Employment
145,207
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42351
NAICS 42351 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$85,374/yr average annual pay, with 219 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42351.
- 9K
- Establishments
- 145K
- Workers employed
- $85,374/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $207M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42351
Texas leads Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally, across 9K establishments employing 145K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 9K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 145K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $85,374/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $207M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Metal Service Centers and Other Metal 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 Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade.
8,608 establishments employ 145,207 workers (16.9/location) at $85,374/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$85,374/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,608
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,093; establishment count decreased by 21. 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)
- $12.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 16.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423510 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 19,257 |
| California | 13,585 |
| Illinois | 9,514 |
| Ohio | 9,434 |
| Michigan | 6,816 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,704 |
| Indiana | 6,468 |
| Florida | 5,614 |
| Georgia | 4,559 |
| New York | 4,248 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
219
Total Loan Volume
$207M
Avg Loan Size
$947K
Jobs Supported
2,077
Program Breakdown
7(a) 187 (85%)
504 32 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
22 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 20
2021 37
2022 39
2023 27
2024 51
2025 36
2026 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers?
8,608 business establishments. Together they employ 145,207 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers?
$85,374/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 16.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers employment?
Texas leads with 19,257 workers. California (13,585) and Illinois (9,514) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 219 SBA loans totaling $207 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $947K. These loans supported 2,077 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) 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.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers ranks #163 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 8,608 establishments, 145,207 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 219 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 42351 · 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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