Employment
8,671
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 442291
NAICS 442291 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Window Treatment Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$50,281/yr average annual pay, with 149 SBA loans on record for NAICS 442291.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 9K
- Workers employed
- $50,281/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $47M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 442291
California leads Window Treatment Stores activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 9K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 9K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $50,281/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $47M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Window Treatment Stores's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Window Treatment 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 Window Treatment Stores
Window Treatment Stores sits inside Retail Trade.
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.
Window Treatment Stores sits in the 12th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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 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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Window Treatment Stores, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Window Treatment Stores ranks #703 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (8,671 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 442291 · 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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