Employment
135,951
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 423110
NAICS 423110 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$88,181/yr average annual pay, with 328 SBA loans on record for NAICS 423110.
- 6K
- Establishments
- 136K
- Workers employed
- $88,181/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $262M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 423110
California leads Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally, across 6K establishments employing 136K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 6K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 136K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $88,181/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $262M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers
Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade.
6,117 establishments employ 135,951 workers (22.2/location) at $88,181/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 78th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$88,181/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,117
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 7,868; establishment count increased by 70. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $12.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 22.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 13,052 |
| Texas | 11,455 |
| Florida | 6,506 |
| New Jersey | 6,006 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,188 |
| Ohio | 4,777 |
| Wisconsin | 4,479 |
| Indiana | 4,309 |
| Missouri | 3,848 |
| Michigan | 3,816 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
328
Total Loan Volume
$262M
Avg Loan Size
$799K
Jobs Supported
2,793
Program Breakdown
7(a) 256 (78%)
504 72 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
23 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 48
2021 47
2022 50
2023 60
2024 51
2025 64
2026 8
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers?
6,117 business establishments. Together they employ 135,951 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers?
$88,181/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 22.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 13,052 workers. Texas (11,455) and Florida (6,506) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 328 SBA loans totaling $262 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $799K. These loans supported 2,793 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers ranks #174 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (135,951 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Wholesale Trade · Rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 423110 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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