Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 446130
NAICS 446130 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Optical Goods Stores - Industry Benchmarks
92 SBA loans on record, $43M in volume, for NAICS 446130.
- 12K
- Establishments
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $43M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 446130
New York leads Optical Goods Stores activity nationally, across 12K establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 12K
- Business establishments (Census)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $43M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Optical Goods Stores's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Optical Goods Stores 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 Optical Goods Stores
Optical Goods Stores sits inside Retail Trade.
11,719 establishments employ N/A workers. New York leads employment, followed by New Mexico and West Virginia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,719
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count increased by 57. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 6,826 |
| New Mexico | 381 |
| West Virginia | 206 |
| District of Columbia | 204 |
| Arkansas | 191 |
| Maine | 153 |
| Wyoming | 62 |
| Vermont | 30 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
92
Total Loan Volume
$43M
Avg Loan Size
$463K
Jobs Supported
525
Program Breakdown
7(a) 88 (96%)
504 4 (4%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
9 loans in this industry
New Business Share
46.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 34
2021 37
2022 10
2023 5
2024 1
2025 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Optical Goods Stores?
11,719 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Optical Goods Stores?
Average payroll data for Optical Goods Stores is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Optical Goods Stores employment?
New York leads with 6,826 workers. New Mexico (381) and West Virginia (206) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Optical Goods Stores receive?
Optical Goods Stores businesses received 92 SBA loans totaling $43 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $463K. These loans supported 525 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Optical Goods Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 11,719 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 92 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 446130 · 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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