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Size of the US Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance industry

NAICS 81111, Automotive Mechanical and Electrical 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)
$76.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
440,685
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
96,489
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
86,807
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$23.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 440,685 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 404,0092019-Q2: 407,2252019-Q3: 406,5592019-Q4: 405,5272020-Q1: 401,8412020-Q2: 384,2312020-Q3: 393,1562020-Q4: 396,1372021-Q1: 401,6372021-Q2: 408,5712021-Q3: 409,4102021-Q4: 414,3192022-Q1: 416,4582022-Q2: 423,3202022-Q3: 424,9742022-Q4: 426,2412023-Q1: 430,8522023-Q2: 437,5492023-Q3: 438,2942023-Q4: 439,9832024-Q1: 439,6262024-Q2: 442,8572024-Q3: 441,7712024-Q4: 441,4832025-Q1: 441,7642025-Q2: 443,0992025-Q3: 442,6512025-Q4: 442,2852026-Q1: 440,685NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1440,6852022
2025-Q4442,2852022
2025-Q3442,6512022
2025-Q2443,0992022
2025-Q1441,7642022
2024-Q4441,4832022
2024-Q3441,7712022
2024-Q2442,8572022
2024-Q1439,6262022
2023-Q4439,9832022
2023-Q3438,2942022
2023-Q2437,5492022
2023-Q1430,8522022
2022-Q4426,2412022
2022-Q3424,9742022
2022-Q2423,3202022
2022-Q1416,4582022
2021-Q4414,3192017
2021-Q3409,4102017
2021-Q2408,5712017
2021-Q1401,6372017
2020-Q4396,1372017
2020-Q3393,1562017
2020-Q2384,2312017
2020-Q1401,8412017
2019-Q4405,5272017
2019-Q3406,5592017
2019-Q2407,2252017
2019-Q1404,0092017

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 436,638 · 2023
2017: 394,8212018: 392,5112019: 396,0702020: 394,5932021: 395,5892022: 419,7902023: 436,638
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PeriodValue
2023436,638
2022419,790
2021395,589
2020394,593
2019396,070
2018392,511
2017394,821

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 96,489 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 92,5232019-Q2: 92,7282019-Q3: 93,0062019-Q4: 93,1072020-Q1: 92,8472020-Q2: 92,6572020-Q3: 93,1232020-Q4: 93,5802021-Q1: 93,4562021-Q2: 93,9282021-Q3: 94,7682021-Q4: 95,1622022-Q1: 95,2332022-Q2: 95,6722022-Q3: 96,0262022-Q4: 96,1892023-Q1: 96,2662023-Q2: 96,3232023-Q3: 96,7262023-Q4: 96,8632024-Q1: 95,8292024-Q2: 96,1642024-Q3: 96,3732024-Q4: 96,2882025-Q1: 95,5042025-Q2: 95,8492025-Q3: 96,1152025-Q4: 96,4042026-Q1: 96,489NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q196,4892022
2025-Q496,4042022
2025-Q396,1152022
2025-Q295,8492022
2025-Q195,5042022
2024-Q496,2882022
2024-Q396,3732022
2024-Q296,1642022
2024-Q195,8292022
2023-Q496,8632022
2023-Q396,7262022
2023-Q296,3232022
2023-Q196,2662022
2022-Q496,1892022
2022-Q396,0262022
2022-Q295,6722022
2022-Q195,2332022
2021-Q495,1622017
2021-Q394,7682017
2021-Q293,9282017
2021-Q193,4562017
2020-Q493,5802017
2020-Q393,1232017
2020-Q292,6572017
2020-Q192,8472017
2019-Q493,1072017
2019-Q393,0062017
2019-Q292,7282017
2019-Q192,5232017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 93,082 · 2023
2017: 92,4952018: 91,4812019: 91,0852020: 90,2782021: 91,7002022: 92,9382023: 93,082
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PeriodValue
202393,082
202292,938
202191,700
202090,278
201991,085
201891,481
201792,495

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $6.6 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $4.2 billion2019-Q2: $4.4 billion2019-Q3: $4.5 billion2019-Q4: $4.7 billion2020-Q1: $4.4 billion2020-Q2: $4.1 billion2020-Q3: $4.5 billion2020-Q4: $5.0 billion2021-Q1: $4.4 billion2021-Q2: $4.9 billion2021-Q3: $5.1 billion2021-Q4: $5.6 billion2022-Q1: $4.9 billion2022-Q2: $5.4 billion2022-Q3: $5.8 billion2022-Q4: $5.9 billion2023-Q1: $5.7 billion2023-Q2: $5.9 billion2023-Q3: $6.0 billion2023-Q4: $6.4 billion2024-Q1: $6.1 billion2024-Q2: $6.3 billion2024-Q3: $6.4 billion2024-Q4: $6.7 billion2025-Q1: $6.4 billion2025-Q2: $6.6 billion2025-Q3: $6.7 billion2025-Q4: $7.0 billion2026-Q1: $6.6 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$6.6 billion2022
2025-Q4$7.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$6.7 billion2022
2025-Q2$6.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$6.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$6.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$6.4 billion2022
2024-Q2$6.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$6.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$6.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$6.0 billion2022
2023-Q2$5.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$5.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$5.9 billion2022
2022-Q3$5.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$5.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$4.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$5.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$5.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$4.9 billion2017
2021-Q1$4.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$5.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$4.5 billion2017
2020-Q2$4.1 billion2017
2020-Q1$4.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$4.7 billion2017
2019-Q3$4.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$4.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$4.2 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $23.0 billion · 2023
2017: $15.3 billion2018: $15.7 billion2019: $16.4 billion2020: $16.6 billion2021: $18.4 billion2022: $20.9 billion2023: $23.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$23.0 billion
2022$20.9 billion
2021$18.4 billion
2020$16.6 billion
2019$16.4 billion
2018$15.7 billion
2017$15.3 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 Wages440,6852026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages96,4892026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$6.6 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$23.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns436,63820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns93,08220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$20.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census422,63120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census92,14620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census86,80720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$76.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
811111General Automotive Repair$71.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census396,9682026-Q1 · QCEW
811112Automotive Exhaust System Repair$613.9 millionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census4,0012023 · CBP
811113Automotive Transmission Repair$2.2 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census14,7042023 · CBP
811114Specialized Automotive Repair$5.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census43,7172026-Q1 · QCEW
811118Other Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance$1.9 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census14,5442023 · CBP

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.