Employment
83,722
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 44529
NAICS 44529 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Specialty Food Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$23,757/yr average annual pay, with 2,152 SBA loans on record for NAICS 44529.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 84K
- Workers employed
- $23,757/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $952M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 44529
California leads Other Specialty Food 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)
- 84K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $23,757/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $952M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Specialty Food Stores
Other Specialty Food Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
12,085 establishments employ 83,722 workers (6.9/location) at $23,757/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$23,757/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,085
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 892; establishment count decreased by 267. 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)
- $2.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Specialty Food Stores NAICS 445299 | N/A |
| Baked Goods Stores NAICS 445291 | N/A |
| Confectionery and Nut Stores NAICS 445292 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 12,143 |
| New York | 6,171 |
| Florida | 4,915 |
| Texas | 4,100 |
| New Jersey | 3,520 |
| Illinois | 3,235 |
| Washington | 3,114 |
| Michigan | 2,989 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,987 |
| Ohio | 2,697 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,152
Total Loan Volume
$952M
Avg Loan Size
$442K
Jobs Supported
31,759
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,974 (92%)
504 178 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
224 loans in this industry
New Business Share
39.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 237
2021 343
2022 300
2023 388
2024 414
2025 408
2026 62
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Specialty Food Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 44529 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 Other Specialty Food Stores?
12,085 business establishments. Together they employ 83,722 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Specialty Food Stores?
$23,757/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Specialty Food Stores employment?
California leads with 12,143 workers. New York (6,171) and Florida (4,915) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Specialty Food Stores receive?
Other Specialty Food Stores businesses received 2,152 SBA loans totaling $952 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $442K. These loans supported 31,759 jobs at origination. Most lending (92%) 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 54% 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
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Other Specialty Food Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 12,085 establishments, 83,722 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,152 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 44529 · 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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