# Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management

Number of establishments with paid employees in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

## Key facts

- Employer establishments: administrative support and waste management in the United States was 451,014 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- California had the highest employer establishments: administrative support and waste management of 51 states in 2023, at 48,724, and District of Columbia the lowest, at 970. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 2012 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `cbp_establishments_administrative_support`
- Unit: count
- Note: County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-administrative-support
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cbp_establishments_administrative_support

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | count | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 451,014 | U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-administrative-support/us-states.md) (51 places)