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Size of the US Gasoline Stations industry

NAICS 4471, Gasoline Stations. 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)
$475 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
1,016,960
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
109,174
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
66,212
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$29.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 939,533 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 925,2882019-Q2: 949,1772019-Q3: 949,5902019-Q4: 946,5102020-Q1: 935,1022020-Q2: 909,6152020-Q3: 922,3112020-Q4: 934,9032021-Q1: 917,8442021-Q2: 940,7532021-Q3: 939,5322021-Q4: 939,533
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4939,533
2021-Q3939,532
2021-Q2940,753
2021-Q1917,844
2020-Q4934,903
2020-Q3922,311
2020-Q2909,615
2020-Q1935,102
2019-Q4946,510
2019-Q3949,590
2019-Q2949,177
2019-Q1925,288

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 1,016,960 · 2023
2017: 943,9172018: 974,1562019: 994,3342020: 994,4152021: 976,5032022: 988,2792023: 1,016,960
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PeriodValue
20231,016,960
2022988,279
2021976,503
2020994,415
2019994,334
2018974,156
2017943,917

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 108,679 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 106,1052019-Q2: 106,2582019-Q3: 106,6792019-Q4: 106,9672020-Q1: 106,5862020-Q2: 106,5942020-Q3: 106,9542020-Q4: 107,4252021-Q1: 107,7252021-Q2: 107,8842021-Q3: 108,3042021-Q4: 108,679
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4108,679
2021-Q3108,304
2021-Q2107,884
2021-Q1107,725
2020-Q4107,425
2020-Q3106,954
2020-Q2106,594
2020-Q1106,586
2019-Q4106,967
2019-Q3106,679
2019-Q2106,258
2019-Q1106,105

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 109,174 · 2023
2017: 112,8662018: 112,6622019: 112,6302020: 111,7522021: 110,9252022: 109,2432023: 109,174
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PeriodValue
2023109,174
2022109,243
2021110,925
2020111,752
2019112,630
2018112,662
2017112,866

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $6.9 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $5.2 billion2019-Q2: $5.4 billion2019-Q3: $5.6 billion2019-Q4: $5.8 billion2020-Q1: $5.5 billion2020-Q2: $5.6 billion2020-Q3: $5.8 billion2020-Q4: $6.3 billion2021-Q1: $5.7 billion2021-Q2: $6.0 billion2021-Q3: $6.4 billion2021-Q4: $6.9 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$6.9 billion
2021-Q3$6.4 billion
2021-Q2$6.0 billion
2021-Q1$5.7 billion
2020-Q4$6.3 billion
2020-Q3$5.8 billion
2020-Q2$5.6 billion
2020-Q1$5.5 billion
2019-Q4$5.8 billion
2019-Q3$5.6 billion
2019-Q2$5.4 billion
2019-Q1$5.2 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $29.7 billion · 2023
2017: $19.5 billion2018: $20.0 billion2019: $21.3 billion2020: $22.7 billion2021: $24.3 billion2022: $27.0 billion2023: $29.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$29.7 billion
2022$27.0 billion
2021$24.3 billion
2020$22.7 billion
2019$21.3 billion
2018$20.0 billion
2017$19.5 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 Wages939,5332021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages108,6792021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$6.9 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$29.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns1,016,96020232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns109,17420232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$19.3 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census942,73520172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census115,36920172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census66,21220172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$475 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Gasoline Stations

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
44711Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores$376 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census848,3062023 · CBP
44719Other Gasoline Stations$98.8 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census168,6542023 · CBP

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.