Profit Margin
1.9%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 441
NAICS 441 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers - Industry Benchmarks
$65,107/yr average annual pay, with 4,874 SBA loans on record for NAICS 441.
- 1.9%
- Net margin
- 2.0M
- Workers employed
- $65,107/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 441
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers runs a 1.9% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 120K establishments employing 2.0M workers.
- 1.9%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 2.0M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $65,107/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers sits inside Retail Trade at a 1.9% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $859.8B in aggregate receipts across 82,897 returns, averaging $10.4B 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.
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers sits in the 78th percentile for employment and the 9th percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$859.8B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$16.1B
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.
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Workforce scale
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers margin vs national reference points
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers net margin 6.2%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
82,897 returns
Margin: 1.9% · Receipts: $859.8B
Sole Proprietorship SOI 2022
116,986 returns
Margin: 5.0% · Receipts: $48.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 82,897
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $10.4B
- 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?
$859.8B in total annual receipts across all Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers businesses. Average per business: $10.4B.
How profitable is Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers?
1.9% 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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers ranks #17 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #68 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (1.9% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (2,015,007 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 441 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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