Profit Margin
2.1%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 4239
NAICS 4239 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$72,717/yr average annual pay, with 3,416 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4239.
- 2.1%
- Net margin
- 333K
- Workers employed
- $72,717/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4239
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers runs a 2.1% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 32K establishments employing 333K workers.
- 2.1%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 333K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $72,717/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.6B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade at a 2.1% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $291.4B in aggregate receipts across 75,634 returns, averaging $3.9B per establishment.
32,143 establishments employ 333,033 workers (10.4/location) at $72,717/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Total Receipts
$291.4B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$6.2B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
333,033
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$72,717/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
32,143
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 4,269; establishment count increased by 71. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers revenue goes
Workforce scale
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers margin vs national reference points
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers net margin 7.1%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
75,634 returns 100%
Margin: 2.1% · Receipts: $291.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 75,634
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $3.9B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $24.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42394 | N/A |
| Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42399 | N/A |
| Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42393 | N/A |
| Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42391 | N/A |
| Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42392 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 46,772 |
| Texas | 31,142 |
| New York | 24,827 |
| Florida | 18,861 |
| Illinois | 16,973 |
| New Jersey | 13,760 |
| Ohio | 13,074 |
| Georgia | 11,281 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,925 |
| Washington | 9,389 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,416
Total Loan Volume
$2.6B
Avg Loan Size
$754K
Jobs Supported
26,434
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,916 (85%)
504 500 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
BayFirst National Bank
196 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 423
2021 561
2022 492
2023 532
2024 667
2025 658
2026 83
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
$291.4B in total annual receipts across all Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers businesses. Average per business: $3.9B.
How profitable is Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
2.1% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
32,143 business establishments. Together they employ 333,033 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
$72,717/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 46,772 workers. Texas (31,142) and New York (24,827) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 3,416 SBA loans totaling $2.6 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $754K. These loans supported 26,434 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.
How this ranks: Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers reports a higher net margin than 17% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 68% of that same 259-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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
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Benchmarking Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- Net margin: 2.1% vs sector. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 32,143 establishments, 333,033 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 3,416 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 4239 · 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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