Employment
50,096
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 445210
NAICS 445210 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Meat Markets - Industry Benchmarks
$28,601/yr average annual pay, with 229 SBA loans on record for NAICS 445210.
- 6K
- Establishments
- 50K
- Workers employed
- $28,601/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $114M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 445210
Texas leads Meat Markets activity nationally, across 6K establishments employing 50K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 6K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 50K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $28,601/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $114M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Meat Markets's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Meat Markets 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 Meat Markets
Meat Markets sits inside Retail Trade.
5,676 establishments employ 50,096 workers (8.8/location) at $28,601/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and New York.
Meat Markets sits in the 56th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$28,601/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
5,676
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,041; establishment count increased by 124. 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)
- $1.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 8.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,829 |
| California | 5,149 |
| New York | 4,234 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,813 |
| Michigan | 1,943 |
| Illinois | 1,788 |
| Wisconsin | 1,719 |
| Minnesota | 1,520 |
| New Jersey | 1,281 |
| Indiana | 1,180 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
229
Total Loan Volume
$114M
Avg Loan Size
$498K
Jobs Supported
2,357
Program Breakdown
7(a) 197 (86%)
504 32 (14%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
12 loans in this industry
New Business Share
40.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 59
2021 101
2022 52
2023 4
2024 4
2025 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Meat Markets?
5,676 business establishments. Together they employ 50,096 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Meat Markets?
$28,601/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 8.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Meat Markets employment?
Texas leads with 5,829 workers. California (5,149) and New York (4,234) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Meat Markets receive?
Meat Markets businesses received 229 SBA loans totaling $114 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $498K. These loans supported 2,357 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Meat Markets, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Meat Markets ranks #355 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (50,096 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 445210 · 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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