Employment
67,377
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42471
NAICS 42471 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals - Industry Benchmarks
$95,075/yr average annual pay, with 12 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42471.
- 4K
- Establishments
- 67K
- Workers employed
- $95,075/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $12M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42471
Illinois leads Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals activity nationally, across 4K establishments employing 67K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 4K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 67K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $95,075/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $12M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals sits inside Wholesale Trade.
3,747 establishments employ 67,377 workers (18.0/location) at $95,075/yr average annual pay. Illinois leads employment, followed by Louisiana and Michigan.
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals sits in the 47th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$95,075/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,747
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 712; establishment count decreased by 37. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $6.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 18.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals NAICS 424710 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 3,485 |
| Louisiana | 2,957 |
| Michigan | 2,339 |
| Georgia | 1,769 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,670 |
| Indiana | 1,473 |
| Tennessee | 1,400 |
| Oregon | 1,387 |
| Washington | 1,366 |
| Colorado | 1,244 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
12
Total Loan Volume
$12M
Avg Loan Size
$1027K
Jobs Supported
112
Program Breakdown
7(a) 10 (83%)
504 2 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 2
2021 3
2023 1
2024 3
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals?
3,747 business establishments. Together they employ 67,377 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals?
$95,075/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 18.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals employment?
Illinois leads with 3,485 workers. Louisiana (2,957) and Michigan (2,339) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals receive?
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals businesses received 12 SBA loans totaling $12 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1027K. These loans supported 112 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals ranks #292 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (67,377 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Wholesale Trade · 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 42471 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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