Profit Margin
3.5%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 4246
NAICS 4246 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$95,764/yr average annual pay, with 288 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4246.
- 3.5%
- Net margin
- 169K
- Workers employed
- $95,764/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $257M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4246
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers runs a 3.5% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 11K establishments employing 169K workers.
- 3.5%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 169K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $95,764/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $257M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Chemical and Allied Products 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade at a 3.5% net margin (below the national median), $105.3B in aggregate receipts across 9,158 returns, averaging $11.5B per establishment.
11,364 establishments employ 168,556 workers (14.8/location) at $95,764/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Ohio.
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 46th percentile for employment and the 31st percentile for net margin among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$105.3B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$3.6B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
168,556
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$95,764/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,364
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,601; establishment count decreased by 356. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers margin vs national reference points
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers net margin 11.5%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
9,158 returns 100%
Margin: 3.5% · Receipts: $105.3B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 9,158
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $11.5B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $16.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 14.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42469 | N/A |
| Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42461 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 26,051 |
| California | 15,255 |
| Ohio | 9,672 |
| Illinois | 9,263 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,340 |
| New Jersey | 7,021 |
| Florida | 6,790 |
| New York | 6,097 |
| Georgia | 5,941 |
| Minnesota | 5,422 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
288
Total Loan Volume
$257M
Avg Loan Size
$892K
Jobs Supported
2,097
Program Breakdown
7(a) 243 (84%)
504 45 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
18 loans in this industry
New Business Share
12.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 42
2021 42
2022 54
2023 38
2024 45
2025 57
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers?
$105.3B in total annual receipts across all Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers businesses. Average per business: $11.5B.
How profitable is Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers?
3.5% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers?
11,364 business establishments. Together they employ 168,556 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers?
$95,764/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 14.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers employment?
Texas leads with 26,051 workers. California (15,255) and Ohio (9,672) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 288 SBA loans totaling $257 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $892K. These loans supported 2,097 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers ranks #139 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #87 of 126 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (3.5% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (168,556 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 4246 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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