Employment
550,237
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 4413
NAICS 4413 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$40,199/yr average annual pay, with 1,803 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4413.
- 59K
- Establishments
- 550K
- Workers employed
- $40,199/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4413
California leads Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores activity nationally, across 59K establishments employing 550K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 59K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 550K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $40,199/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 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 Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores sits inside Retail Trade.
58,817 establishments employ 550,237 workers (9.4/location) at $40,199/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores sits in the 75th percentile for employment among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$40,199/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
58,817
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 9,321; establishment count decreased by 398. 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)
- $22.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores NAICS 44131 | N/A |
| Tire Dealers NAICS 44132 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 56,128 |
| Texas | 52,477 |
| Florida | 34,648 |
| North Carolina | 22,534 |
| Ohio | 20,517 |
| Georgia | 20,122 |
| Pennsylvania | 20,110 |
| New York | 18,538 |
| Illinois | 18,074 |
| Michigan | 16,813 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,803
Total Loan Volume
$1.0B
Avg Loan Size
$557K
Jobs Supported
13,609
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,481 (82%)
504 322 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
94 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 220
2021 343
2022 237
2023 279
2024 306
2025 354
2026 64
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores?
58,817 business establishments. Together they employ 550,237 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores?
$40,199/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores employment?
California leads with 56,128 workers. Texas (52,477) and Florida (34,648) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores receive?
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores businesses received 1,803 SBA loans totaling $1.0 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $557K. These loans supported 13,609 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores ranks #64 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (550,237 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 4413 · 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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