Retail Trade ·NAICS 441

NAICS 441 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - Industry Benchmarks

$65,107/yr average annual pay, with 4,874 SBA loans on record for NAICS 441.

2.0%
Net margin
2.0M
Workers employed
$65,107/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$3.7B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 441

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers runs a 2.0% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 120K establishments employing 2.0M workers.

2.0%
Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
2.0M
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$65,107/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$3.7B
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers sits inside Retail Trade at a 2.0% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $908.3B in aggregate receipts across 199,883 returns, averaging $4.5B per establishment.

119,780 establishments employ 2,015,007 workers (16.8/location) at $65,107/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.

Profit Margin

2.0%

Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)

Total Receipts

$908.3B

Annual revenue (IRS SOI)

Net Income

$18.6B

Pre-tax net income

Employment

2,015,007

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$65,107/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

119,780

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment decreased by 15,420; establishment count decreased by 927. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Where each dollar of Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers revenue goes

Workforce scale

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers margin vs national reference points

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers net margin 6.8%
Cross-industry median (5%)

p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%

Business Structure Breakdown

How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)

C Corporation
82,897 returns 41%

Margin: 1.9% · Receipts: $859.8B

Sole Proprietorship
116,986 returns 59%

Margin: 5.0% · Receipts: $48.4B

Financial Detail

Total Tax Returns Filed
199,883
Avg Receipts per Business
$4.5B
Annual Payroll (Total)
$131.2B
Avg Employees per Establishment
16.8

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Automobile Dealers

NAICS 4411

 1.5%
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores

NAICS 4413

 N/A
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers

NAICS 4412

 3.7%

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 193,126
Texas 192,030
Florida 152,599
Pennsylvania 78,780
New York 77,504
Ohio 76,527
North Carolina 71,047
Illinois 70,904
Georgia 68,689
Michigan 65,032

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

4,874

Total Loan Volume

$3.7B

Avg Loan Size

$758K

Jobs Supported

43,210

Program Breakdown

7(a) 3,742 (77%)
504 1,132 (23%)

Top SBA Lender

Northeast Bank

268 loans in this industry

New Business Share

19.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
618
2021
945
2022
702
2023
710
2024
795
2025
954
2026
150

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average revenue for Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers?
$908.3B in total annual receipts across all Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers businesses. Average per business: $4.5B.
How profitable is Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers?
2.0% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers?
119,780 business establishments. Together they employ 2,015,007 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers?
$65,107/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 16.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers employment?
California leads with 193,126 workers. Texas (192,030) and Florida (152,599) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers receive?
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers businesses received 4,874 SBA loans totaling $3.7 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $758K. These loans supported 43,210 jobs at origination. Most lending (77%) 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.

Closest reported net margins

Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.

Closest workforce scale

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Benchmarking Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 441 · 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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