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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

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

NAICS 56
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
7,820
Employees
173,295
Annual payroll
$8.36B

2. National context

Missouri accounts for 1.74% of the 450,481 US establishments in this sector and ranks 22nd out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

MO avg annual wage
$48,250
US avg annual wage
$56,285

Missouri sector wages are -14.3% versus the national average for NAICS 56.

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 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
#1St. Louis County1,63738,671
#2Jackson County94715,856
#3St. Charles County5927,191
GovBids
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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.