Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 45121
NAICS 45121 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Book Stores and News Dealers - Industry Benchmarks
87 SBA loans on record, $31M in volume, for NAICS 45121.
- 6K
- Establishments
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 45121
Kansas leads Book Stores and News Dealers activity nationally, across 6K establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 6K
- Business establishments (Census)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $31M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Book Stores and News Dealers
Book Stores and News Dealers sits inside Retail Trade.
6,344 establishments employ N/A workers. Kansas leads employment, followed by Hawaii and Vermont.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,344
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 101. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Financial Detail
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Book Stores NAICS 451211 | N/A |
| News Dealers and Newsstands NAICS 451212 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
87
Total Loan Volume
$31M
Avg Loan Size
$359K
Jobs Supported
758
Program Breakdown
7(a) 79 (91%)
504 8 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
43.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 24
2021 32
2022 23
2023 4
2024 2
2025 1
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Book Stores and News Dealers?
6,344 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Book Stores and News Dealers?
Average payroll data for Book Stores and News Dealers is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Book Stores and News Dealers employment?
Kansas leads with 523 workers. Hawaii (207) and Vermont (202) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Book Stores and News Dealers receive?
Book Stores and News Dealers businesses received 87 SBA loans totaling $31 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $359K. These loans supported 758 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Book Stores and News Dealers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 6,344 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 87 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 45121 · 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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