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Size of the US Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing industry

NAICS 3256, Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing. 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)
$82.4 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
111,026
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
4,137
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,370
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$7.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 111,026 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 110,3702019-Q2: 111,5462019-Q3: 110,8682019-Q4: 111,0452020-Q1: 110,8232020-Q2: 109,0912020-Q3: 111,1442020-Q4: 113,7032021-Q1: 115,5962021-Q2: 115,6952021-Q3: 114,2332021-Q4: 116,4752022-Q1: 116,9972022-Q2: 116,1082022-Q3: 116,4502022-Q4: 115,9042023-Q1: 115,6222023-Q2: 114,9042023-Q3: 113,7062023-Q4: 113,8092024-Q1: 113,7992024-Q2: 114,4502024-Q3: 114,3392024-Q4: 114,7772025-Q1: 113,8202025-Q2: 113,6872025-Q3: 112,3352025-Q4: 111,8642026-Q1: 111,026NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1111,0262022
2025-Q4111,8642022
2025-Q3112,3352022
2025-Q2113,6872022
2025-Q1113,8202022
2024-Q4114,7772022
2024-Q3114,3392022
2024-Q2114,4502022
2024-Q1113,7992022
2023-Q4113,8092022
2023-Q3113,7062022
2023-Q2114,9042022
2023-Q1115,6222022
2022-Q4115,9042022
2022-Q3116,4502022
2022-Q2116,1082022
2022-Q1116,9972022
2021-Q4116,4752017
2021-Q3114,2332017
2021-Q2115,6952017
2021-Q1115,5962017
2020-Q4113,7032017
2020-Q3111,1442017
2020-Q2109,0912017
2020-Q1110,8232017
2019-Q4111,0452017
2019-Q3110,8682017
2019-Q2111,5462017
2019-Q1110,3702017

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 106,155 · 2023
2017: 100,9212018: 102,0122019: 104,6912020: 103,8352021: 110,3972022: 111,1012023: 106,155
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PeriodValue
2023106,155
2022111,101
2021110,397
2020103,835
2019104,691
2018102,012
2017100,921

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 4,137 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,0482019-Q2: 3,0792019-Q3: 3,1082019-Q4: 3,1312020-Q1: 3,1592020-Q2: 3,1882020-Q3: 3,2722020-Q4: 3,3272021-Q1: 3,4262021-Q2: 3,4812021-Q3: 3,5482021-Q4: 3,6212022-Q1: 3,7482022-Q2: 3,7872022-Q3: 3,8302022-Q4: 3,8712023-Q1: 3,8552023-Q2: 3,8972023-Q3: 3,9412023-Q4: 3,9672024-Q1: 3,9762024-Q2: 3,9982024-Q3: 3,9802024-Q4: 3,9972025-Q1: 4,0412025-Q2: 4,0382025-Q3: 4,0752025-Q4: 4,0972026-Q1: 4,137NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q14,1372022
2025-Q44,0972022
2025-Q34,0752022
2025-Q24,0382022
2025-Q14,0412022
2024-Q43,9972022
2024-Q33,9802022
2024-Q23,9982022
2024-Q13,9762022
2023-Q43,9672022
2023-Q33,9412022
2023-Q23,8972022
2023-Q13,8552022
2022-Q43,8712022
2022-Q33,8302022
2022-Q23,7872022
2022-Q13,7482022
2021-Q43,6212017
2021-Q33,5482017
2021-Q23,4812017
2021-Q13,4262017
2020-Q43,3272017
2020-Q33,2722017
2020-Q23,1882017
2020-Q13,1592017
2019-Q43,1312017
2019-Q33,1082017
2019-Q23,0792017
2019-Q13,0482017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,502 · 2023
2017: 2,2482018: 2,3032019: 2,3562020: 2,3992021: 2,5312022: 2,5582023: 2,502
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PeriodValue
20232,502
20222,558
20212,531
20202,399
20192,356
20182,303
20172,248

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.7 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.1 billion2019-Q2: $2.0 billion2019-Q3: $2.1 billion2019-Q4: $2.1 billion2020-Q1: $2.2 billion2020-Q2: $1.9 billion2020-Q3: $2.3 billion2020-Q4: $2.4 billion2021-Q1: $2.2 billion2021-Q2: $2.0 billion2021-Q3: $2.3 billion2021-Q4: $2.5 billion2022-Q1: $2.4 billion2022-Q2: $2.1 billion2022-Q3: $2.4 billion2022-Q4: $2.4 billion2023-Q1: $2.4 billion2023-Q2: $2.2 billion2023-Q3: $2.3 billion2023-Q4: $2.4 billion2024-Q1: $2.6 billion2024-Q2: $2.4 billion2024-Q3: $2.6 billion2024-Q4: $2.7 billion2025-Q1: $2.6 billion2025-Q2: $2.3 billion2025-Q3: $2.6 billion2025-Q4: $2.7 billion2026-Q1: $2.7 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.4 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.3 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.5 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.9 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.2 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.1 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $7.5 billion · 2023
2017: $6.2 billion2018: $6.5 billion2019: $6.5 billion2020: $6.9 billion2021: $7.1 billion2022: $7.5 billion2023: $7.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$7.5 billion
2022$7.5 billion
2021$7.1 billion
2020$6.9 billion
2019$6.5 billion
2018$6.5 billion
2017$6.2 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 Wages111,0262026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages4,1372026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.7 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$7.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns106,15520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,50220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$6.9 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census108,20320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,64920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,37020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$82.4 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
32561Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing$45.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census58,7692026-Q1 · QCEW
32562Toilet Preparation Manufacturing$36.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census52,2572026-Q1 · QCEW

Companies

Public companies in this industry

Companies Palanor tracks whose GICS classification maps to NAICS 3256. The mapping is Palanor’s, one GICS sub-industry to one NAICS code; a company’s own mix of business can span several.

  • CHD Church & Dwight
  • CLX Clorox
  • CL Colgate-Palmolive
  • ELF e.l.f. Beauty
  • EL Estée Lauder
  • KVUE Kenvue
  • KMB Kimberly-Clark
  • PG Procter & Gamble

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.