Employment
51,155
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42493
NAICS 42493 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers - Industry Benchmarks
$51,137/yr average annual pay, with 271 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42493.
- 4.1%
- Wholesale Trade sector margin
- 51K
- Workers employed
- $51,137/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $174M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42493
California leads Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies 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)
- 51K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $51,137/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $174M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers sits inside Wholesale Trade, a sector that runs a 4.1% net margin overall.
4,105 establishments employ 51,155 workers (12.5/location) at $51,137/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Illinois.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$51,137/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,105
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 833; establishment count increased by 219. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 12.5
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers NAICS 424930 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 10,394 |
| Florida | 8,026 |
| Illinois | 2,101 |
| New York | 1,933 |
| Washington | 1,714 |
| Michigan | 1,699 |
| New Jersey | 1,410 |
| Arizona | 1,206 |
| Massachusetts | 1,191 |
| Oregon | 990 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
271
Total Loan Volume
$174M
Avg Loan Size
$643K
Jobs Supported
2,453
Program Breakdown
7(a) 235 (87%)
504 36 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
BayFirst National Bank
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
15.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 31
2021 40
2022 33
2023 45
2024 62
2025 50
2026 10
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 42493 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 Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
4,105 business establishments. Together they employ 51,155 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers?
$51,137/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 12.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers employment?
California leads with 10,394 workers. Florida (8,026) and Illinois (2,101) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers receive?
Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses received 271 SBA loans totaling $174 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $643K. These loans supported 2,453 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 39% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 4,105 establishments, 51,155 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 271 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 42493 · 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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