Retail Trade ·NAICS 44422

NAICS 44422 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores - Industry Benchmarks

236 SBA loans on record, $125M in volume, for NAICS 44422.

4.2%
Retail Trade sector margin
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$125M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 44422

California leads Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply 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)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$125M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.

13,195 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by Missouri and Illinois.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

13,195

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 249. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$5.3B

Sub-Industries

Industry Profit Margin
Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

NAICS 444220

 N/A

Top States by Employment

State Employment
California 10,695
Missouri 5,183
Illinois 3,384
Oregon 3,298
Minnesota 2,722
Arizona 2,694
Massachusetts 2,606
New Jersey 2,331
Utah 2,190
Iowa 1,515

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

236

Total Loan Volume

$125M

Avg Loan Size

$530K

Jobs Supported

2,451

Program Breakdown

7(a) 199 (84%)
504 37 (16%)

Top SBA Lender

Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.

9 loans in this industry

New Business Share

26.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
68
2021
110
2022
44
2023
11
2024
2
2025
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 44422 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 Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores?
13,195 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores?
Average payroll data for Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores employment?
California leads with 10,695 workers. Missouri (5,183) and Illinois (3,384) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores receive?
Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores businesses received 236 SBA loans totaling $125 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $530K. These loans supported 2,451 jobs at origination. Most lending (84%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores

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 44422 · 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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