Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 451130
NAICS 451130 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
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 August 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
Use Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Sewing, Needlework, and Piece 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 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.
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.
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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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
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.
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Retail Trade · 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 451130 · 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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