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Size of the US Business Associations industry

NAICS 81391, Business Associations. 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)
$30.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
114,837
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
21,858
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
14,599
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$10.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 114,837 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 117,3802019-Q2: 119,7132019-Q3: 118,2442019-Q4: 118,1692020-Q1: 116,8312020-Q2: 110,2802020-Q3: 110,1482020-Q4: 110,1982021-Q1: 109,6192021-Q2: 112,0702021-Q3: 111,3052021-Q4: 112,3182022-Q1: 113,0922022-Q2: 116,0502022-Q3: 115,6692022-Q4: 115,7782023-Q1: 115,6702023-Q2: 118,7582023-Q3: 117,2372023-Q4: 117,4982024-Q1: 117,6112024-Q2: 120,3212024-Q3: 118,7342024-Q4: 118,9542025-Q1: 117,3602025-Q2: 119,3812025-Q3: 117,5722025-Q4: 117,0632026-Q1: 114,837NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1114,8372022
2025-Q4117,0632022
2025-Q3117,5722022
2025-Q2119,3812022
2025-Q1117,3602022
2024-Q4118,9542022
2024-Q3118,7342022
2024-Q2120,3212022
2024-Q1117,6112022
2023-Q4117,4982022
2023-Q3117,2372022
2023-Q2118,7582022
2023-Q1115,6702022
2022-Q4115,7782022
2022-Q3115,6692022
2022-Q2116,0502022
2022-Q1113,0922022
2021-Q4112,3182017
2021-Q3111,3052017
2021-Q2112,0702017
2021-Q1109,6192017
2020-Q4110,1982017
2020-Q3110,1482017
2020-Q2110,2802017
2020-Q1116,8312017
2019-Q4118,1692017
2019-Q3118,2442017
2019-Q2119,7132017
2019-Q1117,3802017

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 105,286 · 2023
2017: 109,5762018: 110,1472019: 109,7652020: 109,3692021: 101,5082022: 104,4622023: 105,286
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PeriodValue
2023105,286
2022104,462
2021101,508
2020109,369
2019109,765
2018110,147
2017109,576

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 21,858 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 19,5742019-Q2: 19,6302019-Q3: 19,6402019-Q4: 19,6262020-Q1: 19,5762020-Q2: 19,6392020-Q3: 19,7592020-Q4: 19,8562021-Q1: 19,8642021-Q2: 20,0232021-Q3: 20,2472021-Q4: 20,3952022-Q1: 20,6332022-Q2: 20,8362022-Q3: 21,0552022-Q4: 21,1652023-Q1: 21,2482023-Q2: 21,3342023-Q3: 21,4602023-Q4: 21,5382024-Q1: 21,6242024-Q2: 21,7182024-Q3: 21,8102024-Q4: 21,8542025-Q1: 21,7392025-Q2: 21,7412025-Q3: 21,8202025-Q4: 21,8402026-Q1: 21,858NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q121,8582022
2025-Q421,8402022
2025-Q321,8202022
2025-Q221,7412022
2025-Q121,7392022
2024-Q421,8542022
2024-Q321,8102022
2024-Q221,7182022
2024-Q121,6242022
2023-Q421,5382022
2023-Q321,4602022
2023-Q221,3342022
2023-Q121,2482022
2022-Q421,1652022
2022-Q321,0552022
2022-Q220,8362022
2022-Q120,6332022
2021-Q420,3952017
2021-Q320,2472017
2021-Q220,0232017
2021-Q119,8642017
2020-Q419,8562017
2020-Q319,7592017
2020-Q219,6392017
2020-Q119,5762017
2019-Q419,6262017
2019-Q319,6402017
2019-Q219,6302017
2019-Q119,5742017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 14,855 · 2023
2017: 15,8882018: 15,5982019: 15,6412020: 15,5202021: 15,2462022: 15,0432023: 14,855
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PeriodValue
202314,855
202215,043
202115,246
202015,520
201915,641
201815,598
201715,888

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.6 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.7 billion2019-Q2: $2.4 billion2019-Q3: $2.5 billion2019-Q4: $2.7 billion2020-Q1: $2.8 billion2020-Q2: $2.4 billion2020-Q3: $2.4 billion2020-Q4: $2.7 billion2021-Q1: $2.6 billion2021-Q2: $2.4 billion2021-Q3: $2.5 billion2021-Q4: $2.9 billion2022-Q1: $2.9 billion2022-Q2: $2.6 billion2022-Q3: $2.8 billion2022-Q4: $3.0 billion2023-Q1: $3.1 billion2023-Q2: $2.9 billion2023-Q3: $2.8 billion2023-Q4: $3.2 billion2024-Q1: $3.4 billion2024-Q2: $3.0 billion2024-Q3: $3.0 billion2024-Q4: $3.3 billion2025-Q1: $3.6 billion2025-Q2: $3.1 billion2025-Q3: $3.2 billion2025-Q4: $3.4 billion2026-Q1: $3.6 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.6 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.1 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$3.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.4 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.2 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$3.0 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.9 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.6 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.7 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.4 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.4 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.8 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.7 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.5 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.7 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $10.4 billion · 2023
2017: $8.7 billion2018: $8.9 billion2019: $9.2 billion2020: $9.3 billion2021: $9.5 billion2022: $10.1 billion2023: $10.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$10.4 billion
2022$10.1 billion
2021$9.5 billion
2020$9.3 billion
2019$9.2 billion
2018$8.9 billion
2017$8.7 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 Wages114,8372026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages21,8582026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.6 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$10.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns105,28620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns14,85520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$9.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census111,83520222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census15,23420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census14,59920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$30.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Business Associations

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
813910Business Associations$30.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census114,8372026-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.