{
 "title": "Vending machine statistics: Canada and the US",
 "publisher": "VendFynd (https://vendfynd.com/stats)",
 "updated": "2026-10-16",
 "license": "Free to quote and reuse with a link to https://vendfynd.com/stats",
 "vending_operators": {
  "us": {
   "source": "US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (cbp22us), NAICS 454210 Vending Machine Operators, all legal forms, March 12, 2022 pay period",
   "url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/cbp22us.zip",
   "establishments": 3243,
   "employees": 38830,
   "annual_payroll_usd_thousands": 1585763,
   "by_employees": {
    "1-4": 2138,
    "5-9": 401,
    "10-19": 257,
    "20-49": 265,
    "50-99": 117,
    "100-249": 55,
    "250-499": 9,
    "500+": "not published"
   },
   "note": "Employer establishments only (businesses with payroll). Owner-operators with no employees are not counted. The employee count carries a Census noise flag of 5% or more."
  },
  "canada": {
   "source": "Statistics Canada, Table 33-10-1014-01, Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2025, NAICS 445132 Vending machine operators",
   "url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3310101401",
   "locations_with_employees": 257,
   "by_employees": {
    "1-4": 185,
    "5-9": 35,
    "10-19": 17,
    "20-49": 17,
    "50-99": 2,
    "100-499": 0,
    "500+": 1
   },
   "by_province": {
    "Quebec": 75,
    "Ontario": 75,
    "Alberta": 36,
    "British Columbia": 33,
    "Saskatchewan": 11,
    "New Brunswick": 8,
    "Nova Scotia": 7,
    "Newfoundland and Labrador": 5,
    "Manitoba": 5,
    "Prince Edward Island": 2
   },
   "note": "Business locations with employees only. Owner-operators without payroll are counted separately by Statistics Canada and are not included."
  }
 },
 "workplaces_by_size": {
  "method": "Canada: Statistics Canada Table 33-10-1014-01 (Canadian Business Counts, with employees, December 2025 release; counts are per business location with employees). US: Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (cbp22us, legal form \"all\", establishments by employment-size class; March 12 payroll period). 20+ = sum of the 20-49 and larger bands; 50+ = sum of the 50-99 and larger bands. Headcount is employees on payroll at the location, not people on site at one time. null = a band suppressed by Census.",
  "sources": [
   "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3310101401",
   "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2022/cbp22us.zip"
  ],
  "canada": {
   "All industries": {
    "locations_with_employees": 1375351,
    "with_20_plus": 179111,
    "with_50_plus": 66589
   },
   "Construction": {
    "locations_with_employees": 160092,
    "with_20_plus": 14269,
    "with_50_plus": 4817
   },
   "Manufacturing": {
    "locations_with_employees": 51766,
    "with_20_plus": 14951,
    "with_50_plus": 7056
   },
   "Educational services": {
    "locations_with_employees": 15687,
    "with_20_plus": 3817,
    "with_50_plus": 1877
   },
   "Health care and social assistance": {
    "locations_with_employees": 143634,
    "with_20_plus": 19600,
    "with_50_plus": 7550
   },
   "Warehousing and storage": {
    "locations_with_employees": 2969,
    "with_20_plus": 876,
    "with_50_plus": 410
   },
   "Hospitals": {
    "locations_with_employees": 970,
    "with_20_plus": 839,
    "with_50_plus": 774
   },
   "Accommodation services": {
    "locations_with_employees": 10518,
    "with_20_plus": 3049,
    "with_50_plus": 1101
   },
   "Automotive repair and maintenance": {
    "locations_with_employees": 25083,
    "with_20_plus": 925,
    "with_50_plus": 109
   },
   "Nursing care facilities": {
    "locations_with_employees": 2531,
    "with_20_plus": 1811,
    "with_50_plus": 1493
   },
   "Fitness and recreational sports centres": {
    "locations_with_employees": 4740,
    "with_20_plus": 1098,
    "with_50_plus": 265
   }
  },
  "us": {
   "All industries": {
    "naics": "",
    "establishments": 8298562,
    "with_20_plus": 1178642,
    "with_50_plus": 436376
   },
   "Construction": {
    "naics": "23",
    "establishments": 800651,
    "with_20_plus": 71922,
    "with_50_plus": 24069
   },
   "Manufacturing": {
    "naics": "31",
    "establishments": 285500,
    "with_20_plus": 89242,
    "with_50_plus": 47112
   },
   "Automobile dealers": {
    "naics": "4411",
    "establishments": 47442,
    "with_20_plus": 16968,
    "with_50_plus": 9264
   },
   "Warehousing and storage": {
    "naics": "4931",
    "establishments": 19979,
    "with_20_plus": 6997,
    "with_50_plus": 3929
   },
   "Educational services": {
    "naics": "61",
    "establishments": 114806,
    "with_20_plus": 23870,
    "with_50_plus": 10431
   },
   "Health care and social assistance": {
    "naics": "62",
    "establishments": 976418,
    "with_20_plus": 164070,
    "with_50_plus": 64264
   },
   "Hospitals": {
    "naics": "622",
    "establishments": 7713,
    "with_20_plus": 6632,
    "with_50_plus": 6335
   },
   "Nursing care facilities": {
    "naics": "6231",
    "establishments": 17977,
    "with_20_plus": 13878,
    "with_50_plus": 11274
   },
   "Fitness and recreational sports centres": {
    "naics": "713940",
    "establishments": 40786,
    "with_20_plus": null,
    "with_50_plus": null
   },
   "Traveler accommodation": {
    "naics": "7211",
    "establishments": 61781,
    "with_20_plus": 17341,
    "with_50_plus": 5219
   },
   "Automotive repair and maintenance": {
    "naics": "8111",
    "establishments": 167884,
    "with_20_plus": 7010,
    "with_50_plus": 966
   }
  }
 },
 "energy": {
  "source": "10 CFR 431.296, energy conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines made on or after January 8, 2019",
  "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/chapter-II/subchapter-D/part-431/subpart-Q/section-431.296",
  "max_kwh_per_day_formula": {
   "Class A (glass-front)": "0.052 x V + 2.43",
   "Class B": "0.052 x V + 2.20",
   "Combination A": "0.086 x V + 2.66",
   "Combination B": "0.111 x V + 2.04"
  },
  "example": {
   "machine": "Class A, 25 cubic feet refrigerated volume",
   "max_kwh_per_day": 3.73,
   "max_kwh_per_year": 1361
  },
  "price_source": "US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, commercial average, July 2026: 14.53 cents per kWh",
  "price_url": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a"
 },
 "rules": [
  {
   "rule": "US calorie labeling for vending machines",
   "detail": "Operators of 20 or more food vending machines must show calories for items whose Nutrition Facts label can't be seen before purchase",
   "source": "21 CFR 101.8",
   "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-101/subpart-A/section-101.8"
  },
  {
   "rule": "USDA Smart Snacks in School",
   "detail": "Snacks sold to students during the school day: no more than 200 calories and 200 mg sodium per item; total fat no more than 35% of calories; saturated fat under 10% of calories; sugar no more than 35% by weight",
   "source": "7 CFR 210.11",
   "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-7/subtitle-B/chapter-II/subchapter-A/part-210/subpart-C/section-210.11"
  },
  {
   "rule": "FTC Business Opportunity Rule",
   "detail": "Covers sellers of business opportunities, including vending machine routes and location services: a disclosure document at least 7 days before a buyer signs or pays",
   "source": "16 CFR Part 437",
   "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-16/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-437"
  },
  {
   "rule": "Canada energy efficiency, refrigerated vending machines",
   "detail": "Regulated under the Energy Efficiency Regulations for machines made from January 8, 2019, with a test standard aligned with the US procedure",
   "source": "Natural Resources Canada",
   "url": "https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-efficiency-regulations/refrigerated-vending-machines"
  }
 ]
}