Employment
54,608
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42385
NAICS 42385 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$63,857/yr average annual pay, with 211 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42385.
- 5K
- Establishments
- 55K
- Workers employed
- $63,857/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $122M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42385
California leads Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally, across 5K establishments employing 55K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 5K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 55K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $63,857/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $122M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies 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 Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade.
5,296 establishments employ 54,608 workers (10.3/location) at $63,857/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 41st percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$63,857/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,296
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,454; establishment count increased by 812. 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)
- $3.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 423850 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 6,556 |
| Texas | 4,212 |
| Florida | 4,082 |
| New York | 3,381 |
| Illinois | 2,755 |
| Georgia | 1,987 |
| Michigan | 1,807 |
| Wisconsin | 1,406 |
| New Jersey | 1,400 |
| Utah | 1,064 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
211
Total Loan Volume
$122M
Avg Loan Size
$579K
Jobs Supported
1,565
Program Breakdown
7(a) 192 (91%)
504 19 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
22 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 24
2021 38
2022 16
2023 27
2024 54
2025 41
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
5,296 business establishments. Together they employ 54,608 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
$63,857/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 6,556 workers. Texas (4,212) and Florida (4,082) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 211 SBA loans totaling $122 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $579K. These loans supported 1,565 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers ranks #326 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (54,608 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Wholesale Trade · 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 42385 · 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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