Employment
112,469
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 44122
NAICS 44122 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers - Industry Benchmarks
$57,420/yr average annual pay, with 744 SBA loans on record for NAICS 44122.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 112K
- Workers employed
- $57,420/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $715M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 44122
Florida leads Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Retail Trade sector runs a 4.2% net margin.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 112K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,420/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $715M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers
Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
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.
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.
Workforce scale
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 profitable is Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 44122 level. Florida leads this industry nationally. The broader Retail Trade sector runs a 4.2% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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: Its Census employment total exceeds 64% of that same 551-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 workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers 112,992
- Millwork 113,205
- Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 111,497
Benchmarking Motorcycle, Boat, and Other Motor Vehicle Dealers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 10,934 establishments, 112,469 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 744 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 44122 · 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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