Employment
342,514
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42449
NAICS 42449 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$66,413/yr average annual pay, with 861 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42449.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 343K
- Workers employed
- $66,413/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $493M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42449
California leads Other Grocery and Related Products 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)
- 343K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $66,413/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $493M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
14,991 establishments employ 342,514 workers (22.9/location) at $66,413/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$66,413/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
14,991
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 13,565; establishment count increased by 178. 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)
- $22.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 22.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424490 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 46,265 |
| New York | 23,815 |
| Texas | 22,112 |
| Illinois | 15,749 |
| New Jersey | 14,986 |
| Georgia | 10,162 |
| Michigan | 8,222 |
| Washington | 7,522 |
| Massachusetts | 7,001 |
| Missouri | 6,830 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
861
Total Loan Volume
$493M
Avg Loan Size
$573K
Jobs Supported
6,793
Program Breakdown
7(a) 800 (93%)
504 61 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
112 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 92
2021 128
2022 115
2023 153
2024 158
2025 182
2026 33
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42449 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 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers?
14,991 business establishments. Together they employ 342,514 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers?
$66,413/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 22.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 46,265 workers. New York (23,815) and Texas (22,112) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 861 SBA loans totaling $493 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $573K. These loans supported 6,793 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) 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 87% 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.
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Benchmarking Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 14,991 establishments, 342,514 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 861 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 42449 · Data year: 2023
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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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