Employment
33,494
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42461
NAICS 42461 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$89,438/yr average annual pay, with 66 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42461.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 33K
- Workers employed
- $89,438/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $73M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42461
Texas leads Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes 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)
- 33K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $89,438/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $73M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
2,519 establishments employ 33,494 workers (13.3/location) at $89,438/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Ohio and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$89,438/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,519
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 496; establishment count decreased by 62. 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)
- $3.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 13.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424610 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,980 |
| Ohio | 3,051 |
| California | 3,005 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,190 |
| Illinois | 2,021 |
| New York | 1,894 |
| Michigan | 1,719 |
| South Carolina | 1,501 |
| Florida | 1,302 |
| Georgia | 1,093 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
66
Total Loan Volume
$73M
Avg Loan Size
$1113K
Jobs Supported
664
Program Breakdown
7(a) 56 (85%)
504 10 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
Bank of America, National Association
6 loans in this industry
New Business Share
12.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 9
2021 11
2022 15
2023 10
2024 11
2025 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42461 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Wholesale Trade sector runs a 4.1% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers?
2,519 business establishments. Together they employ 33,494 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers?
$89,438/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 13.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers employment?
Texas leads with 3,980 workers. Ohio (3,051) and California (3,005) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 66 SBA loans totaling $73 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1113K. These loans supported 664 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) 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 28% 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 Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 2,519 establishments, 33,494 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 66 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 42461 · 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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