Profit Margin
2.0%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
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.
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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
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.
How this ranks: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers reports a higher net margin than 9% of the 79 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. Its Census employment total exceeds 78% of that same 77-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 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.
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Benchmarking Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
- Net margin: 2.0% vs sector. Browse Retail Trade
- 119,780 establishments, 2,015,007 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 4,874 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 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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