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Size of the US General Automotive Repair industry

NAICS 811111, General Automotive Repair. 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)
$71.0 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
396,968
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
86,416
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
79,149
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$21.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 396,968 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 355,1652019-Q2: 358,3572019-Q3: 357,6962019-Q4: 357,1682020-Q1: 354,9152020-Q2: 339,2482020-Q3: 347,5502020-Q4: 350,2582021-Q1: 356,2972021-Q2: 362,8482021-Q3: 363,6912021-Q4: 368,3872022-Q1: 370,8542022-Q2: 377,5072022-Q3: 379,5292022-Q4: 380,8132023-Q1: 386,0612023-Q2: 392,1552023-Q3: 393,3212023-Q4: 394,8832024-Q1: 394,7062024-Q2: 397,7872024-Q3: 397,1862024-Q4: 396,9782025-Q1: 397,6272025-Q2: 398,8462025-Q3: 398,4682025-Q4: 398,3422026-Q1: 396,968NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1396,9682022
2025-Q4398,3422022
2025-Q3398,4682022
2025-Q2398,8462022
2025-Q1397,6272022
2024-Q4396,9782022
2024-Q3397,1862022
2024-Q2397,7872022
2024-Q1394,7062022
2023-Q4394,8832022
2023-Q3393,3212022
2023-Q2392,1552022
2023-Q1386,0612022
2022-Q4380,8132022
2022-Q3379,5292022
2022-Q2377,5072022
2022-Q1370,8542022
2021-Q4368,3872017
2021-Q3363,6912017
2021-Q2362,8482017
2021-Q1356,2972017
2020-Q4350,2582017
2020-Q3347,5502017
2020-Q2339,2482017
2020-Q1354,9152017
2019-Q4357,1682017
2019-Q3357,6962017
2019-Q2358,3572017
2019-Q1355,1652017

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 403,389 · 2023
2017: 358,9052018: 358,2652019: 362,6972020: 361,4492021: 362,6162022: 385,5392023: 403,389
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PeriodValue
2023403,389
2022385,539
2021362,616
2020361,449
2019362,697
2018358,265
2017358,905

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 86,416 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 81,1902019-Q2: 81,4122019-Q3: 81,7012019-Q4: 81,8462020-Q1: 81,8112020-Q2: 81,6862020-Q3: 82,1772020-Q4: 82,6272021-Q1: 82,6842021-Q2: 83,2062021-Q3: 84,0182021-Q4: 84,3792022-Q1: 84,4832022-Q2: 84,9592022-Q3: 85,3262022-Q4: 85,5212023-Q1: 85,7142023-Q2: 85,7882023-Q3: 86,2052023-Q4: 86,3652024-Q1: 85,5392024-Q2: 85,8892024-Q3: 86,0822024-Q4: 86,0462025-Q1: 85,4662025-Q2: 85,8022025-Q3: 86,0282025-Q4: 86,2992026-Q1: 86,416NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q186,4162022
2025-Q486,2992022
2025-Q386,0282022
2025-Q285,8022022
2025-Q185,4662022
2024-Q486,0462022
2024-Q386,0822022
2024-Q285,8892022
2024-Q185,5392022
2023-Q486,3652022
2023-Q386,2052022
2023-Q285,7882022
2023-Q185,7142022
2022-Q485,5212022
2022-Q385,3262022
2022-Q284,9592022
2022-Q184,4832022
2021-Q484,3792017
2021-Q384,0182017
2021-Q283,2062017
2021-Q182,6842017
2020-Q482,6272017
2020-Q382,1772017
2020-Q281,6862017
2020-Q181,8112017
2019-Q481,8462017
2019-Q381,7012017
2019-Q281,4122017
2019-Q181,1902017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 84,859 · 2023
2017: 83,2162018: 82,5372019: 82,2922020: 81,6172021: 83,0272022: 84,1012023: 84,859
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PeriodValue
202384,859
202284,101
202183,027
202081,617
201982,292
201882,537
201783,216

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $6.0 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.7 billion2019-Q2: $3.9 billion2019-Q3: $3.9 billion2019-Q4: $4.1 billion2020-Q1: $3.9 billion2020-Q2: $3.6 billion2020-Q3: $4.0 billion2020-Q4: $4.4 billion2021-Q1: $3.9 billion2021-Q2: $4.4 billion2021-Q3: $4.5 billion2021-Q4: $5.0 billion2022-Q1: $4.4 billion2022-Q2: $4.9 billion2022-Q3: $5.2 billion2022-Q4: $5.3 billion2023-Q1: $5.1 billion2023-Q2: $5.3 billion2023-Q3: $5.4 billion2023-Q4: $5.7 billion2024-Q1: $5.5 billion2024-Q2: $5.7 billion2024-Q3: $5.7 billion2024-Q4: $6.0 billion2025-Q1: $5.8 billion2025-Q2: $5.9 billion2025-Q3: $6.0 billion2025-Q4: $6.4 billion2026-Q1: $6.0 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$6.0 billion2022
2025-Q4$6.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$6.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$5.9 billion2022
2025-Q1$5.8 billion2022
2024-Q4$6.0 billion2022
2024-Q3$5.7 billion2022
2024-Q2$5.7 billion2022
2024-Q1$5.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$5.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$5.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$5.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$5.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$5.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$5.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$4.9 billion2022
2022-Q1$4.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$5.0 billion2017
2021-Q3$4.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$4.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$3.9 billion2017
2020-Q4$4.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$4.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$3.6 billion2017
2020-Q1$3.9 billion2017
2019-Q4$4.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$3.9 billion2017
2019-Q1$3.7 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $21.4 billion · 2023
2017: $14.0 billion2018: $14.3 billion2019: $15.1 billion2020: $15.2 billion2021: $16.9 billion2022: $19.2 billion2023: $21.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$21.4 billion
2022$19.2 billion
2021$16.9 billion
2020$15.2 billion
2019$15.1 billion
2018$14.3 billion
2017$14.0 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 Wages396,9682026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages86,4162026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$6.0 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$21.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns403,38920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns84,85920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$18.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census388,61520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census84,10420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census79,14920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$71.0 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.