Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42349
NAICS 42349 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
113 SBA loans on record, $72M in volume, for NAICS 42349.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $72M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42349
California leads Other Professional 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
- $72M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
2,392 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by New York and New Jersey.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,392
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 26. 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 |
|---|---|
| Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423490 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,388 |
| New York | 2,474 |
| New Jersey | 1,876 |
| Texas | 1,739 |
| Georgia | 1,351 |
| Michigan | 845 |
| Virginia | 780 |
| Colorado | 751 |
| Washington | 569 |
| Arizona | 564 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
113
Total Loan Volume
$72M
Avg Loan Size
$639K
Jobs Supported
841
Program Breakdown
7(a) 106 (94%)
504 7 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
17 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 15
2021 18
2022 10
2023 23
2024 19
2025 25
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42349 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 Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
2,392 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
Average payroll data for Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 4,388 workers. New York (2,474) and New Jersey (1,876) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 113 SBA loans totaling $72 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $639K. These loans supported 841 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 2,392 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 113 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 42349 · 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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