Employment
N/A
Total employees (Census CBP)
Retail Trade ·NAICS 4542
NAICS 4542 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Vending Machine Operators - Industry Benchmarks
282 SBA loans on record, $112M in volume, for NAICS 4542.
- 3K
- Establishments
- N/A
- Workers employed
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $112M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 4542
Georgia leads Vending Machine Operators activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing N/A workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- N/A
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- N/A
- Avg payroll / employee
- $112M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Vending Machine Operators
Vending Machine Operators sits inside Retail Trade.
3,227 establishments employ N/A workers. Georgia leads employment, followed by Tennessee and Maryland.
Avg Payroll / Employee
N/A
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,227
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
establishment count decreased by 16. 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 |
|---|---|
| Vending Machine Operators NAICS 45421 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,523 |
| Tennessee | 1,016 |
| Maryland | 950 |
| Virginia | 671 |
| Arizona | 609 |
| New Jersey | 593 |
| Minnesota | 559 |
| Arkansas | 397 |
| Nevada | 374 |
| Utah | 354 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
282
Total Loan Volume
$112M
Avg Loan Size
$399K
Jobs Supported
936
Program Breakdown
7(a) 276 (98%)
504 6 (2%)
Top SBA Lender
UniBank
79 loans in this industry
New Business Share
73.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 114
2021 118
2022 40
2023 5
2024 2
2025 1
2026 2
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Vending Machine Operators?
3,227 business establishments.
What is the average payroll per employee in Vending Machine Operators?
Average payroll data for Vending Machine Operators is not available in the current Census CBP dataset.
Which states have the most Vending Machine Operators employment?
Georgia leads with 1,523 workers. Tennessee (1,016) and Maryland (950) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Vending Machine Operators receive?
Vending Machine Operators businesses received 282 SBA loans totaling $112 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $399K. These loans supported 936 jobs at origination. Most lending (98%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Benchmarking Vending Machine Operators
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Retail Trade
- 3,227 establishments, N/A workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 282 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 4542 · 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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