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Size of the US Linen and Uniform Supply industry

NAICS 81233, Linen and Uniform Supply. 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)
$18.6 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
125,715
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,780
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
822
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 125,715 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 131,9882019-Q2: 134,0632019-Q3: 134,4842019-Q4: 134,4342020-Q1: 132,8322020-Q2: 105,1822020-Q3: 109,2002020-Q4: 110,1352021-Q1: 110,1502021-Q2: 113,2582021-Q3: 116,1962021-Q4: 117,4902022-Q1: 117,3162022-Q2: 119,9692022-Q3: 121,1932022-Q4: 121,1862023-Q1: 125,1362023-Q2: 128,0022023-Q3: 128,1772023-Q4: 128,3472024-Q1: 129,5612024-Q2: 131,2622024-Q3: 130,5182024-Q4: 130,2422025-Q1: 129,4342025-Q2: 130,5312025-Q3: 129,7142025-Q4: 128,4672026-Q1: 125,715NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1125,7152022
2025-Q4128,4672022
2025-Q3129,7142022
2025-Q2130,5312022
2025-Q1129,4342022
2024-Q4130,2422022
2024-Q3130,5182022
2024-Q2131,2622022
2024-Q1129,5612022
2023-Q4128,3472022
2023-Q3128,1772022
2023-Q2128,0022022
2023-Q1125,1362022
2022-Q4121,1862022
2022-Q3121,1932022
2022-Q2119,9692022
2022-Q1117,3162022
2021-Q4117,4902017
2021-Q3116,1962017
2021-Q2113,2582017
2021-Q1110,1502017
2020-Q4110,1352017
2020-Q3109,2002017
2020-Q2105,1822017
2020-Q1132,8322017
2019-Q4134,4342017
2019-Q3134,4842017
2019-Q2134,0632017
2019-Q1131,9882017

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 121,839 · 2023
2017: 116,5012018: 114,0372019: 116,7322020: 122,9082021: 107,8032022: 113,6112023: 121,839
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PeriodValue
2023121,839
2022113,611
2021107,803
2020122,908
2019116,732
2018114,037
2017116,501

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

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,780 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 2,7602019-Q2: 2,7952019-Q3: 2,8282019-Q4: 2,8282020-Q1: 2,8202020-Q2: 2,8312020-Q3: 2,8462020-Q4: 2,8512021-Q1: 2,8222021-Q2: 2,8292021-Q3: 2,8402021-Q4: 2,8392022-Q1: 2,8232022-Q2: 2,8292022-Q3: 2,8252022-Q4: 2,8332023-Q1: 2,8162023-Q2: 2,8312023-Q3: 2,8442023-Q4: 2,8592024-Q1: 2,8382024-Q2: 2,8372024-Q3: 2,8142024-Q4: 2,8012025-Q1: 2,7962025-Q2: 2,7762025-Q3: 2,7792025-Q4: 2,7762026-Q1: 2,780NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,7802022
2025-Q42,7762022
2025-Q32,7792022
2025-Q22,7762022
2025-Q12,7962022
2024-Q42,8012022
2024-Q32,8142022
2024-Q22,8372022
2024-Q12,8382022
2023-Q42,8592022
2023-Q32,8442022
2023-Q22,8312022
2023-Q12,8162022
2022-Q42,8332022
2022-Q32,8252022
2022-Q22,8292022
2022-Q12,8232022
2021-Q42,8392017
2021-Q32,8402017
2021-Q22,8292017
2021-Q12,8222017
2020-Q42,8512017
2020-Q32,8462017
2020-Q22,8312017
2020-Q12,8202017
2019-Q42,8282017
2019-Q32,8282017
2019-Q22,7952017
2019-Q12,7602017

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

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 2,326 · 2023
2017: 2,4232018: 2,3922019: 2,3682020: 2,3512021: 2,3282022: 2,3272023: 2,326
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PeriodValue
20232,326
20222,327
20212,328
20202,351
20192,368
20182,392
20172,423

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

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $1.9 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.6 billion2019-Q4: $1.5 billion2020-Q1: $1.5 billion2020-Q2: $1.2 billion2020-Q3: $1.4 billion2020-Q4: $1.4 billion2021-Q1: $1.2 billion2021-Q2: $1.3 billion2021-Q3: $1.6 billion2021-Q4: $1.6 billion2022-Q1: $1.4 billion2022-Q2: $1.5 billion2022-Q3: $1.8 billion2022-Q4: $1.7 billion2023-Q1: $1.6 billion2023-Q2: $1.7 billion2023-Q3: $1.8 billion2023-Q4: $1.8 billion2024-Q1: $1.8 billion2024-Q2: $1.8 billion2024-Q3: $2.0 billion2024-Q4: $1.9 billion2025-Q1: $1.8 billion2025-Q2: $1.9 billion2025-Q3: $2.1 billion2025-Q4: $2.0 billion2026-Q1: $1.9 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.0 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2025-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2024-Q4$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.0 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.8 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.5 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.2 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

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

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.8 billion · 2023
2017: $4.3 billion2018: $4.6 billion2019: $4.9 billion2020: $4.4 billion2021: $4.9 billion2022: $5.1 billion2023: $5.8 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$5.8 billion
2022$5.1 billion
2021$4.9 billion
2020$4.4 billion
2019$4.9 billion
2018$4.6 billion
2017$4.3 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 Wages125,7152026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,7802026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$1.9 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns121,83920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns2,32620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.2 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census116,83820222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census2,31020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census82220222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$18.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Linen and Uniform Supply

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
812331Linen Supply$6.6 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census63,5362026-Q1 · QCEW
812332Industrial Launderers$12.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census62,1792026-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.