Employment
76,360
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 453991
NAICS 453991 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Tobacco Stores - Industry Benchmarks
$28,261/yr average annual pay, with 127 SBA loans on record for NAICS 453991.
- 21K
- Establishments
- 76K
- Workers employed
- $28,261/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $41M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 453991
California leads Tobacco Stores activity nationally, across 21K establishments employing 76K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 21K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 76K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $28,261/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $41M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Tobacco Stores
Tobacco Stores sits inside Retail Trade.
21,082 establishments employ 76,360 workers (3.6/location) at $28,261/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$28,261/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
21,082
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 6,738; establishment count increased by 2,698. 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)
- $2.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 3.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 7,241 |
| Texas | 6,523 |
| Florida | 6,116 |
| Michigan | 3,635 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,037 |
| Ohio | 2,639 |
| Washington | 2,413 |
| Oregon | 2,284 |
| Missouri | 2,270 |
| New York | 2,165 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
127
Total Loan Volume
$41M
Avg Loan Size
$324K
Jobs Supported
779
Program Breakdown
7(a) 125 (98%)
504 2 (2%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
14 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (5 yrs)
2020 52
2021 43
2022 29
2023 1
2024 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Tobacco Stores?
21,082 business establishments. Together they employ 76,360 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Tobacco Stores?
$28,261/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 3.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Tobacco Stores employment?
California leads with 7,241 workers. Texas (6,523) and Florida (6,116) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Tobacco Stores receive?
Tobacco Stores businesses received 127 SBA loans totaling $41 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $324K. These loans supported 779 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) 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 67% 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 Tobacco Stores
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 21,082 establishments, 76,360 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 127 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 453991 · 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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