Employment
550,237
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 4413
NAICS 4413 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$40,199/yr average annual pay, with 1,803 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4413.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 550K
- Workers employed
- $40,199/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4413
California leads Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 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)
- 550K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $40,199/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
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.
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.
Workforce scale
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 profitable is Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 4413 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Retail Trade sector runs a 4.2% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 75% of that same 259-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.
Benchmarking Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 58,817 establishments, 550,237 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,803 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 4413 · 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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