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Size of the US Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42386, Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except 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)
$48.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
44,071
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
5,043
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,920
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 44,071 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 34,5312019-Q2: 34,8282019-Q3: 34,8522019-Q4: 34,9252020-Q1: 34,8592020-Q2: 32,6922020-Q3: 31,6762020-Q4: 31,9202021-Q1: 31,5742021-Q2: 31,9702021-Q3: 31,7822021-Q4: 32,8472022-Q1: 32,8862022-Q2: 33,5802022-Q3: 34,6282022-Q4: 35,6172023-Q1: 37,5432023-Q2: 38,3842023-Q3: 38,5372023-Q4: 38,8682024-Q1: 39,7032024-Q2: 40,5692024-Q3: 40,8572024-Q4: 41,1182025-Q1: 42,8832025-Q2: 43,6632025-Q3: 43,4862025-Q4: 44,1472026-Q1: 44,071NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q144,0712022
2025-Q444,1472022
2025-Q343,4862022
2025-Q243,6632022
2025-Q142,8832022
2024-Q441,1182022
2024-Q340,8572022
2024-Q240,5692022
2024-Q139,7032022
2023-Q438,8682022
2023-Q338,5372022
2023-Q238,3842022
2023-Q137,5432022
2022-Q435,6172022
2022-Q334,6282022
2022-Q233,5802022
2022-Q132,8862022
2021-Q432,8472017
2021-Q331,7822017
2021-Q231,9702017
2021-Q131,5742017
2020-Q431,9202017
2020-Q331,6762017
2020-Q232,6922017
2020-Q134,8592017
2019-Q434,9252017
2019-Q334,8522017
2019-Q234,8282017
2019-Q134,5312017

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 35,172 · 2023
2017: 35,2502018: 35,5422019: 36,9672020: 37,4192021: 33,7022022: 33,6552023: 35,172
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PeriodValue
202335,172
202233,655
202133,702
202037,419
201936,967
201835,542
201735,250

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 5,043 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3,9152019-Q2: 3,9152019-Q3: 3,9532019-Q4: 3,9852020-Q1: 3,9812020-Q2: 4,0132020-Q3: 4,0652020-Q4: 4,1082021-Q1: 4,1322021-Q2: 4,1752021-Q3: 4,2302021-Q4: 4,2932022-Q1: 4,3472022-Q2: 4,4252022-Q3: 4,4592022-Q4: 4,5072023-Q1: 4,5532023-Q2: 4,5892023-Q3: 4,6512023-Q4: 4,6962024-Q1: 4,7462024-Q2: 4,8062024-Q3: 4,8502024-Q4: 4,8872025-Q1: 4,9282025-Q2: 4,9592025-Q3: 5,0092025-Q4: 5,0342026-Q1: 5,043NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q15,0432022
2025-Q45,0342022
2025-Q35,0092022
2025-Q24,9592022
2025-Q14,9282022
2024-Q44,8872022
2024-Q34,8502022
2024-Q24,8062022
2024-Q14,7462022
2023-Q44,6962022
2023-Q34,6512022
2023-Q24,5892022
2023-Q14,5532022
2022-Q44,5072022
2022-Q34,4592022
2022-Q24,4252022
2022-Q14,3472022
2021-Q44,2932017
2021-Q34,2302017
2021-Q24,1752017
2021-Q14,1322017
2020-Q44,1082017
2020-Q34,0652017
2020-Q24,0132017
2020-Q13,9812017
2019-Q43,9852017
2019-Q33,9532017
2019-Q23,9152017
2019-Q13,9152017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,375 · 2023
2017: 2,4882018: 2,5042019: 2,4692020: 2,4212021: 2,4262022: 2,3802023: 2,375
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PeriodValue
20232,375
20222,380
20212,426
20202,421
20192,469
20182,504
20172,488

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $774.3 million2019-Q2: $738.0 million2019-Q3: $729.8 million2019-Q4: $822.6 million2020-Q1: $813.2 million2020-Q2: $685.0 million2020-Q3: $665.0 million2020-Q4: $793.1 million2021-Q1: $730.1 million2021-Q2: $701.1 million2021-Q3: $766.1 million2021-Q4: $873.4 million2022-Q1: $845.5 million2022-Q2: $807.9 million2022-Q3: $856.5 million2022-Q4: $952.2 million2023-Q1: $1.1 billion2023-Q2: $1.0 billion2023-Q3: $1.0 billion2023-Q4: $1.1 billion2024-Q1: $1.2 billion2024-Q2: $1.1 billion2024-Q3: $1.1 billion2024-Q4: $1.2 billion2025-Q1: $1.3 billion2025-Q2: $1.3 billion2025-Q3: $1.2 billion2025-Q4: $1.4 billion2026-Q1: $1.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$1.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.3 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.2 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.0 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q4$952.2 million2022
2022-Q3$856.5 million2022
2022-Q2$807.9 million2022
2022-Q1$845.5 million2022
2021-Q4$873.4 million2017
2021-Q3$766.1 million2017
2021-Q2$701.1 million2017
2021-Q1$730.1 million2017
2020-Q4$793.1 million2017
2020-Q3$665.0 million2017
2020-Q2$685.0 million2017
2020-Q1$813.2 million2017
2019-Q4$822.6 million2017
2019-Q3$729.8 million2017
2019-Q2$738.0 million2017
2019-Q1$774.3 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $3.3 billion · 2023
2017: $2.6 billion2018: $2.8 billion2019: $2.9 billion2020: $2.8 billion2021: $2.7 billion2022: $3.0 billion2023: $3.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.3 billion
2022$3.0 billion
2021$2.7 billion
2020$2.8 billion
2019$2.9 billion
2018$2.8 billion
2017$2.6 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 Wages44,0712026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages5,0432026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns35,17220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,37520232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census35,47820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,22620222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,92020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$48.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423860Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers$48.8 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census44,0712026-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.