Profit Margin
0.9%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 447
NAICS 447 · IRS SOI 2013 (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Gasoline Stations - Industry Benchmarks
$29,193/yr average annual pay, with 2,086 SBA loans on record for NAICS 447.
- 0.9%
- Net margin
- 1.0M
- Workers employed
- $29,193/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 447
Gasoline Stations runs a 0.9% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 109K establishments employing 1.0M workers.
- 0.9%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 1.0M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $29,193/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Gasoline Stations's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Gasoline Stations 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 2013 (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Gasoline Stations
Gasoline Stations sits inside Retail Trade at a 0.9% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $367.5B in aggregate receipts across 45,376 returns, averaging $8.1B per establishment.
109,174 establishments employ 1,016,960 workers (9.3/location) at $29,193/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Florida.
Gasoline Stations sits in the 53rd percentile for employment and the 3rd percentile for net margin among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Total Receipts
$367.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$3.4B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
1,016,960
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$29,193/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
109,174
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 28,681; establishment count decreased by 69. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Workforce scale
Gasoline Stations margin vs national reference points
Gasoline Stations net margin 3.1%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/7%
Business Structure Breakdown
Per-entity IRS SOI tables at their own vintages, shares only when every row shares one year (never mix 2013/2017/2022 populations).
C Corporation SOI 2013
45,376 returns
Margin: 0.9% · Receipts: $367.5B
Sole Proprietorship SOI 2022
7,238 returns
Margin: 2.9% · Receipts: $15.4B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 45,376
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $8.1B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $29.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Gasoline Stations NAICS 4471 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 96,561 |
| California | 69,868 |
| Florida | 58,188 |
| Pennsylvania | 46,014 |
| Ohio | 38,370 |
| Illinois | 34,363 |
| New York | 33,244 |
| Georgia | 32,459 |
| North Carolina | 32,231 |
| Missouri | 30,472 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,086
Total Loan Volume
$2.9B
Avg Loan Size
$1372K
Jobs Supported
14,241
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,816 (87%)
504 270 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Celtic Bank Corporation
106 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.2% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 697
2021 1,097
2022 241
2023 26
2024 12
2025 10
2026 3
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Gasoline Stations?
$367.5B in total annual receipts across all Gasoline Stations businesses. Average per business: $8.1B.
How profitable is Gasoline Stations?
0.9% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Gasoline Stations?
109,174 business establishments. Together they employ 1,016,960 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Gasoline Stations?
$29,193/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Gasoline Stations employment?
Texas leads with 96,561 workers. California (69,868) and Florida (58,188) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Gasoline Stations receive?
Gasoline Stations businesses received 2,086 SBA loans totaling $2.9 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1372K. These loans supported 14,241 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Gasoline Stations, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Gasoline Stations ranks #36 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment. According to IRS SOI 2013 IRS Statistics of Income, its reported pre-tax net margin ranks #73 of 75 at that same detail level.
Similar reported net margin
Nearest peer industries by ABS(IRS pre-tax margin) (0.9% here).
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (1,016,960 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 447 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI 2013
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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