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Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating electric power transmission systems and/or controlling (i.e., regulating voltages) the transmission of electricity from the generating source to distribution centers or other electric utilities. It has no schema of its own: companies here are mapped on the Universal schema, and what it does not cover is recorded as gaps.

Baseline
Universal v1
Inherited from
Universal
Companies mapped
0 of 0
Primitives
47 in 8 parts
Last updated
Nov 2, 2026

The numbers for this industry

United States · 2023 · NAICS 221121
Establishments
360
Employees
20,606
Annual payroll
$3.3B
Payroll per employee
$159.1K
Establishments by number of employees
  • 1-4133
  • 5-937
  • 10-1951
  • 20-4957
  • 50-9940
  • 100-24926
  • 250-4995
  • 500-9999

Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (national file), employees as of mid-March 2023, payroll for the year; published 2025-06-26. Coded on NAICS 2017. Withheld cells read as not published.

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