Employment
135,062
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42469
NAICS 42469 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$97,332/yr average annual pay, with 222 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42469.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 135K
- Workers employed
- $97,332/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $184M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42469
Texas leads Other Chemical and Allied 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)
- 135K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $97,332/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $184M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
8,845 establishments employ 135,062 workers (15.3/location) at $97,332/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$97,332/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,845
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,105; establishment count decreased by 294. 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)
- $13.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 15.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424690 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 22,071 |
| California | 12,250 |
| Illinois | 7,242 |
| Ohio | 6,621 |
| New Jersey | 5,942 |
| Florida | 5,488 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,150 |
| Minnesota | 4,855 |
| Georgia | 4,848 |
| North Carolina | 4,447 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
222
Total Loan Volume
$184M
Avg Loan Size
$827K
Jobs Supported
1,433
Program Breakdown
7(a) 187 (84%)
504 35 (16%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
15 loans in this industry
New Business Share
13.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 33
2021 31
2022 39
2023 28
2024 34
2025 47
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42469 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 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers?
8,845 business establishments. Together they employ 135,062 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers?
$97,332/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 15.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers employment?
Texas leads with 22,071 workers. California (12,250) and Illinois (7,242) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 222 SBA loans totaling $184 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $827K. These loans supported 1,433 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) 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 68% 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 Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 8,845 establishments, 135,062 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 222 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 42469 · 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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