Employment
76,360
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 453991
NAICS 453991 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
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 August 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
Use Tobacco Stores's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Tobacco Stores is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
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.
Tobacco Stores sits in the 67th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Tobacco Stores, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Tobacco Stores ranks #267 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (76,360 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Retail Trade · 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 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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