Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 423140

NAICS 423140 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks

109 SBA loans on record, $65M in volume, for NAICS 423140.

4.1%
Wholesale Trade sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$65M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 423140

California leads Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Wholesale Trade sector runs a 4.1% net margin.

4.1%
Wholesale Trade sector margin (IRS SOI)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$65M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers

Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.

1,805 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by New York and Illinois.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

1,805

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count increased by 40. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 2,333
New York 1,389
Illinois 1,040
Michigan 829
North Carolina 711
New Jersey 608
Missouri 543
Alabama 432
Maryland 339
Oregon 317

Showing top 10 of 48 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

109

Total Loan Volume

$65M

Avg Loan Size

$592K

Jobs Supported

929

Program Breakdown

7(a) 102 (94%)
504 7 (6%)

Top SBA Lender

Needham Bank

12 loans in this industry

New Business Share

13.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
17
2021
13
2022
19
2023
18
2024
19
2025
19
2026
4

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 423140 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Wholesale Trade sector runs a 4.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers?
1,805 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers?
Average payroll data for Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 2,333 workers. New York (1,389) and Illinois (1,040) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 109 SBA loans totaling $65 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $592K. These loans supported 929 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 423140 · Data year: 2023

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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