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Size of the US Building Inspection Services industry

NAICS 54135, Building Inspection Services. 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)
$4.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
26,000
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
8,479
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
7,459
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$1.7 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 26,000 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 23,1042019-Q2: 24,1352019-Q3: 24,0442019-Q4: 24,1032020-Q1: 23,7242020-Q2: 23,5112020-Q3: 24,2752020-Q4: 25,1202021-Q1: 25,4142021-Q2: 26,1262021-Q3: 26,9132021-Q4: 27,0552022-Q1: 26,5732022-Q2: 27,4662022-Q3: 27,0862022-Q4: 26,5412023-Q1: 25,7512023-Q2: 26,6292023-Q3: 26,9702023-Q4: 26,5142024-Q1: 26,1592024-Q2: 26,7532024-Q3: 26,5562024-Q4: 26,5992025-Q1: 26,2612025-Q2: 26,7312025-Q3: 26,3902025-Q4: 26,6232026-Q1: 26,000NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q126,0002022
2025-Q426,6232022
2025-Q326,3902022
2025-Q226,7312022
2025-Q126,2612022
2024-Q426,5992022
2024-Q326,5562022
2024-Q226,7532022
2024-Q126,1592022
2023-Q426,5142022
2023-Q326,9702022
2023-Q226,6292022
2023-Q125,7512022
2022-Q426,5412022
2022-Q327,0862022
2022-Q227,4662022
2022-Q126,5732022
2021-Q427,0552017
2021-Q326,9132017
2021-Q226,1262017
2021-Q125,4142017
2020-Q425,1202017
2020-Q324,2752017
2020-Q223,5112017
2020-Q123,7242017
2019-Q424,1032017
2019-Q324,0442017
2019-Q224,1352017
2019-Q123,1042017

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 28,755 · 2023
2017: 22,4682018: 22,2002019: 22,7522020: 23,3752021: 26,2902022: 27,3262023: 28,755
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PeriodValue
202328,755
202227,326
202126,290
202023,375
201922,752
201822,200
201722,468

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 8,479 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7,2402019-Q2: 7,3362019-Q3: 7,4222019-Q4: 7,5042020-Q1: 7,5132020-Q2: 7,6002020-Q3: 7,7522020-Q4: 7,9272021-Q1: 7,8862021-Q2: 8,0242021-Q3: 8,1552021-Q4: 8,3022022-Q1: 8,3422022-Q2: 8,4452022-Q3: 8,5142022-Q4: 8,6142023-Q1: 8,5892023-Q2: 8,6052023-Q3: 8,6692023-Q4: 8,7332024-Q1: 8,5922024-Q2: 8,6052024-Q3: 8,5902024-Q4: 8,5872025-Q1: 8,3992025-Q2: 8,4122025-Q3: 8,4622025-Q4: 8,4972026-Q1: 8,479NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q18,4792022
2025-Q48,4972022
2025-Q38,4622022
2025-Q28,4122022
2025-Q18,3992022
2024-Q48,5872022
2024-Q38,5902022
2024-Q28,6052022
2024-Q18,5922022
2023-Q48,7332022
2023-Q38,6692022
2023-Q28,6052022
2023-Q18,5892022
2022-Q48,6142022
2022-Q38,5142022
2022-Q28,4452022
2022-Q18,3422022
2021-Q48,3022017
2021-Q38,1552017
2021-Q28,0242017
2021-Q17,8862017
2020-Q47,9272017
2020-Q37,7522017
2020-Q27,6002017
2020-Q17,5132017
2019-Q47,5042017
2019-Q37,4222017
2019-Q27,3362017
2019-Q17,2402017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 7,496 · 2023
2017: 6,5652018: 6,8542019: 7,0362020: 7,2532021: 7,7172022: 7,7682023: 7,496
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PeriodValue
20237,496
20227,768
20217,717
20207,253
20197,036
20186,854
20176,565

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $456.9 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $300.6 million2019-Q2: $339.8 million2019-Q3: $336.7 million2019-Q4: $375.4 million2020-Q1: $315.4 million2020-Q2: $315.2 million2020-Q3: $347.5 million2020-Q4: $417.8 million2021-Q1: $335.4 million2021-Q2: $385.2 million2021-Q3: $398.1 million2021-Q4: $469.5 million2022-Q1: $371.6 million2022-Q2: $418.5 million2022-Q3: $442.8 million2022-Q4: $459.8 million2023-Q1: $409.5 million2023-Q2: $436.9 million2023-Q3: $442.0 million2023-Q4: $472.5 million2024-Q1: $436.4 million2024-Q2: $452.8 million2024-Q3: $460.4 million2024-Q4: $514.5 million2025-Q1: $453.6 million2025-Q2: $473.9 million2025-Q3: $482.1 million2025-Q4: $525.8 million2026-Q1: $456.9 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$456.9 million2022
2025-Q4$525.8 million2022
2025-Q3$482.1 million2022
2025-Q2$473.9 million2022
2025-Q1$453.6 million2022
2024-Q4$514.5 million2022
2024-Q3$460.4 million2022
2024-Q2$452.8 million2022
2024-Q1$436.4 million2022
2023-Q4$472.5 million2022
2023-Q3$442.0 million2022
2023-Q2$436.9 million2022
2023-Q1$409.5 million2022
2022-Q4$459.8 million2022
2022-Q3$442.8 million2022
2022-Q2$418.5 million2022
2022-Q1$371.6 million2022
2021-Q4$469.5 million2017
2021-Q3$398.1 million2017
2021-Q2$385.2 million2017
2021-Q1$335.4 million2017
2020-Q4$417.8 million2017
2020-Q3$347.5 million2017
2020-Q2$315.2 million2017
2020-Q1$315.4 million2017
2019-Q4$375.4 million2017
2019-Q3$336.7 million2017
2019-Q2$339.8 million2017
2019-Q1$300.6 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $1.7 billion · 2023
2017: $1.1 billion2018: $1.1 billion2019: $1.2 billion2020: $1.2 billion2021: $1.4 billion2022: $1.5 billion2023: $1.7 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$1.7 billion
2022$1.5 billion
2021$1.4 billion
2020$1.2 billion
2019$1.2 billion
2018$1.1 billion
2017$1.1 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 Wages26,0002026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages8,4792026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$456.9 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$1.7 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns28,75520232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns7,49620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$1.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census31,48820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census7,62420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census7,45920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$4.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Building Inspection Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
541350Building Inspection Services$4.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census26,0002026-Q1 · QCEW

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.