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2018 INDUSTRY RESOURCE DIRECTORY Industry Data
1997 2002 2007 2012 07–12
Source: US Census Data
CHANGE
Key Industry Statistics: United States
Number of establishments 3,101 2,945 3,326 3,344 0.5%
Receipts ($ millions) 1,581 1,973 2,553 2,627 2.9%
Annual payroll ($ millions) 514 608 755 766 1.4%
Total employment 19,977 20,457 21,930 20,305 -7.4%
Receipts per establishment ($1,000) 510 670 768 785 2.3%
Receipts per employee ($1,000) 79 96 116 129 11.1%
Receipts per $ of payroll ($) 3.08 3.25 3.38 3.43 1.5%
Payroll per employee ($) 25,728 29,713 34,444 37,711 9.5%
Employees per establishment 6.44 6.95 6.59 6.07 -7.9%
Receipts per capita ($) 6 7 8 8 -1.3%
Population per establishment 87,922 97,666 90,569 93,874 3.6%
US Census collects and analyzes more complete business data every five years.
The most recent data are from 2012, which the government released in mid-2016.
Available information depicts an industry that struggled through the recession
beginning in late 2007. By 2012 signs of recovery were evident, as shown in the
chart below and the chart on page 18. Note that even as times got better, total
employment in the sector decreased by more than 7%. Operational efficiency
appears to be the explanation for this trend. As shown, receipts per employee and
per dollar of payroll went up. Because improving economic conditions increased
competition for employees, payroll per employee also went up, which blunted some
of the efficiency gains.
Key Industry Statistics: US Portable Toilet Rental
and Septic Tank Pumping Companies
