Employment
1,016,960
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 4471
NAICS 4471 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Gasoline Stations - Industry Benchmarks
$29,193/yr average annual pay, with 2,086 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4471.
- 4.2%
- Retail Trade sector margin
- 1.0M
- Workers employed
- $29,193/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4471
Texas leads Gasoline Stations 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)
- 1.0M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $29,193/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.9B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Gasoline Stations
Gasoline Stations sits inside Retail Trade, a sector that runs a 4.2% net margin overall.
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.
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.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $29.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores NAICS 44711 | N/A |
| Other Gasoline Stations NAICS 44719 | 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
How profitable is Gasoline Stations?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 4471 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Retail Trade sector runs a 4.2% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 87% of that same 259-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.
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Benchmarking Gasoline Stations
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 109,174 establishments, 1,016,960 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 2,086 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 4471 · Data year: 2023
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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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