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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services in Maine, 2026 Edition

NAICS 56
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
2,460
Employees
23,877
Annual payroll
$1.07B

2. National context

Maine accounts for 0.55% of the 450,481 US establishments in this sector and ranks 39th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

ME avg annual wage
$44,657
US avg annual wage
$56,285

Maine sector wages are -20.7% versus the national average for NAICS 56.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
634
SAM debarred/excluded
839

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Cumberland County7479,255
#2York County3671,808
#3Penobscot County2292,632
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.