Employment
49,828
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42344
NAICS 42344 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$74,823/yr average annual pay, with 231 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42344.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 50K
- Workers employed
- $74,823/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $191M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42344
California leads Other Commercial Equipment 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)
- 50K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $74,823/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $191M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
3,637 establishments employ 49,828 workers (13.7/location) at $74,823/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$74,823/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,637
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,974; establishment count decreased by 58. 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)
- $3.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 13.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423440 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,987 |
| Texas | 4,888 |
| Illinois | 4,424 |
| Ohio | 3,532 |
| Florida | 3,493 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,685 |
| New York | 2,237 |
| New Jersey | 1,718 |
| Tennessee | 1,711 |
| North Carolina | 1,628 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
231
Total Loan Volume
$191M
Avg Loan Size
$827K
Jobs Supported
2,218
Program Breakdown
7(a) 193 (84%)
504 38 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
18 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 28
2021 39
2022 30
2023 33
2024 45
2025 48
2026 8
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42344 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 Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers?
3,637 business establishments. Together they employ 49,828 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers?
$74,823/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 13.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 4,987 workers. Texas (4,888) and Illinois (4,424) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 231 SBA loans totaling $191 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $827K. These loans supported 2,218 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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 38% of that same 551-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
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Benchmarking Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 3,637 establishments, 49,828 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 231 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 42344 · 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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