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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Utah, 2026 Edition

NAICS 53
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
6,854
Employees
26,524
Annual payroll
$1.76B

2. National context

Utah accounts for 1.47% of the 466,656 US establishments in this sector and ranks 24th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

UT avg annual wage
$66,475
US avg annual wage
$69,496

Utah sector wages are -4.3% versus the national average for NAICS 53.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
773
SAM debarred/excluded
1,159

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Salt Lake County2,74114,914
#2Utah County1,1413,393
#3Davis County6201,650
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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.