Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 4522
NAICS 4522 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Department Stores - Industry Benchmarks
12 SBA loans on record, $3M in volume, for NAICS 4522.
- 2K
- Establishments
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4522
Pennsylvania leads Department Stores activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Department Stores
Department Stores sits inside Retail Trade.
2,434 establishments employ N/A workers. Pennsylvania leads employment, followed by North Carolina and Georgia.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,434
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 547. 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 |
|---|---|
| Department Stores NAICS 45221 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 9,459 |
| North Carolina | 8,469 |
| Georgia | 7,770 |
| South Carolina | 4,167 |
| Tennessee | 4,045 |
| Alabama | 3,284 |
| Mississippi | 1,971 |
| Maine | 713 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
12
Total Loan Volume
$3M
Avg Loan Size
$228K
Jobs Supported
90
Program Breakdown
7(a) 10 (83%)
504 2 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2020 1
2021 10
2022 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Department Stores?
2,434 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Department Stores?
Average payroll data for Department Stores is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Department Stores employment?
Pennsylvania leads with 9,459 workers. North Carolina (8,469) and Georgia (7,770) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Department Stores receive?
Department Stores businesses received 12 SBA loans totaling $3 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $228K. These loans supported 90 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Department Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 2,434 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 12 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 4522 · 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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