Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42482

NAICS 42482 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks

305 SBA loans on record, $118M in volume, for NAICS 42482.

4.1%
Wholesale Trade sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$118M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 42482

California leads Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage 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)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$118M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.

2,944 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by New Jersey and North Carolina.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

2,944

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count increased by 29. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers

NAICS 424820

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 13,329
New Jersey 3,323
North Carolina 2,727
Massachusetts 2,360
Wisconsin 2,236
Washington 2,205
Michigan 1,959
Arkansas 616
Rhode Island 352

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

305

Total Loan Volume

$118M

Avg Loan Size

$388K

Jobs Supported

1,825

Program Breakdown

7(a) 288 (94%)
504 17 (6%)

Top SBA Lender

Northeast Bank

21 loans in this industry

New Business Share

27.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
32
2021
37
2022
39
2023
63
2024
62
2025
60
2026
12

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42482 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 Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers?
2,944 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers?
Average payroll data for Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 13,329 workers. New Jersey (3,323) and North Carolina (2,727) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 305 SBA loans totaling $118 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $388K. These loans supported 1,825 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 42482 · 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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