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NAICS 441110, New Car Dealers. 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)
$1.19 trillion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
1,110,054
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
21,471
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
17,242
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$89.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,110,054 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,127,1492019-Q2: 1,134,9012019-Q3: 1,134,8462019-Q4: 1,132,1942020-Q1: 1,128,1042020-Q2: 998,5692020-Q3: 1,036,3342020-Q4: 1,051,5342021-Q1: 1,052,0002021-Q2: 1,060,9802021-Q3: 1,059,2612021-Q4: 1,062,9232022-Q1: 1,065,2222022-Q2: 1,073,8712022-Q3: 1,077,4512022-Q4: 1,083,6642023-Q1: 1,088,1962023-Q2: 1,100,7062023-Q3: 1,108,4222023-Q4: 1,114,8832024-Q1: 1,112,0652024-Q2: 1,114,6582024-Q3: 1,118,5342024-Q4: 1,116,9132025-Q1: 1,119,9662025-Q2: 1,123,0802025-Q3: 1,118,5442025-Q4: 1,118,8172026-Q1: 1,110,054NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,110,0542022
2025-Q41,118,8172022
2025-Q31,118,5442022
2025-Q21,123,0802022
2025-Q11,119,9662022
2024-Q41,116,9132022
2024-Q31,118,5342022
2024-Q21,114,6582022
2024-Q11,112,0652022
2023-Q41,114,8832022
2023-Q31,108,4222022
2023-Q21,100,7062022
2023-Q11,088,1962022
2022-Q41,083,6642022
2022-Q31,077,4512022
2022-Q21,073,8712022
2022-Q11,065,2222022
2021-Q41,062,9232017
2021-Q31,059,2612017
2021-Q21,060,9802017
2021-Q11,052,0002017
2020-Q41,051,5342017
2020-Q31,036,3342017
2020-Q2998,5692017
2020-Q11,128,1042017
2019-Q41,132,1942017
2019-Q31,134,8462017
2019-Q21,134,9012017
2019-Q11,127,1492017

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 1,131,340 · 2023
2017: 1,177,9842018: 1,180,8162019: 1,177,8262020: 1,181,6352021: 1,094,8632022: 1,110,7282023: 1,131,340
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PeriodValue
20231,131,340
20221,110,728
20211,094,863
20201,181,635
20191,177,826
20181,180,816
20171,177,984

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 21,471 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 20,1972019-Q2: 20,2232019-Q3: 20,3342019-Q4: 20,3752020-Q1: 20,2912020-Q2: 20,2272020-Q3: 20,3902020-Q4: 20,5262021-Q1: 20,4282021-Q2: 20,5172021-Q3: 20,5702021-Q4: 20,8112022-Q1: 20,7242022-Q2: 20,8282022-Q3: 20,9802022-Q4: 21,1082023-Q1: 21,0862023-Q2: 21,1422023-Q3: 21,2042023-Q4: 21,3282024-Q1: 21,1582024-Q2: 21,2192024-Q3: 21,2662024-Q4: 21,3022025-Q1: 21,2002025-Q2: 21,2792025-Q3: 21,4222025-Q4: 21,5192026-Q1: 21,471NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q121,4712022
2025-Q421,5192022
2025-Q321,4222022
2025-Q221,2792022
2025-Q121,2002022
2024-Q421,3022022
2024-Q321,2662022
2024-Q221,2192022
2024-Q121,1582022
2023-Q421,3282022
2023-Q321,2042022
2023-Q221,1422022
2023-Q121,0862022
2022-Q421,1082022
2022-Q320,9802022
2022-Q220,8282022
2022-Q120,7242022
2021-Q420,8112017
2021-Q320,5702017
2021-Q220,5172017
2021-Q120,4282017
2020-Q420,5262017
2020-Q320,3902017
2020-Q220,2272017
2020-Q120,2912017
2019-Q420,3752017
2019-Q320,3342017
2019-Q220,2232017
2019-Q120,1972017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 21,910 · 2023
2017: 21,6362018: 21,6132019: 21,4272020: 21,3832021: 21,6222022: 21,8352023: 21,910
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PeriodValue
202321,910
202221,835
202121,622
202021,383
201921,427
201821,613
201721,636

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $23.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $16.4 billion2019-Q2: $17.5 billion2019-Q3: $17.6 billion2019-Q4: $18.1 billion2020-Q1: $17.3 billion2020-Q2: $14.4 billion2020-Q3: $18.3 billion2020-Q4: $19.8 billion2021-Q1: $17.8 billion2021-Q2: $22.7 billion2021-Q3: $22.9 billion2021-Q4: $24.9 billion2022-Q1: $22.4 billion2022-Q2: $23.9 billion2022-Q3: $23.9 billion2022-Q4: $23.8 billion2023-Q1: $22.4 billion2023-Q2: $23.2 billion2023-Q3: $23.1 billion2023-Q4: $23.5 billion2024-Q1: $22.3 billion2024-Q2: $22.9 billion2024-Q3: $22.5 billion2024-Q4: $23.8 billion2025-Q1: $22.8 billion2025-Q2: $24.4 billion2025-Q3: $23.6 billion2025-Q4: $24.3 billion2026-Q1: $23.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$23.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$24.3 billion2022
2025-Q3$23.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$24.4 billion2022
2025-Q1$22.8 billion2022
2024-Q4$23.8 billion2022
2024-Q3$22.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$22.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$22.3 billion2022
2023-Q4$23.5 billion2022
2023-Q3$23.1 billion2022
2023-Q2$23.2 billion2022
2023-Q1$22.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$23.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$23.9 billion2022
2022-Q2$23.9 billion2022
2022-Q1$22.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$24.9 billion2017
2021-Q3$22.9 billion2017
2021-Q2$22.7 billion2017
2021-Q1$17.8 billion2017
2020-Q4$19.8 billion2017
2020-Q3$18.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$14.4 billion2017
2020-Q1$17.3 billion2017
2019-Q4$18.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$17.6 billion2017
2019-Q2$17.5 billion2017
2019-Q1$16.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $89.7 billion · 2023
2017: $63.8 billion2018: $64.4 billion2019: $67.0 billion2020: $67.4 billion2021: $84.6 billion2022: $91.3 billion2023: $89.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$89.7 billion
2022$91.3 billion
2021$84.6 billion
2020$67.4 billion
2019$67.0 billion
2018$64.4 billion
2017$63.8 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 Wages1,110,0542026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages21,4712026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$23.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$89.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,131,34020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns21,91020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$89.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census1,150,44120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census22,48320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census17,24220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$1.19 trillion20222017–2022 · 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.