Employment
37,399
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 423320
NAICS 423320 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$73,839/yr average annual pay, with 221 SBA loans on record for NAICS 423320.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 37K
- Workers employed
- $73,839/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $171M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 423320
Texas leads Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material 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)
- 37K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,839/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $171M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
3,736 establishments employ 37,399 workers (10.0/location) at $73,839/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,839/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,736
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,938; establishment count increased by 15. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,783 |
| California | 4,190 |
| Florida | 2,535 |
| Georgia | 1,960 |
| New Jersey | 1,722 |
| New York | 1,530 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,404 |
| North Carolina | 1,192 |
| Illinois | 1,132 |
| Washington | 993 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
221
Total Loan Volume
$171M
Avg Loan Size
$772K
Jobs Supported
1,741
Program Breakdown
7(a) 183 (83%)
504 38 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
15 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 25
2021 40
2022 33
2023 25
2024 43
2025 49
2026 6
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 423320 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Wholesale Trade sector runs a 4.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers?
3,736 business establishments. Together they employ 37,399 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers?
$73,839/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers employment?
Texas leads with 5,783 workers. California (4,190) and Florida (2,535) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 221 SBA loans totaling $171 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $772K. These loans supported 1,741 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 47% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 3,736 establishments, 37,399 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 221 SBA loans on record. SBA lending 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 423320 · 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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