Employment
3,781
Total employees (Census CBP)
Wholesale Trade ·NAICS 42511
NAICS 42511 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Business to Business Electronic Markets - Industry Benchmarks
$91,708/yr average annual pay, with 40 SBA loans on record for NAICS 42511.
- 367
- Establishments
- 4K
- Workers employed
- $91,708/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $35M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 42511
California leads Business to Business Electronic Markets activity nationally, across 367 establishments employing 4K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 367
- Business establishments (Census)
- 4K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $91,708/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $35M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Business to Business Electronic Markets's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Business to Business Electronic Markets 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 Business to Business Electronic Markets
Business to Business Electronic Markets sits inside Wholesale Trade.
367 establishments employ 3,781 workers (10.3/location) at $91,708/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Ohio and New Jersey.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$91,708/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
367
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,380; establishment count decreased by 20. 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)
- $346.7M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Business to Business Electronic Markets NAICS 425110 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 339 |
| Ohio | 100 |
| New Jersey | 62 |
| Maine | 26 |
| Michigan | 22 |
| Virginia | 22 |
| Utah | 8 |
Showing top 10 of 28 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
40
Total Loan Volume
$35M
Avg Loan Size
$886K
Jobs Supported
381
Program Breakdown
7(a) 31 (78%)
504 9 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
Five Star Bank
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2020 13
2021 22
2022 3
2023 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Business to Business Electronic Markets?
367 business establishments. Together they employ 3,781 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Business to Business Electronic Markets?
$91,708/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Business to Business Electronic Markets employment?
California leads with 339 workers. Ohio (100) and New Jersey (62) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Business to Business Electronic Markets receive?
Business to Business Electronic Markets businesses received 40 SBA loans totaling $35 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $886K. These loans supported 381 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) 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, Business to Business Electronic Markets ranks #538 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Business to Business Electronic Markets
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Wholesale Trade
- 367 establishments, 3,781 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 40 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 42511 · 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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