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Size of the US Deep Sea Freight Transportation industry

NAICS 483111, Deep Sea Freight Transportation. 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)
$9.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
8,867
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
620
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
227
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$785.0 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 8,867 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9,9692019-Q2: 9,9802019-Q3: 10,0972019-Q4: 9,9572020-Q1: 9,9062020-Q2: 9,4102020-Q3: 9,6212020-Q4: 9,3132021-Q1: 10,0272021-Q2: 10,0182021-Q3: 10,2032021-Q4: 10,3172022-Q1: 10,3562022-Q2: 10,3032022-Q3: 10,3982022-Q4: 10,5682023-Q1: 10,3342023-Q2: 10,4842023-Q3: 10,1952023-Q4: 10,2722024-Q1: 10,3932024-Q2: 9,6392024-Q3: 9,8482024-Q4: 9,7522025-Q1: 9,4462025-Q2: 9,0592025-Q3: 9,2902025-Q4: 9,1922026-Q1: 8,867NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q18,8672022
2025-Q49,1922022
2025-Q39,2902022
2025-Q29,0592022
2025-Q19,4462022
2024-Q49,7522022
2024-Q39,8482022
2024-Q29,6392022
2024-Q110,3932022
2023-Q410,2722022
2023-Q310,1952022
2023-Q210,4842022
2023-Q110,3342022
2022-Q410,5682022
2022-Q310,3982022
2022-Q210,3032022
2022-Q110,3562022
2021-Q410,3172017
2021-Q310,2032017
2021-Q210,0182017
2021-Q110,0272017
2020-Q49,3132017
2020-Q39,6212017
2020-Q29,4102017
2020-Q19,9062017
2019-Q49,9572017
2019-Q310,0972017
2019-Q29,9802017
2019-Q19,9692017

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 6,574 · 2023
2017: 6,5152018: 6,7242019: 6,5712020: 7,1272021: 7,2162022: 6,4722023: 6,574
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PeriodValue
20236,574
20226,472
20217,216
20207,127
20196,571
20186,724
20176,515

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 620 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 5202019-Q2: 5202019-Q3: 5232019-Q4: 5302020-Q1: 5262020-Q2: 5282020-Q3: 5402020-Q4: 5412021-Q1: 5442021-Q2: 5522021-Q3: 5572021-Q4: 5652022-Q1: 5642022-Q2: 5722022-Q3: 5842022-Q4: 5882023-Q1: 5902023-Q2: 5872023-Q3: 5932023-Q4: 5972024-Q1: 5892024-Q2: 5942024-Q3: 6042024-Q4: 6052025-Q1: 5952025-Q2: 5972025-Q3: 6072025-Q4: 6172026-Q1: 620NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16202022
2025-Q46172022
2025-Q36072022
2025-Q25972022
2025-Q15952022
2024-Q46052022
2024-Q36042022
2024-Q25942022
2024-Q15892022
2023-Q45972022
2023-Q35932022
2023-Q25872022
2023-Q15902022
2022-Q45882022
2022-Q35842022
2022-Q25722022
2022-Q15642022
2021-Q45652017
2021-Q35572017
2021-Q25522017
2021-Q15442017
2020-Q45412017
2020-Q35402017
2020-Q25282017
2020-Q15262017
2019-Q45302017
2019-Q35232017
2019-Q25202017
2019-Q15202017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 333 · 2023
2017: 2762018: 2832019: 2862020: 3132021: 3152022: 3242023: 333
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PeriodValue
2023333
2022324
2021315
2020313
2019286
2018283
2017276

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $362.3 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $300.8 million2019-Q2: $290.7 million2019-Q3: $281.6 million2019-Q4: $310.4 million2020-Q1: $303.0 million2020-Q2: $275.2 million2020-Q3: $272.6 million2020-Q4: $313.9 million2021-Q1: $312.6 million2021-Q2: $308.3 million2021-Q3: $315.0 million2021-Q4: $364.9 million2022-Q1: $373.1 million2022-Q2: $362.6 million2022-Q3: $329.2 million2022-Q4: $378.1 million2023-Q1: $366.4 million2023-Q2: $371.9 million2023-Q3: $346.1 million2023-Q4: $391.5 million2024-Q1: $369.2 million2024-Q2: $337.2 million2024-Q3: $357.0 million2024-Q4: $405.3 million2025-Q1: $352.8 million2025-Q2: $342.7 million2025-Q3: $338.7 million2025-Q4: $376.7 million2026-Q1: $362.3 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$362.3 million2022
2025-Q4$376.7 million2022
2025-Q3$338.7 million2022
2025-Q2$342.7 million2022
2025-Q1$352.8 million2022
2024-Q4$405.3 million2022
2024-Q3$357.0 million2022
2024-Q2$337.2 million2022
2024-Q1$369.2 million2022
2023-Q4$391.5 million2022
2023-Q3$346.1 million2022
2023-Q2$371.9 million2022
2023-Q1$366.4 million2022
2022-Q4$378.1 million2022
2022-Q3$329.2 million2022
2022-Q2$362.6 million2022
2022-Q1$373.1 million2022
2021-Q4$364.9 million2017
2021-Q3$315.0 million2017
2021-Q2$308.3 million2017
2021-Q1$312.6 million2017
2020-Q4$313.9 million2017
2020-Q3$272.6 million2017
2020-Q2$275.2 million2017
2020-Q1$303.0 million2017
2019-Q4$310.4 million2017
2019-Q3$281.6 million2017
2019-Q2$290.7 million2017
2019-Q1$300.8 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $785.0 million · 2023
2017: $654.5 million2018: $677.0 million2019: $662.0 million2020: $692.6 million2021: $744.0 million2022: $722.9 million2023: $785.0 million
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PeriodValue
2023$785.0 million
2022$722.9 million
2021$744.0 million
2020$692.6 million
2019$662.0 million
2018$677.0 million
2017$654.5 million

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 Wages8,8672026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6202026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$362.3 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$785.0 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns6,57420232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns33320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$818.4 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census7,86920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census31520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census22720222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$9.8 billion20222017–2022 · 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.