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Size of the US Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses industry

NAICS 45411, Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses. 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)
$516 billion
2017 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
881,019
2023 · County Business Patterns
Paid employees in the pay period including March 12
Establishments
54,707
2023 · County Business Patterns
Firms
40,128
2017 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$51.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 493,562 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 384,9102019-Q2: 394,2392019-Q3: 401,8722019-Q4: 433,3072020-Q1: 403,3352020-Q2: 411,2602020-Q3: 429,9712020-Q4: 472,5472021-Q1: 446,4232021-Q2: 454,0002021-Q3: 465,1592021-Q4: 493,562
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4493,562
2021-Q3465,159
2021-Q2454,000
2021-Q1446,423
2020-Q4472,547
2020-Q3429,971
2020-Q2411,260
2020-Q1403,335
2019-Q4433,307
2019-Q3401,872
2019-Q2394,239
2019-Q1384,910

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 881,019 · 2023
2017: 534,1342018: 556,5132019: 560,5852020: 662,2512021: 734,0962022: 780,5982023: 881,019
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023881,019
2022780,598
2021734,096
2020662,251
2019560,585
2018556,513
2017534,134

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 43,487 · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: 31,0122019-Q2: 31,7172019-Q3: 32,4662019-Q4: 33,0922020-Q1: 33,4282020-Q2: 34,2262020-Q3: 35,7492020-Q4: 37,5622021-Q1: 38,7522021-Q2: 40,4532021-Q3: 42,2362021-Q4: 43,487
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q443,487
2021-Q342,236
2021-Q240,453
2021-Q138,752
2020-Q437,562
2020-Q335,749
2020-Q234,226
2020-Q133,428
2019-Q433,092
2019-Q332,466
2019-Q231,717
2019-Q131,012

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 54,707 · 2023
2017: 41,4902018: 42,5162019: 43,4652020: 47,9152021: 55,0852022: 55,6332023: 54,707
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
202354,707
202255,633
202155,085
202047,915
201943,465
201842,516
201741,490

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $13.3 billion · 2021-Q4
2019-Q1: $8.1 billion2019-Q2: $8.8 billion2019-Q3: $8.0 billion2019-Q4: $9.2 billion2020-Q1: $8.8 billion2020-Q2: $9.5 billion2020-Q3: $9.1 billion2020-Q4: $12.1 billion2021-Q1: $10.3 billion2021-Q2: $12.1 billion2021-Q3: $10.4 billion2021-Q4: $13.3 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2021-Q4$13.3 billion
2021-Q3$10.4 billion
2021-Q2$12.1 billion
2021-Q1$10.3 billion
2020-Q4$12.1 billion
2020-Q3$9.1 billion
2020-Q2$9.5 billion
2020-Q1$8.8 billion
2019-Q4$9.2 billion
2019-Q3$8.0 billion
2019-Q2$8.8 billion
2019-Q1$8.1 billion

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $51.6 billion · 2023
2017: $25.6 billion2018: $28.4 billion2019: $29.1 billion2020: $35.7 billion2021: $43.3 billion2022: $46.5 billion2023: $51.6 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$51.6 billion
2022$46.5 billion
2021$43.3 billion
2020$35.7 billion
2019$29.1 billion
2018$28.4 billion
2017$25.6 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 Wages493,5622021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages43,4872021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$13.3 billion2021-Q42019-Q1–2021-Q4 · 12 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$51.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns881,01920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns54,70720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$26.2 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census571,01020172017–2017 · 1 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census41,58920172017–2017 · 1 published
FirmsEconomic Census40,12820172017–2017 · 1 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$516 billion20172017–2017 · 1 published

Breakdown

Industries within Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
454110Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses$516 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census881,0192023 · 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.