Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 424820
NAICS 424820 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
305 SBA loans on record, $118M in volume, for NAICS 424820.
- 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 424820
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.
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
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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 424820 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
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 2,944 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 305 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 424820 · 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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