Profit Margin
3.1%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 4249
NAICS 4249 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$68,471/yr average annual pay, with 1,872 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4249.
- 3.1%
- Net margin
- 338K
- Workers employed
- $68,471/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4249
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers runs a 3.1% pre-tax net margin - below the national median - across 29K establishments employing 338K workers.
- 3.1%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 338K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $68,471/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.4B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade at a 3.1% net margin (below the national median), $191.5B in aggregate receipts across 26,321 returns, averaging $7.3B per establishment.
28,794 establishments employ 337,501 workers (11.7/location) at $68,471/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Illinois.
Total Receipts
$191.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$5.9B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
337,501
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$68,471/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
28,794
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,310; establishment count increased by 473. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Subscribe to this industry's release updates (RSS)Where each dollar of Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers revenue goes
Workforce scale
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers margin vs national reference points
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers net margin 10.3%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
26,321 returns 100%
Margin: 3.1% · Receipts: $191.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 26,321
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $7.3B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $23.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.7
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42492 | N/A |
| Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42491 | N/A |
| Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42493 | N/A |
| Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42499 | N/A |
| Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42495 | N/A |
| Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 42494 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 46,913 |
| Florida | 24,088 |
| Illinois | 20,422 |
| Texas | 19,558 |
| North Carolina | 14,482 |
| Georgia | 12,107 |
| New York | 11,754 |
| Iowa | 10,344 |
| Ohio | 9,495 |
| Minnesota | 9,053 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,872
Total Loan Volume
$1.4B
Avg Loan Size
$757K
Jobs Supported
15,544
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,556 (83%)
504 316 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
100 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 196
2021 327
2022 273
2023 265
2024 383
2025 369
2026 59
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
$191.5B in total annual receipts across all Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers businesses. Average per business: $7.3B.
How profitable is Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
3.1% net profit margin, below the national median.
How many businesses are in Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
28,794 business establishments. Together they employ 337,501 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers?
$68,471/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 46,913 workers. Florida (24,088) and Illinois (20,422) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 1,872 SBA loans totaling $1.4 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $757K. These loans supported 15,544 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers ranks #83 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #91 of 126 at that same detail level.
Closest reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
- Net margin: 3.1% vs sector. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 28,794 establishments, 337,501 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,872 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 4249 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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