Employment
55,143
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 453110
NAICS 453110 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Florists - Industry Benchmarks
$25,151/yr average annual pay, with 246 SBA loans on record for NAICS 453110.
- 12K
- Establishments
- 55K
- Workers employed
- $25,151/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $69M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 453110
California leads Florists activity nationally, across 12K establishments employing 55K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 12K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 55K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $25,151/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $69M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Florists
Florists sits inside Retail Trade.
11,834 establishments employ 55,143 workers (4.7/location) at $25,151/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$25,151/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
11,834
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 2,049; establishment count decreased by 165. 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)
- $1.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 4.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,958 |
| Texas | 3,808 |
| New York | 3,770 |
| Florida | 3,107 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,741 |
| Ohio | 2,484 |
| Michigan | 2,238 |
| Illinois | 2,112 |
| New Jersey | 1,635 |
| North Carolina | 1,620 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
246
Total Loan Volume
$69M
Avg Loan Size
$279K
Jobs Supported
1,598
Program Breakdown
7(a) 218 (89%)
504 28 (11%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
22 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 80
2021 91
2022 58
2023 12
2024 3
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Florists?
11,834 business establishments. Together they employ 55,143 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Florists?
$25,151/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 4.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Florists employment?
California leads with 4,958 workers. Texas (3,808) and New York (3,770) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Florists receive?
Florists businesses received 246 SBA loans totaling $69 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $279K. These loans supported 1,598 jobs at origination. Most lending (89%) 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 58% of that same 801-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.
Benchmarking Florists
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 11,834 establishments, 55,143 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 246 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 453110 · 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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