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Size of the US General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 424410, General Line Grocery 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)
$266 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
254,958
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
9,113
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
2,438
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$12.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 254,958 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 245,9992019-Q2: 246,4262019-Q3: 246,3852019-Q4: 247,0622020-Q1: 246,3792020-Q2: 224,4722020-Q3: 228,2472020-Q4: 231,5052021-Q1: 228,5642021-Q2: 233,0342021-Q3: 237,2432021-Q4: 246,6762022-Q1: 249,5932022-Q2: 253,1812022-Q3: 257,9012022-Q4: 259,4722023-Q1: 257,6232023-Q2: 258,3932023-Q3: 258,5182023-Q4: 258,7982024-Q1: 258,7342024-Q2: 259,5352024-Q3: 259,8562024-Q4: 258,8412025-Q1: 259,0582025-Q2: 258,9042025-Q3: 258,2482025-Q4: 258,9902026-Q1: 254,958NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1254,9582022
2025-Q4258,9902022
2025-Q3258,2482022
2025-Q2258,9042022
2025-Q1259,0582022
2024-Q4258,8412022
2024-Q3259,8562022
2024-Q2259,5352022
2024-Q1258,7342022
2023-Q4258,7982022
2023-Q3258,5182022
2023-Q2258,3932022
2023-Q1257,6232022
2022-Q4259,4722022
2022-Q3257,9012022
2022-Q2253,1812022
2022-Q1249,5932022
2021-Q4246,6762017
2021-Q3237,2432017
2021-Q2233,0342017
2021-Q1228,5642017
2020-Q4231,5052017
2020-Q3228,2472017
2020-Q2224,4722017
2020-Q1246,3792017
2019-Q4247,0622017
2019-Q3246,3852017
2019-Q2246,4262017
2019-Q1245,9992017

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 176,062 · 2023
2017: 152,7892018: 154,8682019: 162,4942020: 163,2882021: 148,3212022: 160,8162023: 176,062
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PeriodValue
2023176,062
2022160,816
2021148,321
2020163,288
2019162,494
2018154,868
2017152,789

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 9,113 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 6,6072019-Q2: 6,6482019-Q3: 6,6972019-Q4: 6,7582020-Q1: 6,8382020-Q2: 6,9062020-Q3: 7,0252020-Q4: 7,0852021-Q1: 7,1112021-Q2: 7,1772021-Q3: 7,3212021-Q4: 7,4382022-Q1: 7,6112022-Q2: 7,6902022-Q3: 7,9422022-Q4: 7,9882023-Q1: 8,2262023-Q2: 8,2592023-Q3: 8,7702023-Q4: 8,8522024-Q1: 8,8842024-Q2: 8,9552024-Q3: 8,9362024-Q4: 8,9882025-Q1: 8,9552025-Q2: 9,0032025-Q3: 9,0602025-Q4: 9,0802026-Q1: 9,113NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q19,1132022
2025-Q49,0802022
2025-Q39,0602022
2025-Q29,0032022
2025-Q18,9552022
2024-Q48,9882022
2024-Q38,9362022
2024-Q28,9552022
2024-Q18,8842022
2023-Q48,8522022
2023-Q38,7702022
2023-Q28,2592022
2023-Q18,2262022
2022-Q47,9882022
2022-Q37,9422022
2022-Q27,6902022
2022-Q17,6112022
2021-Q47,4382017
2021-Q37,3212017
2021-Q27,1772017
2021-Q17,1112017
2020-Q47,0852017
2020-Q37,0252017
2020-Q26,9062017
2020-Q16,8382017
2019-Q46,7582017
2019-Q36,6972017
2019-Q26,6482017
2019-Q16,6072017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 3,383 · 2023
2017: 2,6362018: 2,7252019: 2,8562020: 2,9322021: 3,0472022: 3,2902023: 3,383
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PeriodValue
20233,383
20223,290
20213,047
20202,932
20192,856
20182,725
20172,636

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $5.5 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $3.8 billion2019-Q2: $3.7 billion2019-Q3: $3.9 billion2019-Q4: $4.0 billion2020-Q1: $4.0 billion2020-Q2: $3.4 billion2020-Q3: $3.6 billion2020-Q4: $4.0 billion2021-Q1: $3.7 billion2021-Q2: $3.9 billion2021-Q3: $4.2 billion2021-Q4: $4.7 billion2022-Q1: $4.3 billion2022-Q2: $4.4 billion2022-Q3: $4.9 billion2022-Q4: $4.8 billion2023-Q1: $5.0 billion2023-Q2: $4.6 billion2023-Q3: $4.9 billion2023-Q4: $4.9 billion2024-Q1: $5.2 billion2024-Q2: $4.8 billion2024-Q3: $5.1 billion2024-Q4: $5.1 billion2025-Q1: $5.4 billion2025-Q2: $5.0 billion2025-Q3: $5.2 billion2025-Q4: $5.3 billion2026-Q1: $5.5 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$5.5 billion2022
2025-Q4$5.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$5.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$5.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$5.4 billion2022
2024-Q4$5.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$5.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$4.8 billion2022
2024-Q1$5.2 billion2022
2023-Q4$4.9 billion2022
2023-Q3$4.9 billion2022
2023-Q2$4.6 billion2022
2023-Q1$5.0 billion2022
2022-Q4$4.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$4.9 billion2022
2022-Q2$4.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$4.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$4.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$4.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$3.9 billion2017
2021-Q1$3.7 billion2017
2020-Q4$4.0 billion2017
2020-Q3$3.6 billion2017
2020-Q2$3.4 billion2017
2020-Q1$4.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$4.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$3.7 billion2017
2019-Q1$3.8 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $12.3 billion · 2023
2017: $9.2 billion2018: $9.5 billion2019: $10.0 billion2020: $9.7 billion2021: $9.9 billion2022: $10.9 billion2023: $12.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$12.3 billion
2022$10.9 billion
2021$9.9 billion
2020$9.7 billion
2019$10.0 billion
2018$9.5 billion
2017$9.2 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 Wages254,9582026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages9,1132026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$5.5 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$12.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns176,06220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns3,38320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$10.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census157,42120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census3,04920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census2,43820222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$266 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.