Employment
52,157
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42362
NAICS 42362 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$98,264/yr average annual pay, with 223 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42362.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 52K
- Workers employed
- $98,264/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $125M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42362
California leads Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics 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)
- 52K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $98,264/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $125M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers
Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
2,514 establishments employ 52,157 workers (20.8/location) at $98,264/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$98,264/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,514
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 3,191; establishment count decreased by 32. 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)
- $5.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 20.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423620 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 9,864 |
| New Jersey | 5,991 |
| Florida | 2,988 |
| Illinois | 2,842 |
| Massachusetts | 2,435 |
| New York | 2,353 |
| North Carolina | 1,472 |
| Arizona | 1,040 |
| Ohio | 999 |
| Washington | 868 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
223
Total Loan Volume
$125M
Avg Loan Size
$559K
Jobs Supported
1,268
Program Breakdown
7(a) 203 (91%)
504 20 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
40 loans in this industry
New Business Share
18.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 20
2021 30
2022 37
2023 38
2024 37
2025 58
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42362 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 Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers?
2,514 business establishments. Together they employ 52,157 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers?
$98,264/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 20.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 9,864 workers. New Jersey (5,991) and Florida (2,988) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 223 SBA loans totaling $125 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $559K. These loans supported 1,268 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 40% 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
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 2,514 establishments, 52,157 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 223 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 42362 · 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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