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Size of the US Optical Goods Stores industry

NAICS 446130, Optical Goods Stores. 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. This is a NAICS 2017 code that the 2022 edition replaced; the Census surveys that still publish on the 2017 basis keep it alive.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$10.4 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
79,762
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
11,719
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
4,349
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$3.3 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 68,535 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 72,6232019-Q2: 73,3802019-Q3: 72,3982019-Q4: 73,3202020-Q1: 71,8912020-Q2: 50,3422020-Q3: 63,3252020-Q4: 66,9082021-Q1: 66,9182021-Q2: 67,5812021-Q3: 66,6272021-Q4: 68,535
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q468,535
2021-Q366,627
2021-Q267,581
2021-Q166,918
2020-Q466,908
2020-Q363,325
2020-Q250,342
2020-Q171,891
2019-Q473,320
2019-Q372,398
2019-Q273,380
2019-Q172,623

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 79,762 · 2023
2017: 82,8062018: 84,1332019: 81,9202020: 87,6012021: 75,8972022: 77,7482023: 79,762
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PeriodValue
202379,762
202277,748
202175,897
202087,601
201981,920
201884,133
201782,806

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 10,593 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 10,7012019-Q2: 10,7202019-Q3: 10,7102019-Q4: 10,8792020-Q1: 10,9232020-Q2: 10,8142020-Q3: 10,7742020-Q4: 10,7812021-Q1: 10,6312021-Q2: 10,6302021-Q3: 10,6512021-Q4: 10,593
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q410,593
2021-Q310,651
2021-Q210,630
2021-Q110,631
2020-Q410,781
2020-Q310,774
2020-Q210,814
2020-Q110,923
2019-Q410,879
2019-Q310,710
2019-Q210,720
2019-Q110,701

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 11,719 · 2023
2017: 12,2202018: 12,0592019: 11,8722020: 12,2012021: 11,5192022: 11,6622023: 11,719
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202311,719
202211,662
202111,519
202012,201
201911,872
201812,059
201712,220

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $797.3 million · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $679.5 million2019-Q2: $651.0 million2019-Q3: $690.1 million2019-Q4: $706.5 million2020-Q1: $695.2 million2020-Q2: $426.4 million2020-Q3: $610.4 million2020-Q4: $720.9 million2021-Q1: $629.8 million2021-Q2: $711.3 million2021-Q3: $725.6 million2021-Q4: $797.3 million
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$797.3 million
2021-Q3$725.6 million
2021-Q2$711.3 million
2021-Q1$629.8 million
2020-Q4$720.9 million
2020-Q3$610.4 million
2020-Q2$426.4 million
2020-Q1$695.2 million
2019-Q4$706.5 million
2019-Q3$690.1 million
2019-Q2$651.0 million
2019-Q1$679.5 million

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: $2.3 billion2018: $2.5 billion2019: $2.4 billion2020: $2.3 billion2021: $2.5 billion2022: $3.0 billion2023: $3.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$3.3 billion
2022$3.0 billion
2021$2.5 billion
2020$2.3 billion
2019$2.4 billion
2018$2.5 billion
2017$2.3 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 Wages68,5352021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages10,5932021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$797.3 million2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$3.3 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns79,76220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns11,71920232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$2.2 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census79,94220172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census12,23020172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census4,34920172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$10.4 billion20172017–2017 · 1 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.