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Size of the US Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction industry

NAICS 23711, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction. 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)
$56.9 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
221,746
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
13,119
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
10,380
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$13.4 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 221,746 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 180,5512019-Q2: 195,8722019-Q3: 195,9772019-Q4: 189,0862020-Q1: 185,9222020-Q2: 195,2922020-Q3: 193,1922020-Q4: 188,2312021-Q1: 182,5852021-Q2: 196,7032021-Q3: 196,4852021-Q4: 190,6602022-Q1: 187,2022022-Q2: 200,9042022-Q3: 202,0692022-Q4: 196,1402023-Q1: 194,5542023-Q2: 209,8152023-Q3: 210,5602023-Q4: 205,0792024-Q1: 204,5822024-Q2: 217,4232024-Q3: 217,7932024-Q4: 213,6822025-Q1: 213,6492025-Q2: 227,2572025-Q3: 227,0162025-Q4: 222,7442026-Q1: 221,746NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1221,7462022
2025-Q4222,7442022
2025-Q3227,0162022
2025-Q2227,2572022
2025-Q1213,6492022
2024-Q4213,6822022
2024-Q3217,7932022
2024-Q2217,4232022
2024-Q1204,5822022
2023-Q4205,0792022
2023-Q3210,5602022
2023-Q2209,8152022
2023-Q1194,5542022
2022-Q4196,1402022
2022-Q3202,0692022
2022-Q2200,9042022
2022-Q1187,2022022
2021-Q4190,6602017
2021-Q3196,4852017
2021-Q2196,7032017
2021-Q1182,5852017
2020-Q4188,2312017
2020-Q3193,1922017
2020-Q2195,2922017
2020-Q1185,9222017
2019-Q4189,0862017
2019-Q3195,9772017
2019-Q2195,8722017
2019-Q1180,5512017

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 166,727 · 2023
2017: 147,1162018: 152,6792019: 155,4722020: 159,6882021: 157,0662022: 164,0912023: 166,727
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PeriodValue
2023166,727
2022164,091
2021157,066
2020159,688
2019155,472
2018152,679
2017147,116

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 13,119 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 12,3542019-Q2: 12,3832019-Q3: 12,4112019-Q4: 12,4262020-Q1: 12,3552020-Q2: 12,3592020-Q3: 12,4112020-Q4: 12,4052021-Q1: 12,3782021-Q2: 12,4542021-Q3: 12,5042021-Q4: 12,5592022-Q1: 12,6282022-Q2: 12,7032022-Q3: 12,7872022-Q4: 12,7902023-Q1: 12,8482023-Q2: 12,8542023-Q3: 12,9202023-Q4: 12,9302024-Q1: 12,9042024-Q2: 12,9502024-Q3: 12,9962024-Q4: 12,9842025-Q1: 12,9362025-Q2: 13,0112025-Q3: 13,0642025-Q4: 13,0692026-Q1: 13,119NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q113,1192022
2025-Q413,0692022
2025-Q313,0642022
2025-Q213,0112022
2025-Q112,9362022
2024-Q412,9842022
2024-Q312,9962022
2024-Q212,9502022
2024-Q112,9042022
2023-Q412,9302022
2023-Q312,9202022
2023-Q212,8542022
2023-Q112,8482022
2022-Q412,7902022
2022-Q312,7872022
2022-Q212,7032022
2022-Q112,6282022
2021-Q412,5592017
2021-Q312,5042017
2021-Q212,4542017
2021-Q112,3782017
2020-Q412,4052017
2020-Q312,4112017
2020-Q212,3592017
2020-Q112,3552017
2019-Q412,4262017
2019-Q312,4112017
2019-Q212,3832017
2019-Q112,3542017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 10,841 · 2023
2017: 10,7612018: 10,7602019: 10,7732020: 10,6562021: 10,7422022: 10,8182023: 10,841
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PeriodValue
202310,841
202210,818
202110,742
202010,656
201910,773
201810,760
201710,761

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $4.8 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.8 billion2019-Q2: $3.1 billion2019-Q3: $3.3 billion2019-Q4: $3.6 billion2020-Q1: $3.0 billion2020-Q2: $3.1 billion2020-Q3: $3.3 billion2020-Q4: $3.9 billion2021-Q1: $2.9 billion2021-Q2: $3.4 billion2021-Q3: $3.6 billion2021-Q4: $4.1 billion2022-Q1: $3.1 billion2022-Q2: $3.6 billion2022-Q3: $4.0 billion2022-Q4: $4.2 billion2023-Q1: $3.6 billion2023-Q2: $4.0 billion2023-Q3: $4.2 billion2023-Q4: $4.7 billion2024-Q1: $4.0 billion2024-Q2: $4.3 billion2024-Q3: $4.5 billion2024-Q4: $5.3 billion2025-Q1: $4.4 billion2025-Q2: $4.9 billion2025-Q3: $5.0 billion2025-Q4: $5.8 billion2026-Q1: $4.8 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$4.8 billion2022
2025-Q4$5.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$5.0 billion2022
2025-Q2$4.9 billion2022
2025-Q1$4.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$5.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$4.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$4.3 billion2022
2024-Q1$4.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$4.7 billion2022
2023-Q3$4.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$4.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$4.2 billion2022
2022-Q3$4.0 billion2022
2022-Q2$3.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$3.1 billion2022
2021-Q4$4.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$3.6 billion2017
2021-Q2$3.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.9 billion2017
2020-Q4$3.9 billion2017
2020-Q3$3.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$3.1 billion2017
2020-Q1$3.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$3.6 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.3 billion2017
2019-Q2$3.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.8 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $13.4 billion · 2023
2017: $9.5 billion2018: $10.2 billion2019: $10.8 billion2020: $11.1 billion2021: $11.7 billion2022: $12.7 billion2023: $13.4 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$13.4 billion
2022$12.7 billion
2021$11.7 billion
2020$11.1 billion
2019$10.8 billion
2018$10.2 billion
2017$9.5 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 Wages221,7462026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages13,1192026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$4.8 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$13.4 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns166,72720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns10,84120232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$11.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census147,48620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census10,57520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census10,38020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$56.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction$56.9 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census221,7462026-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.