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Size of the US Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services industry

NAICS 54136, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping 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)
$1.5 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
14,511
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,519
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
769
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$764.4 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 14,511 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 15,6082019-Q2: 15,4342019-Q3: 15,3582019-Q4: 15,2272020-Q1: 14,7772020-Q2: 13,2882020-Q3: 12,7712020-Q4: 12,7042021-Q1: 12,6902021-Q2: 12,9852021-Q3: 13,1412021-Q4: 13,7082022-Q1: 13,7152022-Q2: 13,6502022-Q3: 14,0392022-Q4: 13,9112023-Q1: 13,8562023-Q2: 14,0402023-Q3: 14,1462023-Q4: 13,9452024-Q1: 14,1012024-Q2: 14,1722024-Q3: 14,0352024-Q4: 14,2052025-Q1: 14,1232025-Q2: 14,7322025-Q3: 14,6102025-Q4: 14,9072026-Q1: 14,511NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q114,5112022
2025-Q414,9072022
2025-Q314,6102022
2025-Q214,7322022
2025-Q114,1232022
2024-Q414,2052022
2024-Q314,0352022
2024-Q214,1722022
2024-Q114,1012022
2023-Q413,9452022
2023-Q314,1462022
2023-Q214,0402022
2023-Q113,8562022
2022-Q413,9112022
2022-Q314,0392022
2022-Q213,6502022
2022-Q113,7152022
2021-Q413,7082017
2021-Q313,1412017
2021-Q212,9852017
2021-Q112,6902017
2020-Q412,7042017
2020-Q312,7712017
2020-Q213,2882017
2020-Q114,7772017
2019-Q415,2272017
2019-Q315,3582017
2019-Q215,4342017
2019-Q115,6082017

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 7,007 · 2023
2017: 6,8522018: 7,3532019: 8,0542020: 8,1392021: 6,9072022: 7,2492023: 7,007
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PeriodValue
20237,007
20227,249
20216,907
20208,139
20198,054
20187,353
20176,852

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,519 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,2412019-Q2: 2,2582019-Q3: 2,3072019-Q4: 2,3202020-Q1: 2,2692020-Q2: 2,2622020-Q3: 2,2782020-Q4: 2,2882021-Q1: 2,2312021-Q2: 2,2412021-Q3: 2,2602021-Q4: 2,2932022-Q1: 2,2922022-Q2: 2,3492022-Q3: 2,3682022-Q4: 2,4132023-Q1: 2,4432023-Q2: 2,4462023-Q3: 2,4742023-Q4: 2,4872024-Q1: 2,4762024-Q2: 2,5062024-Q3: 2,5252024-Q4: 2,5302025-Q1: 2,4832025-Q2: 2,4872025-Q3: 2,5052025-Q4: 2,5162026-Q1: 2,519NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,5192022
2025-Q42,5162022
2025-Q32,5052022
2025-Q22,4872022
2025-Q12,4832022
2024-Q42,5302022
2024-Q32,5252022
2024-Q22,5062022
2024-Q12,4762022
2023-Q42,4872022
2023-Q32,4742022
2023-Q22,4462022
2023-Q12,4432022
2022-Q42,4132022
2022-Q32,3682022
2022-Q22,3492022
2022-Q12,2922022
2021-Q42,2932017
2021-Q32,2602017
2021-Q22,2412017
2021-Q12,2312017
2020-Q42,2882017
2020-Q32,2782017
2020-Q22,2622017
2020-Q12,2692017
2019-Q42,3202017
2019-Q32,3072017
2019-Q22,2582017
2019-Q12,2412017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 993 · 2023
2017: 8812018: 9852019: 1,0462020: 1,0152021: 9922022: 1,0192023: 993
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PeriodValue
2023993
20221,019
2021992
20201,015
20191,046
2018985
2017881

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $393.4 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $356.8 million2019-Q2: $321.0 million2019-Q3: $329.2 million2019-Q4: $360.4 million2020-Q1: $368.6 million2020-Q2: $302.2 million2020-Q3: $280.8 million2020-Q4: $308.0 million2021-Q1: $296.9 million2021-Q2: $345.4 million2021-Q3: $287.3 million2021-Q4: $367.5 million2022-Q1: $353.4 million2022-Q2: $340.7 million2022-Q3: $334.4 million2022-Q4: $360.9 million2023-Q1: $392.2 million2023-Q2: $390.0 million2023-Q3: $336.4 million2023-Q4: $396.8 million2024-Q1: $365.3 million2024-Q2: $355.6 million2024-Q3: $344.2 million2024-Q4: $396.0 million2025-Q1: $428.9 million2025-Q2: $369.4 million2025-Q3: $364.2 million2025-Q4: $449.6 million2026-Q1: $393.4 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$393.4 million2022
2025-Q4$449.6 million2022
2025-Q3$364.2 million2022
2025-Q2$369.4 million2022
2025-Q1$428.9 million2022
2024-Q4$396.0 million2022
2024-Q3$344.2 million2022
2024-Q2$355.6 million2022
2024-Q1$365.3 million2022
2023-Q4$396.8 million2022
2023-Q3$336.4 million2022
2023-Q2$390.0 million2022
2023-Q1$392.2 million2022
2022-Q4$360.9 million2022
2022-Q3$334.4 million2022
2022-Q2$340.7 million2022
2022-Q1$353.4 million2022
2021-Q4$367.5 million2017
2021-Q3$287.3 million2017
2021-Q2$345.4 million2017
2021-Q1$296.9 million2017
2020-Q4$308.0 million2017
2020-Q3$280.8 million2017
2020-Q2$302.2 million2017
2020-Q1$368.6 million2017
2019-Q4$360.4 million2017
2019-Q3$329.2 million2017
2019-Q2$321.0 million2017
2019-Q1$356.8 million2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $764.4 million · 2023
2017: $545.3 million2018: $598.4 million2019: $679.0 million2020: $633.6 million2021: $622.6 million2022: $710.4 million2023: $764.4 million
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PeriodValue
2023$764.4 million
2022$710.4 million
2021$622.6 million
2020$633.6 million
2019$679.0 million
2018$598.4 million
2017$545.3 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 Wages14,5112026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,5192026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$393.4 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$764.4 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns7,00720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns99320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$625.5 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census8,57620222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census83920222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census76920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$1.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
541360Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services$1.5 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census14,5112026-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.