Employment
109,915
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42491
NAICS 42491 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$82,566/yr average annual pay, with 210 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42491.
- 9K
- Establishments
- 110K
- Workers employed
- $82,566/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $129M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42491
California leads Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers activity nationally, across 9K establishments employing 110K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 9K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 110K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $82,566/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $129M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Farm Supplies 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade.
9,322 establishments employ 109,915 workers (11.8/location) at $82,566/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Iowa and Illinois.
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits in the 63rd percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$82,566/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
9,322
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,919; establishment count increased by 279. 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)
- $9.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424910 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 11,784 |
| Iowa | 8,366 |
| Illinois | 8,182 |
| North Carolina | 5,744 |
| Texas | 5,224 |
| Minnesota | 4,439 |
| Wisconsin | 4,099 |
| Missouri | 3,663 |
| Kansas | 3,360 |
| Indiana | 3,293 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
210
Total Loan Volume
$129M
Avg Loan Size
$615K
Jobs Supported
1,558
Program Breakdown
7(a) 170 (81%)
504 40 (19%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 26
2021 43
2022 37
2023 22
2024 35
2025 44
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
9,322 business establishments. Together they employ 109,915 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
$82,566/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 11,784 workers. Iowa (8,366) and Illinois (8,182) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 210 SBA loans totaling $129 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $615K. These loans supported 1,558 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers ranks #203 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (109,915 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 42491 · 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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