Employment
66,154
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42413
NAICS 42413 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$88,886/yr average annual pay, with 106 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42413.
- 4K
- Establishments
- 66K
- Workers employed
- $88,886/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $102M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42413
California leads Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally, across 4K establishments employing 66K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 4K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 66K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $88,886/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $102M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Industrial and Personal Service Paper 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 Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade.
3,770 establishments employ 66,154 workers (17.6/location) at $88,886/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New Jersey and Illinois.
Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 47th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$88,886/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,770
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 129; establishment count decreased by 88. 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)
- $5.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 17.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424130 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 8,471 |
| New Jersey | 4,929 |
| Illinois | 4,476 |
| New York | 4,281 |
| Georgia | 4,276 |
| Texas | 3,271 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,776 |
| Massachusetts | 2,488 |
| Ohio | 2,212 |
| Tennessee | 1,657 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
106
Total Loan Volume
$102M
Avg Loan Size
$961K
Jobs Supported
914
Program Breakdown
7(a) 94 (89%)
504 12 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
17 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 12
2021 16
2022 20
2023 16
2024 20
2025 22
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers?
3,770 business establishments. Together they employ 66,154 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers?
$88,886/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 17.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 8,471 workers. New Jersey (4,929) and Illinois (4,476) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 106 SBA loans totaling $102 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $961K. These loans supported 914 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Industrial and Personal Service Paper 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, Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers ranks #294 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (66,154 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 42413 · 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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