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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

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

NAICS 56
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
8,044
Employees
178,604
Annual payroll
$8.29B

2. National context

Wisconsin accounts for 1.79% of the 450,481 US establishments in this sector and ranks 19th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

WI avg annual wage
$46,397
US avg annual wage
$56,285

Wisconsin sector wages are -17.6% versus the national average for NAICS 56.

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 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
#1Milwaukee County1,42433,128
#2Dane County82614,814
#3Waukesha County75112,274
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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.