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Size of the US Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services industry

NAICS 6242, Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief 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)
$53.2 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$13.4 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
230,009
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
15,327
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
11,309
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$11.5 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Revenue, seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $13.8 billion · 2026-Q2
2009-Q1: $6.5 billion2009-Q2: $6.6 billion2009-Q3: $6.6 billion2009-Q4: $6.5 billion2010-Q1: $7.6 billion2010-Q2: $6.8 billion2010-Q3: $6.8 billion2010-Q4: $6.7 billion2011-Q1: $6.6 billion2011-Q2: $6.8 billion2011-Q3: $6.9 billion2011-Q4: $7.5 billion2012-Q1: $6.8 billion2012-Q2: $6.7 billion2012-Q3: $6.8 billion2012-Q4: $7.3 billion2013-Q1: $7.2 billion2013-Q2: $7.2 billion2013-Q3: $7.1 billion2013-Q4: $7.2 billion2014-Q1: $7.3 billion2014-Q2: $7.4 billion2014-Q3: $7.8 billion2014-Q4: $7.7 billion2015-Q1: $8.1 billion2015-Q2: $8.0 billion2015-Q3: $7.7 billion2015-Q4: $7.8 billion2016-Q1: $7.9 billion2016-Q2: $7.9 billion2016-Q3: $8.1 billion2016-Q4: $8.5 billion2017-Q1: $9.3 billion2017-Q2: $9.0 billion2017-Q3: $9.3 billion2017-Q4: $8.7 billion2018-Q1: $8.7 billion2018-Q2: $9.7 billion2018-Q3: $9.1 billion2018-Q4: $9.5 billion2019-Q1: $9.2 billion2019-Q2: $9.7 billion2019-Q3: $9.6 billion2019-Q4: $8.9 billion2020-Q1: $9.1 billion2020-Q2: $11.4 billion2020-Q3: $10.0 billion2020-Q4: $12.9 billion2021-Q1: $13.1 billion2021-Q2: $12.0 billion2021-Q3: $12.2 billion2021-Q4: $14.5 billion2022-Q1: $13.3 billion2022-Q2: $12.3 billion2022-Q3: $12.2 billion2022-Q4: $13.0 billion2023-Q1: $13.4 billion2023-Q2: $13.3 billion2023-Q3: $13.7 billion2023-Q4: $13.8 billion2024-Q1: $14.2 billion2024-Q2: $15.2 billion2024-Q3: $15.1 billion2024-Q4: $15.1 billion2025-Q1: $16.0 billion2025-Q2: $14.1 billion2025-Q3: $14.4 billion2025-Q4: $14.1 billion2026-Q1: $13.8 billion2026-Q2: $13.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2026-Q2$13.8 billion
2026-Q1$13.8 billion
2025-Q4$14.1 billion
2025-Q3$14.4 billion
2025-Q2$14.1 billion
2025-Q1$16.0 billion
2024-Q4$15.1 billion
2024-Q3$15.1 billion
2024-Q2$15.2 billion
2024-Q1$14.2 billion
2023-Q4$13.8 billion
2023-Q3$13.7 billion
2023-Q2$13.3 billion
2023-Q1$13.4 billion
2022-Q4$13.0 billion
2022-Q3$12.2 billion
2022-Q2$12.3 billion
2022-Q1$13.3 billion
2021-Q4$14.5 billion
2021-Q3$12.2 billion
2021-Q2$12.0 billion
2021-Q1$13.1 billion
2020-Q4$12.9 billion
2020-Q3$10.0 billion
2020-Q2$11.4 billion
2020-Q1$9.1 billion
2019-Q4$8.9 billion
2019-Q3$9.6 billion
2019-Q2$9.7 billion
2019-Q1$9.2 billion
2018-Q4$9.5 billion
2018-Q3$9.1 billion
2018-Q2$9.7 billion
2018-Q1$8.7 billion
2017-Q4$8.7 billion
2017-Q3$9.3 billion
2017-Q2$9.0 billion
2017-Q1$9.3 billion
2016-Q4$8.5 billion
2016-Q3$8.1 billion
2016-Q2$7.9 billion
2016-Q1$7.9 billion
2015-Q4$7.8 billion
2015-Q3$7.7 billion
2015-Q2$8.0 billion
2015-Q1$8.1 billion
2014-Q4$7.7 billion
2014-Q3$7.8 billion
2014-Q2$7.4 billion
2014-Q1$7.3 billion
2013-Q4$7.2 billion
2013-Q3$7.1 billion
2013-Q2$7.2 billion
2013-Q1$7.2 billion
2012-Q4$7.3 billion
2012-Q3$6.8 billion
2012-Q2$6.7 billion
2012-Q1$6.8 billion
2011-Q4$7.5 billion
2011-Q3$6.9 billion
2011-Q2$6.8 billion
2011-Q1$6.6 billion
2010-Q4$6.7 billion
2010-Q3$6.8 billion
2010-Q2$6.8 billion
2010-Q1$7.6 billion
2009-Q4$6.5 billion
2009-Q3$6.6 billion
2009-Q2$6.6 billion
2009-Q1$6.5 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 230,009 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 182,1012019-Q2: 183,8892019-Q3: 182,6652019-Q4: 187,5322020-Q1: 186,4522020-Q2: 182,4152020-Q3: 184,3642020-Q4: 190,9672021-Q1: 193,1742021-Q2: 192,8552021-Q3: 192,2472021-Q4: 197,5322022-Q1: 200,5392022-Q2: 203,1282022-Q3: 206,4962022-Q4: 212,3872023-Q1: 215,8812023-Q2: 220,3412023-Q3: 221,2392023-Q4: 227,7312024-Q1: 228,6062024-Q2: 230,6912024-Q3: 230,6672024-Q4: 234,9722025-Q1: 233,8722025-Q2: 230,3902025-Q3: 228,2312025-Q4: 231,6552026-Q1: 230,009NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1230,0092022
2025-Q4231,6552022
2025-Q3228,2312022
2025-Q2230,3902022
2025-Q1233,8722022
2024-Q4234,9722022
2024-Q3230,6672022
2024-Q2230,6912022
2024-Q1228,6062022
2023-Q4227,7312022
2023-Q3221,2392022
2023-Q2220,3412022
2023-Q1215,8812022
2022-Q4212,3872022
2022-Q3206,4962022
2022-Q2203,1282022
2022-Q1200,5392022
2021-Q4197,5322017
2021-Q3192,2472017
2021-Q2192,8552017
2021-Q1193,1742017
2020-Q4190,9672017
2020-Q3184,3642017
2020-Q2182,4152017
2020-Q1186,4522017
2019-Q4187,5322017
2019-Q3182,6652017
2019-Q2183,8892017
2019-Q1182,1012017

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 239,562 · 2023
2017: 204,9812018: 198,8252019: 214,6342020: 219,3082021: 222,9072022: 234,2042023: 239,562
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PeriodValue
2023239,562
2022234,204
2021222,907
2020219,308
2019214,634
2018198,825
2017204,981

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 15,327 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 12,0272019-Q2: 12,0442019-Q3: 12,1252019-Q4: 12,2652020-Q1: 12,2692020-Q2: 12,3632020-Q3: 12,3922020-Q4: 12,4992021-Q1: 12,6912021-Q2: 12,8392021-Q3: 13,0812021-Q4: 13,2302022-Q1: 13,4512022-Q2: 13,6412022-Q3: 13,7892022-Q4: 13,9002023-Q1: 14,1102023-Q2: 14,1982023-Q3: 14,3062023-Q4: 14,3842024-Q1: 14,5882024-Q2: 14,6462024-Q3: 14,7602024-Q4: 14,8872025-Q1: 15,0312025-Q2: 15,1072025-Q3: 15,1932025-Q4: 15,2892026-Q1: 15,327NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q115,3272022
2025-Q415,2892022
2025-Q315,1932022
2025-Q215,1072022
2025-Q115,0312022
2024-Q414,8872022
2024-Q314,7602022
2024-Q214,6462022
2024-Q114,5882022
2023-Q414,3842022
2023-Q314,3062022
2023-Q214,1982022
2023-Q114,1102022
2022-Q413,9002022
2022-Q313,7892022
2022-Q213,6412022
2022-Q113,4512022
2021-Q413,2302017
2021-Q313,0812017
2021-Q212,8392017
2021-Q112,6912017
2020-Q412,4992017
2020-Q312,3922017
2020-Q212,3632017
2020-Q112,2692017
2019-Q412,2652017
2019-Q312,1252017
2019-Q212,0442017
2019-Q112,0272017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 15,967 · 2023
2017: 14,8042018: 14,5952019: 14,9282020: 15,2492021: 15,7172022: 16,0022023: 15,967
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PeriodValue
202315,967
202216,002
202115,717
202015,249
201914,928
201814,595
201714,804

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $3.2 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.8 billion2019-Q2: $1.8 billion2019-Q3: $1.9 billion2019-Q4: $2.0 billion2020-Q1: $2.0 billion2020-Q2: $2.0 billion2020-Q3: $2.0 billion2020-Q4: $2.3 billion2021-Q1: $2.0 billion2021-Q2: $2.2 billion2021-Q3: $2.3 billion2021-Q4: $2.4 billion2022-Q1: $2.3 billion2022-Q2: $2.4 billion2022-Q3: $2.7 billion2022-Q4: $2.7 billion2023-Q1: $2.7 billion2023-Q2: $2.8 billion2023-Q3: $2.9 billion2023-Q4: $3.0 billion2024-Q1: $3.0 billion2024-Q2: $3.1 billion2024-Q3: $3.1 billion2024-Q4: $3.3 billion2025-Q1: $3.2 billion2025-Q2: $3.2 billion2025-Q3: $3.2 billion2025-Q4: $3.4 billion2026-Q1: $3.2 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q4$3.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q2$3.2 billion2022
2025-Q1$3.2 billion2022
2024-Q4$3.3 billion2022
2024-Q3$3.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$3.1 billion2022
2024-Q1$3.0 billion2022
2023-Q4$3.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$2.9 billion2022
2023-Q2$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q3$2.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$2.4 billion2022
2022-Q1$2.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$2.4 billion2017
2021-Q3$2.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$2.2 billion2017
2021-Q1$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q4$2.3 billion2017
2020-Q3$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$2.0 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.9 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.8 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.8 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $11.5 billion · 2023
2017: $7.1 billion2018: $7.2 billion2019: $7.8 billion2020: $8.5 billion2021: $9.3 billion2022: $10.5 billion2023: $11.5 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$11.5 billion
2022$10.5 billion
2021$9.3 billion
2020$8.5 billion
2019$7.8 billion
2018$7.2 billion
2017$7.1 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 Wages230,0092026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages15,3272026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$3.2 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$11.5 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns239,56220232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns15,96720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$10.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census233,94120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census15,56420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census11,30920222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$53.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$13.4 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published
Revenue, seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$13.8 billion2026-Q22009-Q1–2026-Q2 · 70 published

Breakdown

Industries within Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
62421Community Food Services$17.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census51,0782026-Q1 · QCEW
62422Community Housing Services$20.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census145,1312026-Q1 · QCEW
62423Emergency and Other Relief Services$15.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census33,8002026-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.