Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42341

NAICS 42341 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks

29 SBA loans on record, $18M in volume, for NAICS 42341.

4.1%
Wholesale Trade sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$18M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 42341

New York leads Photographic Equipment and Supplies 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
$18M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.

485 establishments employ N/A workers. New York leads employment, followed by New Jersey and North Carolina.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

485

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 65. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS 423410

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
New York 934
New Jersey 578
North Carolina 314
Illinois 263
Florida 220
Massachusetts 85
Alabama 40
Nevada 27
Louisiana 16
Wyoming 9

Showing top 10 of 36 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

29

Total Loan Volume

$18M

Avg Loan Size

$637K

Jobs Supported

168

Program Breakdown

7(a) 26 (90%)
504 3 (10%)

Top SBA Lender

BayFirst National Bank

5 loans in this industry

New Business Share

17.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
6
2021
1
2022
4
2023
2
2024
7
2025
9

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42341 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Wholesale Trade sector runs a 4.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
485 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
Average payroll data for Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers employment?
New York leads with 934 workers. New Jersey (578) and North Carolina (314) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 29 SBA loans totaling $18 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $637K. These loans supported 168 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Photographic Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

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 42341 · 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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