Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 446191
NAICS 446191 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Food (Health) Supplement Stores - Industry Benchmarks
148 SBA loans on record, $49M in volume, for NAICS 446191.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $49M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 446191
California leads Food (Health) Supplement 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)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $49M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Food (Health) Supplement Stores
Food (Health) Supplement Stores sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
8,267 establishments employ N/A workers. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,267
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 366. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $948.1M
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,274 |
| Texas | 3,453 |
| Florida | 2,621 |
| New York | 1,950 |
| Illinois | 1,209 |
| Michigan | 979 |
| Missouri | 819 |
| Tennessee | 689 |
| Alabama | 571 |
| Kentucky | 430 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
148
Total Loan Volume
$49M
Avg Loan Size
$328K
Jobs Supported
978
Program Breakdown
7(a) 139 (94%)
504 9 (6%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
15 loans in this industry
New Business Share
37.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 52
2021 57
2022 30
2023 6
2024 2
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Food (Health) Supplement Stores?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 446191 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 Food (Health) Supplement Stores?
8,267 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Food (Health) Supplement Stores?
Average payroll data for Food (Health) Supplement Stores is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Food (Health) Supplement Stores employment?
California leads with 4,274 workers. Texas (3,453) and Florida (2,621) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Food (Health) Supplement Stores receive?
Food (Health) Supplement Stores businesses received 148 SBA loans totaling $49 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $328K. These loans supported 978 jobs at origination. Most lending (94%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Food (Health) Supplement Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 8,267 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 148 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 446191 · 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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