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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Retail Trade in Pennsylvania, 2026 Edition

NAICS 44-45
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
40,488
Employees
660,495
Annual payroll
$22.28B

2. National context

Pennsylvania accounts for 3.87% of the 1,045,890 US establishments in this sector and ranks 5th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

PA avg annual wage
$33,737
US avg annual wage
$36,685

Pennsylvania sector wages are -8.0% versus the national average for NAICS 44-45.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
3,563
SAM debarred/excluded
4,961

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Philadelphia County4,36460,604
#2Allegheny County3,98267,468
#3Montgomery County2,94356,099
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
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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.