Employment
78,266
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42442
NAICS 42442 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$70,960/yr average annual pay, with 118 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42442.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 78K
- Workers employed
- $70,960/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $81M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42442
California leads Packaged Frozen Food 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)
- 78K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $70,960/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $81M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
2,994 establishments employ 78,266 workers (26.1/location) at $70,960/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$70,960/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,994
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 10,331; establishment count decreased by 122. 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)
- $5.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 26.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424420 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 11,412 |
| Texas | 6,601 |
| Illinois | 4,212 |
| New Jersey | 3,690 |
| New York | 3,482 |
| Georgia | 3,481 |
| Louisiana | 1,667 |
| North Carolina | 1,625 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,460 |
| Virginia | 1,445 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
118
Total Loan Volume
$81M
Avg Loan Size
$689K
Jobs Supported
1,274
Program Breakdown
7(a) 103 (87%)
504 15 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
19 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 13
2021 12
2022 26
2023 26
2024 21
2025 16
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42442 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 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers?
2,994 business establishments. Together they employ 78,266 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers?
$70,960/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 26.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 11,412 workers. Texas (6,601) and Illinois (4,212) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 118 SBA loans totaling $81 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $689K. These loans supported 1,274 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 51% 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 Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 2,994 establishments, 78,266 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 118 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 42442 · 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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