Employment
54,346
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 424120
NAICS 424120 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$62,086/yr average annual pay, with 68 SBA loans on record for NAICS 424120.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 54K
- Workers employed
- $62,086/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $55M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 424120
California leads Stationery and Office 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)
- 54K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $62,086/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $55M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
3,190 establishments employ 54,346 workers (17.0/location) at $62,086/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$62,086/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,190
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,326; establishment count decreased by 129. 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)
- $3.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 17.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,018 |
| Texas | 2,671 |
| Ohio | 2,255 |
| Georgia | 1,433 |
| North Carolina | 1,399 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,261 |
| Michigan | 1,073 |
| Maryland | 974 |
| Connecticut | 880 |
| Colorado | 854 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
68
Total Loan Volume
$55M
Avg Loan Size
$815K
Jobs Supported
830
Program Breakdown
7(a) 66 (97%)
504 2 (3%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 8
2021 9
2022 5
2023 16
2024 18
2025 11
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 424120 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 Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
3,190 business establishments. Together they employ 54,346 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
$62,086/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 17.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 4,018 workers. Texas (2,671) and Ohio (2,255) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 68 SBA loans totaling $55 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $815K. These loans supported 830 jobs at origination. Most lending (97%) 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 58% of that same 801-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 Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 3,190 establishments, 54,346 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 68 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 424120 · 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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