Employment
74,390
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42433
NAICS 42433 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$73,098/yr average annual pay, with 212 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42433.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 74K
- Workers employed
- $73,098/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $206M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42433
California leads Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories 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)
- 74K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,098/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $206M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers
Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
6,367 establishments employ 74,390 workers (11.7/location) at $73,098/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and New Jersey.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,098/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,367
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,581; establishment count decreased by 115. 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)
- $5.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424330 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 24,895 |
| New York | 17,090 |
| New Jersey | 4,895 |
| Texas | 4,269 |
| Florida | 3,652 |
| North Carolina | 2,430 |
| Georgia | 1,707 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,690 |
| Washington | 1,131 |
| Massachusetts | 858 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
212
Total Loan Volume
$206M
Avg Loan Size
$974K
Jobs Supported
1,457
Program Breakdown
7(a) 171 (81%)
504 41 (19%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
34 loans in this industry
New Business Share
7.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 53
2021 100
2022 35
2023 20
2024 3
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42433 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 Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers?
6,367 business establishments. Together they employ 74,390 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers?
$73,098/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 24,895 workers. New York (17,090) and New Jersey (4,895) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 212 SBA loans totaling $206 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $974K. These loans supported 1,457 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) 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 50% 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 Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 6,367 establishments, 74,390 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 212 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 42433 · 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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