Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 444220
NAICS 444220 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores - Industry Benchmarks
236 SBA loans on record, $125M in volume, for NAICS 444220.
- 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 444220
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.
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
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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 444220 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
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 13,195 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 236 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 444220 · 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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