Employment
2,808,118
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 44511
NAICS 44511 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$29,817/yr average annual pay, with 2,665 SBA loans on record for NAICS 44511.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 2.8M
- Workers employed
- $29,817/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 44511
California leads Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) 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)
- 2.8M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $29,817/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.2B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
62,947 establishments employ 2,808,118 workers (44.6/location) at $29,817/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$29,817/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
62,947
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 11,208; establishment count increased by 300. 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)
- $83.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 44.6
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores NAICS 445110 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 313,673 |
| Texas | 248,045 |
| New York | 176,258 |
| Pennsylvania | 123,388 |
| North Carolina | 120,808 |
| Massachusetts | 86,775 |
| Ohio | 85,244 |
| New Jersey | 78,043 |
| Virginia | 76,967 |
| Michigan | 56,455 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,665
Total Loan Volume
$2.2B
Avg Loan Size
$840K
Jobs Supported
39,728
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,323 (87%)
504 342 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
151 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 334
2021 469
2022 385
2023 477
2024 446
2025 481
2026 73
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 44511 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 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores?
62,947 business establishments. Together they employ 2,808,118 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores?
$29,817/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 44.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employment?
California leads with 313,673 workers. Texas (248,045) and New York (176,258) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores receive?
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores businesses received 2,665 SBA loans totaling $2.2 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $840K. These loans supported 39,728 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 99% of that same 551-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
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Benchmarking Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 62,947 establishments, 2,808,118 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,665 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 44511 · Data year: 2023
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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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