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Size of the US Used Merchandise Stores industry

NAICS 453310, Used Merchandise 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)
$14.9 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
222,478
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
19,466
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
13,969
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 177,395 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 174,2452019-Q2: 178,2302019-Q3: 178,6472019-Q4: 180,4262020-Q1: 177,6842020-Q2: 140,0052020-Q3: 156,7282020-Q4: 165,3922021-Q1: 167,3952021-Q2: 171,4182021-Q3: 171,8122021-Q4: 177,395
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4177,395
2021-Q3171,812
2021-Q2171,418
2021-Q1167,395
2020-Q4165,392
2020-Q3156,728
2020-Q2140,005
2020-Q1177,684
2019-Q4180,426
2019-Q3178,647
2019-Q2178,230
2019-Q1174,245

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 222,478 · 2023
2017: 199,6932018: 203,1382019: 201,3372020: 206,2182021: 189,8922022: 209,1472023: 222,478
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PeriodValue
2023222,478
2022209,147
2021189,892
2020206,218
2019201,337
2018203,138
2017199,693

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 17,226 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 17,3182019-Q2: 17,3072019-Q3: 17,3092019-Q4: 17,2852020-Q1: 17,2682020-Q2: 17,0722020-Q3: 17,1392020-Q4: 17,1702021-Q1: 17,0032021-Q2: 17,1262021-Q3: 17,1892021-Q4: 17,226
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PeriodValue
2021-Q417,226
2021-Q317,189
2021-Q217,126
2021-Q117,003
2020-Q417,170
2020-Q317,139
2020-Q217,072
2020-Q117,268
2019-Q417,285
2019-Q317,309
2019-Q217,307
2019-Q117,318

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 19,466 · 2023
2017: 20,3502018: 19,6692019: 19,2922020: 18,8572021: 18,6402022: 19,1862023: 19,466
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PeriodValue
202319,466
202219,186
202118,640
202018,857
201919,292
201819,669
201720,350

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.3 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $961.3 million2019-Q2: $982.4 million2019-Q3: $1.0 billion2019-Q4: $1.1 billion2020-Q1: $1.0 billion2020-Q2: $659.7 million2020-Q3: $921.4 million2020-Q4: $1.1 billion2021-Q1: $966.2 million2021-Q2: $1.1 billion2021-Q3: $1.1 billion2021-Q4: $1.3 billion
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PeriodValue
2021-Q4$1.3 billion
2021-Q3$1.1 billion
2021-Q2$1.1 billion
2021-Q1$966.2 million
2020-Q4$1.1 billion
2020-Q3$921.4 million
2020-Q2$659.7 million
2020-Q1$1.0 billion
2019-Q4$1.1 billion
2019-Q3$1.0 billion
2019-Q2$982.4 million
2019-Q1$961.3 million

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.5 billion · 2023
2017: $3.8 billion2018: $4.0 billion2019: $4.2 billion2020: $3.7 billion2021: $4.4 billion2022: $5.0 billion2023: $5.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.5 billion
2022$5.0 billion
2021$4.4 billion
2020$3.7 billion
2019$4.2 billion
2018$4.0 billion
2017$3.8 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 Wages177,3952021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages17,2262021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.3 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns222,47820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns19,46620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.7 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census200,40120172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census20,30120172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census13,96920172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$14.9 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.