Retail Trade ·NAICS 451130

NAICS 451130 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP

Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores - Industry Benchmarks

73 SBA loans on record, $30M in volume, for NAICS 451130.

4K
Establishments
N/A
Workers employed
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$30M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated July 2026

The verdict · NAICS 451130

North Carolina leads Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores activity nationally, across 4K establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.

4K
Business establishments (Census)
N/A
Workers employed (Census CBP)
N/A
Avg payroll / employee
$30M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Benchmarking Insights for Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores

Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores sits inside Retail Trade.

3,602 establishments employ N/A workers. North Carolina leads employment, followed by Utah and New Jersey.

Employment

N/A

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

N/A

Annual compensation

Establishments

3,602

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

establishment count decreased by 14. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Financial Detail

Top States by Employment

State Employment
North Carolina 843
Utah 775
New Jersey 570
South Carolina 437
Kansas 377
Alabama 281
Nevada 253
Montana 235
New Mexico 224
Maine 218

Showing top 10 of 51 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

73

Total Loan Volume

$30M

Avg Loan Size

$406K

Jobs Supported

475

Program Breakdown

7(a) 63 (86%)
504 10 (14%)

Top SBA Lender

U.S. Bank, National Association

12 loans in this industry

New Business Share

31.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)

2020
29
2021
30
2022
10
2023
2
2024
1
2025
1

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many businesses are in Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores?
3,602 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores?
Average payroll data for Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores employment?
North Carolina leads with 843 workers. Utah (775) and New Jersey (570) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores receive?
Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores businesses received 73 SBA loans totaling $30 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $406K. These loans supported 475 jobs at origination. Most lending (86%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Benchmarking Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores

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 451130 · 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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