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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Management of Companies and Enterprises in Missouri, 2026 Edition

NAICS 55
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,416
Employees
88,385
Annual payroll
$10.45B

2. National context

Missouri accounts for 2.76% of the 51,218 US establishments in this sector and ranks 12th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

MO avg annual wage
$118,227
US avg annual wage
$126,844

Missouri sector wages are -6.8% versus the national average for NAICS 55.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,171
SAM debarred/excluded
1,651

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1St. Louis County75948,694
#2Jackson County1529,781
#3St. Louis city818,227
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
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.