Employment
380,781
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 4539
NAICS 4539 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers - Industry Benchmarks
$38,084/yr average annual pay, with 1,314 SBA loans on record for NAICS 4539.
- 62K
- Establishments
- 381K
- Workers employed
- $38,084/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $636M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4539
California leads Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers activity nationally, across 62K establishments employing 381K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 62K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 381K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $38,084/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $636M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers
Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers sits inside Retail Trade.
62,076 establishments employ 380,781 workers (6.1/location) at $38,084/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$38,084/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
62,076
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 21,097; establishment count increased by 3,914. 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)
- $14.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers NAICS 45399 | N/A |
| Art Dealers NAICS 45392 | N/A |
| Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers NAICS 45393 | N/A |
| Pet and Pet Supplies Stores NAICS 45391 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 40,103 |
| Florida | 30,108 |
| Texas | 28,752 |
| New York | 18,578 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,076 |
| Michigan | 14,550 |
| Illinois | 13,740 |
| Washington | 13,199 |
| Colorado | 11,638 |
| Massachusetts | 10,463 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,314
Total Loan Volume
$636M
Avg Loan Size
$484K
Jobs Supported
11,682
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,187 (90%)
504 127 (10%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
103 loans in this industry
New Business Share
31.9% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 389
2021 559
2022 272
2023 56
2024 26
2025 10
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers?
62,076 business establishments. Together they employ 380,781 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers?
$38,084/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers employment?
California leads with 40,103 workers. Florida (30,108) and Texas (28,752) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers receive?
Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers businesses received 1,314 SBA loans totaling $636 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $484K. These loans supported 11,682 jobs at origination. Most lending (90%) 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 69% of that same 259-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.
- Printing and Related Support Activities 386,248
- Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 387,030
- Other Personal Services 394,520
Benchmarking Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 62,076 establishments, 380,781 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,314 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 4539 · 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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