Employment
53,190
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42447
NAICS 42447 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$71,045/yr average annual pay, with 270 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42447.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 53K
- Workers employed
- $71,045/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $246M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42447
California leads Meat and Meat Product 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)
- 53K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $71,045/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $246M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
2,220 establishments employ 53,190 workers (24.0/location) at $71,045/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$71,045/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,220
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,367; establishment count increased by 22. 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)
- $3.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 24.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424470 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 7,000 |
| New York | 5,964 |
| Illinois | 3,674 |
| New Jersey | 2,830 |
| Florida | 2,192 |
| Ohio | 2,191 |
| Georgia | 1,247 |
| Colorado | 966 |
| Maryland | 962 |
| Massachusetts | 721 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
270
Total Loan Volume
$246M
Avg Loan Size
$912K
Jobs Supported
3,072
Program Breakdown
7(a) 224 (83%)
504 46 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
17 loans in this industry
New Business Share
23.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 32
2021 47
2022 52
2023 47
2024 37
2025 47
2026 8
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42447 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 Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers?
2,220 business establishments. Together they employ 53,190 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers?
$71,045/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 24.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 7,000 workers. New York (5,964) and Illinois (3,674) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 270 SBA loans totaling $246 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $912K. These loans supported 3,072 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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 40% 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 Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 2,220 establishments, 53,190 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 270 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 42447 · 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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