Employment
21,913
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 445292
NAICS 445292 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Confectionery and Nut Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$23,131/yr average annual pay, with 206 SBA loans on record for NAICS 445292.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 22K
- Workers employed
- $23,131/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 445292
New York leads Confectionery and Nut 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)
- 22K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $23,131/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $68M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Confectionery and Nut Stores
Confectionery and Nut Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
3,409 establishments employ 21,913 workers (6.4/location) at $23,131/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Illinois and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$23,131/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,409
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,752; establishment count increased by 10. 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)
- $506.9M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,435 |
| Illinois | 1,247 |
| Florida | 1,231 |
| Texas | 1,101 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,048 |
| New Jersey | 775 |
| Michigan | 515 |
| Massachusetts | 464 |
| Indiana | 387 |
| Tennessee | 386 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
206
Total Loan Volume
$68M
Avg Loan Size
$331K
Jobs Supported
2,176
Program Breakdown
7(a) 190 (92%)
504 16 (8%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
28 loans in this industry
New Business Share
37.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 28
2021 27
2022 24
2023 29
2024 43
2025 40
2026 15
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Confectionery and Nut Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 445292 level. New York leads this industry nationally. The broader Retail Trade sector runs a 4.2% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Confectionery and Nut Stores?
3,409 business establishments. Together they employ 21,913 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Confectionery and Nut Stores?
$23,131/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Confectionery and Nut Stores employment?
New York leads with 1,435 workers. Illinois (1,247) and Florida (1,231) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Confectionery and Nut Stores receive?
Confectionery and Nut Stores businesses received 206 SBA loans totaling $68 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $331K. These loans supported 2,176 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 32% of that same 801-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 Confectionery and Nut Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 3,409 establishments, 21,913 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 206 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 445292 · 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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