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Size of the US Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 423110, Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers. 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)
$768 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
136,719
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
7,734
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
4,730
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$12.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 136,719 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 128,3772019-Q2: 129,1292019-Q3: 128,6172019-Q4: 129,0072020-Q1: 132,0312020-Q2: 115,5152020-Q3: 118,4212020-Q4: 119,8812021-Q1: 122,4922021-Q2: 123,9232021-Q3: 123,9512021-Q4: 127,2242022-Q1: 129,6322022-Q2: 131,7052022-Q3: 132,5702022-Q4: 134,8622023-Q1: 135,7342023-Q2: 137,6532023-Q3: 138,3072023-Q4: 140,3022024-Q1: 139,4132024-Q2: 139,6742024-Q3: 138,4182024-Q4: 139,2482025-Q1: 138,1262025-Q2: 138,3422025-Q3: 137,2922025-Q4: 137,7462026-Q1: 136,719NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1136,7192022
2025-Q4137,7462022
2025-Q3137,2922022
2025-Q2138,3422022
2025-Q1138,1262022
2024-Q4139,2482022
2024-Q3138,4182022
2024-Q2139,6742022
2024-Q1139,4132022
2023-Q4140,3022022
2023-Q3138,3072022
2023-Q2137,6532022
2023-Q1135,7342022
2022-Q4134,8622022
2022-Q3132,5702022
2022-Q2131,7052022
2022-Q1129,6322022
2021-Q4127,2242017
2021-Q3123,9512017
2021-Q2123,9232017
2021-Q1122,4922017
2020-Q4119,8812017
2020-Q3118,4212017
2020-Q2115,5152017
2020-Q1132,0312017
2019-Q4129,0072017
2019-Q3128,6172017
2019-Q2129,1292017
2019-Q1128,3772017

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 135,951 · 2023
2017: 131,5042018: 127,7562019: 132,6062020: 132,6822021: 128,3912022: 128,0832023: 135,951
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PeriodValue
2023135,951
2022128,083
2021128,391
2020132,682
2019132,606
2018127,756
2017131,504

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,734 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,5592019-Q2: 6,6022019-Q3: 6,6412019-Q4: 6,7012020-Q1: 6,7652020-Q2: 6,7862020-Q3: 6,8492020-Q4: 6,9162021-Q1: 6,9692021-Q2: 7,0562021-Q3: 7,1532021-Q4: 7,2292022-Q1: 7,3702022-Q2: 7,4772022-Q3: 7,5252022-Q4: 7,5812023-Q1: 7,5762023-Q2: 7,5892023-Q3: 7,6732023-Q4: 7,6752024-Q1: 7,6322024-Q2: 7,6792024-Q3: 7,7062024-Q4: 7,7332025-Q1: 7,6252025-Q2: 7,6562025-Q3: 7,6942025-Q4: 7,7092026-Q1: 7,734NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,7342022
2025-Q47,7092022
2025-Q37,6942022
2025-Q27,6562022
2025-Q17,6252022
2024-Q47,7332022
2024-Q37,7062022
2024-Q27,6792022
2024-Q17,6322022
2023-Q47,6752022
2023-Q37,6732022
2023-Q27,5892022
2023-Q17,5762022
2022-Q47,5812022
2022-Q37,5252022
2022-Q27,4772022
2022-Q17,3702022
2021-Q47,2292017
2021-Q37,1532017
2021-Q27,0562017
2021-Q16,9692017
2020-Q46,9162017
2020-Q36,8492017
2020-Q26,7862017
2020-Q16,7652017
2019-Q46,7012017
2019-Q36,6412017
2019-Q26,6022017
2019-Q16,5592017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 6,117 · 2023
2017: 6,3472018: 6,1742019: 6,1302020: 6,0672021: 6,0762022: 6,0472023: 6,117
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PeriodValue
20236,117
20226,047
20216,076
20206,067
20196,130
20186,174
20176,347

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.3 billion2019-Q2: $2.1 billion2019-Q3: $2.1 billion2019-Q4: $2.3 billion2020-Q1: $2.3 billion2020-Q2: $1.9 billion2020-Q3: $2.0 billion2020-Q4: $2.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.3 billion2021-Q2: $2.2 billion2021-Q3: $2.3 billion2021-Q4: $2.7 billion2022-Q1: $2.7 billion2022-Q2: $2.7 billion2022-Q3: $2.7 billion2022-Q4: $2.9 billion2023-Q1: $3.0 billion2023-Q2: $2.9 billion2023-Q3: $2.8 billion2023-Q4: $3.1 billion2024-Q1: $3.2 billion2024-Q2: $3.0 billion2024-Q3: $2.9 billion2024-Q4: $3.1 billion2025-Q1: $3.2 billion2025-Q2: $3.0 billion2025-Q3: $2.9 billion2025-Q4: $3.1 billion2026-Q1: $3.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.9 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.0 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.9 billion2022
2023-Q1$3.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.9 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.9 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.3 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2019-Q3$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q2$2.1 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.3 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $12.0 billion · 2023
2017: $8.7 billion2018: $9.2 billion2019: $9.7 billion2020: $9.5 billion2021: $10.3 billion2022: $11.1 billion2023: $12.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$12.0 billion
2022$11.1 billion
2021$10.3 billion
2020$9.5 billion
2019$9.7 billion
2018$9.2 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 Wages136,7192026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7,7342026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$12.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns135,95120232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns6,11720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$11.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census142,40120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census6,30220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,73020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$768 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.