Employment
112,469
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 44122
NAICS 44122 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers - Industry Benchmarks
$57,420/yr average annual pay, with 744 SBA loans on record for NAICS 44122.
- 11K
- Establishments
- 112K
- Workers employed
- $57,420/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $715M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 44122
Florida leads Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers activity nationally, across 11K establishments employing 112K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 11K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 112K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,420/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $715M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle 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 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers
Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers sits inside Retail Trade.
10,934 establishments employ 112,469 workers (10.3/location) at $57,420/yr average annual pay. Florida leads employment, followed by Texas and California.
Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers sits in the 64th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,420/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
10,934
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 641; establishment count decreased by 137. 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)
- $6.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Boat Dealers NAICS 441222 | N/A |
| Motorcycle, ATV, and All Other Motor Vehicle Dealers NAICS 441228 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Florida | 12,241 |
| Texas | 9,609 |
| California | 7,953 |
| Michigan | 4,458 |
| Wisconsin | 3,897 |
| North Carolina | 3,774 |
| Minnesota | 3,439 |
| Georgia | 3,206 |
| New York | 3,172 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,153 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
744
Total Loan Volume
$715M
Avg Loan Size
$961K
Jobs Supported
7,608
Program Breakdown
7(a) 539 (72%)
504 205 (28%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
29 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 108
2021 176
2022 118
2023 95
2024 103
2025 124
2026 20
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers?
10,934 business establishments. Together they employ 112,469 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers?
$57,420/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers employment?
Florida leads with 12,241 workers. Texas (9,609) and California (7,953) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers receive?
Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers businesses received 744 SBA loans totaling $715 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $961K. These loans supported 7,608 jobs at origination. Most lending (72%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers ranks #198 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (112,469 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Retail Trade · 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 44122 · 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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