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Size of the US Petroleum Refineries industry

NAICS 324110, Petroleum Refineries. 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)
$825 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
61,710
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
684
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
50
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$8.9 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 61,710 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 68,9352019-Q2: 69,4572019-Q3: 68,6092019-Q4: 68,9942020-Q1: 67,1682020-Q2: 66,5802020-Q3: 65,9492020-Q4: 64,2652021-Q1: 61,6292021-Q2: 60,2762021-Q3: 59,6092021-Q4: 60,1072022-Q1: 60,0152022-Q2: 60,4262022-Q3: 60,3552022-Q4: 60,8472023-Q1: 61,3062023-Q2: 62,6062023-Q3: 62,5042023-Q4: 62,8492024-Q1: 62,9782024-Q2: 64,0162024-Q3: 63,6352024-Q4: 63,7412025-Q1: 63,4902025-Q2: 63,2222025-Q3: 61,5932025-Q4: 61,1422026-Q1: 61,710NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q161,7102022
2025-Q461,1422022
2025-Q361,5932022
2025-Q263,2222022
2025-Q163,4902022
2024-Q463,7412022
2024-Q363,6352022
2024-Q264,0162022
2024-Q162,9782022
2023-Q462,8492022
2023-Q362,5042022
2023-Q262,6062022
2023-Q161,3062022
2022-Q460,8472022
2022-Q360,3552022
2022-Q260,4262022
2022-Q160,0152022
2021-Q460,1072017
2021-Q359,6092017
2021-Q260,2762017
2021-Q161,6292017
2020-Q464,2652017
2020-Q365,9492017
2020-Q266,5802017
2020-Q167,1682017
2019-Q468,9942017
2019-Q368,6092017
2019-Q269,4572017
2019-Q168,9352017

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 55,064 · 2023
2017: 63,5942018: 64,0012019: 64,3342020: 65,8332021: 56,7482022: 56,7842023: 55,064
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PeriodValue
202355,064
202256,784
202156,748
202065,833
201964,334
201864,001
201763,594

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 684 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6192019-Q2: 6192019-Q3: 6242019-Q4: 6202020-Q1: 6012020-Q2: 5982020-Q3: 6032020-Q4: 6092021-Q1: 6102021-Q2: 6142021-Q3: 6222021-Q4: 6232022-Q1: 6352022-Q2: 6362022-Q3: 6372022-Q4: 6412023-Q1: 6522023-Q2: 6572023-Q3: 6622023-Q4: 6642024-Q1: 6522024-Q2: 6782024-Q3: 6662024-Q4: 6872025-Q1: 6902025-Q2: 6812025-Q3: 6802025-Q4: 6882026-Q1: 684NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16842022
2025-Q46882022
2025-Q36802022
2025-Q26812022
2025-Q16902022
2024-Q46872022
2024-Q36662022
2024-Q26782022
2024-Q16522022
2023-Q46642022
2023-Q36622022
2023-Q26572022
2023-Q16522022
2022-Q46412022
2022-Q36372022
2022-Q26362022
2022-Q16352022
2021-Q46232017
2021-Q36222017
2021-Q26142017
2021-Q16102017
2020-Q46092017
2020-Q36032017
2020-Q25982017
2020-Q16012017
2019-Q46202017
2019-Q36242017
2019-Q26192017
2019-Q16192017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 143 · 2023
2017: 1552018: 1712019: 1752020: 1672021: 1622022: 1532023: 143
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PeriodValue
2023143
2022153
2021162
2020167
2019175
2018171
2017155

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.1 billion2019-Q2: $2.5 billion2019-Q3: $2.2 billion2019-Q4: $2.5 billion2020-Q1: $3.0 billion2020-Q2: $2.3 billion2020-Q3: $2.2 billion2020-Q4: $2.4 billion2021-Q1: $2.7 billion2021-Q2: $2.1 billion2021-Q3: $2.0 billion2021-Q4: $2.3 billion2022-Q1: $2.9 billion2022-Q2: $2.4 billion2022-Q3: $2.2 billion2022-Q4: $2.4 billion2023-Q1: $3.5 billion2023-Q2: $2.3 billion2023-Q3: $2.2 billion2023-Q4: $2.6 billion2024-Q1: $3.5 billion2024-Q2: $2.6 billion2024-Q3: $2.3 billion2024-Q4: $2.6 billion2025-Q1: $3.3 billion2025-Q2: $2.7 billion2025-Q3: $2.4 billion2025-Q4: $2.7 billion2026-Q1: $3.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.4 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.5 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.6 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.5 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.9 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.7 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.2 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$3.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$3.1 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $8.9 billion · 2023
2017: $7.9 billion2018: $8.1 billion2019: $8.2 billion2020: $8.3 billion2021: $8.0 billion2022: $8.8 billion2023: $8.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$8.9 billion
2022$8.8 billion
2021$8.0 billion
2020$8.3 billion
2019$8.2 billion
2018$8.1 billion
2017$7.9 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 Wages61,7102026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6842026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$8.9 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns55,06420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns14320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$9.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census57,19220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census13120222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census5020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$825 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.