Employment
91,550
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42322
NAICS 42322 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$78,094/yr average annual pay, with 297 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42322.
- 7K
- Establishments
- 92K
- Workers employed
- $78,094/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $217M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42322
California leads Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally, across 7K establishments employing 92K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 7K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 92K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $78,094/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $217M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Home Furnishing 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 Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade.
6,585 establishments employ 91,550 workers (13.9/location) at $78,094/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Georgia.
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 58th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$78,094/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,585
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 4,074; establishment count decreased by 181. 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)
- $7.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 13.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423220 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 15,906 |
| Texas | 8,333 |
| Georgia | 7,890 |
| New York | 7,794 |
| New Jersey | 6,737 |
| Florida | 4,849 |
| Ohio | 3,786 |
| Illinois | 3,594 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,772 |
| North Carolina | 2,764 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
297
Total Loan Volume
$217M
Avg Loan Size
$730K
Jobs Supported
2,000
Program Breakdown
7(a) 243 (82%)
504 54 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
20 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 36
2021 42
2022 56
2023 39
2024 71
2025 48
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers?
6,585 business establishments. Together they employ 91,550 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers?
$78,094/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 13.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 15,906 workers. Texas (8,333) and Georgia (7,890) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 297 SBA loans totaling $217 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $730K. These loans supported 2,000 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers ranks #234 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (91,550 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 42322 · 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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