Employment
8,671
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 442291
NAICS 442291 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Window Treatment Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$50,281/yr average annual pay, with 149 SBA loans on record for NAICS 442291.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 9K
- Workers employed
- $50,281/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $47M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 442291
California leads Window Treatment 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)
- 9K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $50,281/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $47M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Window Treatment Stores
Window Treatment Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
2,209 establishments employ 8,671 workers (3.9/location) at $50,281/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$50,281/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,209
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 123; establishment count increased by 39. 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)
- $436.0M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.9
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,374 |
| Florida | 1,115 |
| New York | 665 |
| Arizona | 339 |
| New Jersey | 331 |
| Pennsylvania | 291 |
| Illinois | 247 |
| Michigan | 183 |
| Virginia | 170 |
| Georgia | 159 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
149
Total Loan Volume
$47M
Avg Loan Size
$313K
Jobs Supported
786
Program Breakdown
7(a) 140 (94%)
504 9 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association
51 loans in this industry
New Business Share
50.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 50
2021 57
2022 27
2023 10
2024 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Window Treatment Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 442291 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 Window Treatment Stores?
2,209 business establishments. Together they employ 8,671 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Window Treatment Stores?
$50,281/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Window Treatment Stores employment?
California leads with 1,374 workers. Florida (1,115) and New York (665) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Window Treatment Stores receive?
Window Treatment Stores businesses received 149 SBA loans totaling $47 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $313K. These loans supported 786 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) 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 12% of that same 801-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 Window Treatment Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 2,209 establishments, 8,671 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 149 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 442291 · 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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