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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Utilities in Wisconsin, 2026 Edition

NAICS 22
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
377
Employees
11,504
Annual payroll
$1.31B

2. National context

Wisconsin accounts for 1.85% of the 20,425 US establishments in this sector and ranks 21st out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WI avg annual wage
$113,493
US avg annual wage
$121,998

Wisconsin sector wages are -7.0% versus the national average for NAICS 22.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
777
SAM debarred/excluded
1,122

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

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Milwaukee County382,197
#2Brown County261,138
#3Waukesha County24944
GovBids
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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.