60220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census167,85520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census148,95720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$158 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$51.2 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 68 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$49.6 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 68 published

Breakdown

Industries within Automotive Repair and Maintenance

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
81111Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance$76.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census440,6852026-Q1 · QCEW
81112Automotive Body, Paint, Interior, and Glass Repair$53.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census282,3452026-Q1 · QCEW
81119Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance$27.7 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census303,5872026-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.