Employment
380,068
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 441310
NAICS 441310 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$34,326/yr average annual pay, with 483 SBA loans on record for NAICS 441310.
- 39K
- Establishments
- 380K
- Workers employed
- $34,326/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $286M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 441310
California leads Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores activity nationally, across 39K establishments employing 380K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 39K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 380K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $34,326/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $286M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Automotive Parts and Accessories 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 and Accessories Stores
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores sits inside Retail Trade.
38,567 establishments employ 380,068 workers (9.8/location) at $34,326/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores sits in the 92nd percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$34,326/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
38,567
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 8,195; establishment count decreased by 193. 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)
- $13.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 38,423 |
| Texas | 35,756 |
| Florida | 24,536 |
| Pennsylvania | 14,696 |
| Ohio | 14,201 |
| New York | 13,484 |
| Illinois | 12,919 |
| Michigan | 11,436 |
| Indiana | 8,619 |
| Missouri | 8,130 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
483
Total Loan Volume
$286M
Avg Loan Size
$593K
Jobs Supported
3,669
Program Breakdown
7(a) 374 (77%)
504 109 (23%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
25 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 151
2021 225
2022 72
2023 25
2024 5
2025 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores?
38,567 business establishments. Together they employ 380,068 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores?
$34,326/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores employment?
California leads with 38,423 workers. Texas (35,756) and Florida (24,536) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores receive?
Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores businesses received 483 SBA loans totaling $286 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $593K. These loans supported 3,669 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 Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Automotive Parts and Accessories Stores ranks #63 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (380,068 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 441310 · 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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