Employment
54,608
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42385
NAICS 42385 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$63,857/yr average annual pay, with 211 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42385.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 55K
- Workers employed
- $63,857/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $122M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42385
California leads Service Establishment 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)
- 55K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $63,857/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $122M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
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.
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.
Workforce scale
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 profitable is Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42385 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 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.
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 41% 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 Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 5,296 establishments, 54,608 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 211 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 42385 · 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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